The Green Fields of France Songwriter Eric Bogle who has penned some of the best known anti-war songs of all time joined Today with Sean O'Rourke this morning with John Monroe and Declan O'Rourke. | RTÉ Radio 1

In 1976 Eric Bogle and his wife visited 4 military cemeteries in Flanders and Northern France. This visit gave Eric the idea to write this cracking song. Green Fields of France also known as “Willie McBride” and sometimes referred to as “No Man’s Land” is an anti war song reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in World War 1. Many many artists have recorded this song from all over the world in many different languages, among them The Furey’s and Davey Arthur, The Clancy’s, Donovan, The

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