Written by Robert Dwyer Joyce in 1861, this song is a staple of Irish folk music.
: The story follows two brothers, Damien (Cillian Murphy) and Teddy (Pádraic Delaney), who initially fight together against the British "Black and Tan" squads. However, the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty eventually pits them against each other on opposite sides of the Civil War. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Because of its cultural significance, many musical arrangements of the traditional air are available: Written by Robert Dwyer Joyce in 1861, this
: The "shaking barley" represents the crops growing over the graves of fallen rebels, who often carried barley oats in their pockets for food; these oats would later sprout from their burial sites. The 2006 Film The Wind That Shakes the Barley