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Another Merry Christmas

Galway folk musician Niall Teague has teamed up with Saint Nicholas Parochial School Galway to release a new festive classic ‘Christmas time is coming soon’. The song was not meant to be recorded but when Niall’s daughter Louie, a 5th class pupil at Saint Nicholas’s Parochial School Galway brought the lyrics to school in early November and set up a meeting with the School Headmistress Wendy Lynch, there was no turning back.

This is not the first time Niall has attempted to write a Christmas hit having previously won the 2019 Christmas FM song contest and featured as Hot press track of the week December 2023 along with Padraic Joyce with ‘Another Merry Christmas’.

The song has a wintery ethereal feel introduced by chiming 12 string guitar with an almost spaghetti western flavour accompanied by soft, catchy piano motif’s. The song focuses on the hustle and bustle and household family frenzy in the build up to Christmas. The chorus has a positive and peaceful message which is driven home by the wonderful School singers.

The song will be accompanied by a  music video filmed in the Saint Nicholas Parochial school hall featuring a very festive top hat, which legend has it was worn during the proclamation of The Irish Free State 1922 .

The track is set to fall down your chimney on Friday December 6th and is sure to spread joy during the holiday season 2024.

Christmas time is coming soon

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While working with Moore Group Archeological and Environmental services I was shown a letter written during the Irish Civil war by Francis (Frank) Cunnane of Headford to his Mother on the eve of his execution in 1923.  His words were very moving to say the least. The Letter is signed off "May God bless you all and may we all meet in Heaven, is the sincere wish of your dutiful son, Frank".  The Song 'Dutiful Son' is based on his letter and last written words.

In February 1923 Anti-Treatyite, Frank Cunnane, along with the other members of his unit were captured at Cluid, Headford, after a brief gunfight. One of Franks compatriots was killed while attempting to escape. The remaining men, including Frank, were marched to Galway.

On April 11, 1923, Frank, Michael Monaghan (also from Headford), Martin Moylan (from Annaghdown, Co. Galway) and John Maguire (from Cross, Co. Mayo) were executed in Tuam. Two further executions took place in Tuam on the same day – James (or John) Newell (from Galway) and James O’Malley (from Oughterard, Co. Galway). 

For More information see http://www.mooregroup.ie/2007/09/civil-war-in-connaught/

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