On Raglan Road

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"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named for Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin.

It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away." Peter Kavanagh, Kavanagh's brother said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda [Moriaty] but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title."

The poem was put to music when the poet met Luke Kelly of the well-known Irish band The Dubliners in a pub in Dublin called The Bailey. It was set to the traditional air "The Dawning of the Day" (Fáinne Geal an Lae) composed by Thomas Connellan in the 17th Century.

The song, often known simply as "Raglan Road," has since been sung by the Dubliners, Van Morrison, Sinéad O'Connor, Dire Straits, Billy Bragg, Roger Daltrey and Loreena McKennitt among others.