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"Kilkelly, Ireland" is a song by Steven and Peter Jones. It tells the story of an Irish emigrant to America through a series of letters from his father back in Kilkelly. It has (five verses ) covering the period between 1860 and 1892.〔 〕 The Jones brothers based the song on letters from their great-great-grandfather, Brian Hunt, to his son John, their great-grandfather. As Brian was illiterate, the letters were actually written by dictation to the local schoolmaster, Patrick McNamara, who had been a friend of John's.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title= Ireland - Message Boards - Hunt Family and Kilkelly Ireland song )〕 It has been covered by many artists, including Robbie O'Connell, Atwater-Donnelly, The Dubliners, Mick Moloney, Seán Keane, Ciara Considine, Jim Brannigan, Empty Hats, and David Gans (with Eric Rawlins).〔 (【引用サイトリンク】accessdate= 2009-06-10 ) 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kilkelly, Ireland (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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