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For the Ballboy album, see The Sash My Father Wore and Other Stories. For other uses, see Sash (disambiguation).

"The Sash" (Roud 32245) also known as "The Sash My Father Wore") is a ballad from Northern Ireland commemorating the victory of King William III in the Williamite War in Ireland in 1690–1691.[1][2] The lyrics mention the 1689 Siege of Derry, the 1689 Battle of Newtownbutler near Enniskillen, the 1691 Battle of Aughrim, and the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. It is popular amongst Ulster loyalists and many other unionists in Northern Ireland, it also remains a popular folk ballad in parts of Ireland and Scotland.[3]

The Sash, music score

The melody has been traced back to the early 19th century.[4] The tune of "The Sash" was well-known around Europe,[5] and before the lyrics were added, it was a love song that lamented the division between people. Instead of "it was old and it was beautiful", the lyrics were "she was young and she was beautiful" and is in Broadside Ballads (1787),[6] titled "Irish Molly O".[7] Another known printing of the tune is from 1876 including the words "The Hat My Father Wore".[8] The song is classified in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 4796.[9]

Lyrics

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So sure I'm an Ulster Orangeman, from Erin's isle I came,
To see my British brethren all of honour and of fame,
And to tell them of my forefathers who fought in days of yore,
That I might have the right to wear the sash my father wore!

Chorus:
It is old but it is beautiful, and its colours they are fine

It was worn at Derry, Aughrim, Enniskillen and the Boyne.

My father wore it as a youth in bygone days of yore,

And on the Twelfth, I love to wear the sash my father wore.

For those brave men who crossed the Boyne have not fought or died in vain
Our Unity, Religion, Laws, and Freedom to maintain,
If the call should come we'll follow the drum, and cross that river once more
That tomorrow's Ulsterman may wear the sash my father wore!

Chorus

And when some day, across the sea to Antrim's shore you come,
We'll welcome you in royal style, to the sound of flute and drum
And Ulster's hills shall echo still, from Rathlin to Dromore
As we sing again the loyal strain of the sash my father wore!

Chorus[10]

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The Sash also been adapted by fans of Stockport County F.C., who call it "The Scarf My Father Wore" or simply "The Anthem".[11]

Liverpool F.C. supporters have incorporated the tune of The Sash in the song "Poor Scouser Tommy". The song has been sung since the 1960's, emerging during the Bill Shankly era, and is one of the most famous and iconic Liverpool songs.[12] The song is usually sung near the beginning of football matches, and particularly begins by the fans in the Spion Kop at Anfield.[13] Liverpool supporters also sing it at away matches. The song combines verses set to the American folk tune “Red River Valley” with a refrain beginning “I am a Liverpudlian” sung to the melody of The Sash.[14][15]

"The Sash My Father Wore" (1971) is a film short directed by history teacher Archie Reid.[16][17]

The Sash features in the 1994 film "Four Days in July" as it focuses on the Twelfth of July and other Loyal Orange parades as well as sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland.[18][19]

Northern Irish BBC NI sitcom Give My Head Peace frequently uses the song throughout the series as a cue for the character "Uncle Andy".[20][21]

Mickybo and Me uses the ballad during the 2004 film whivh contrasts the cultural division of two boys, one Catholic, and the other Protestant.[22]

The Sash features in "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs", a 2018 Netflix anthology Western film directed by the Coen Brothers.[23] Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson sings the song in the film.[24]

In the Channel 4 2018 sitcom "Derry Girls", which is set during the 1990s in Northern Ireland, the song is featured during the marching season.[25] Despite the character's Catholic background and the sectarian tensions depicted in the series, the character Orla McCool describes the melody of a passing loyalist band as a 'cracker tune'.

During a 2019 episode of the BBC comedy "This Time with Alan Partridge", the song is used to parody the awkwardness of live "magazine" television. The satirical sequence features Steve Coogan in a dual role as Partridge and an Irish lookalike, Martin Brennan. The interview becomes chaotic when Brennan leads a singalong of several rebel and loyalist songs, including "The Sash." The humor stems from Partridge’s visible discomfort as he feels forced to join in with the anthem to maintain his professional composure on air.[26][27]

A BBC Radio Ulster music documentary presented by Northern Irish folk singer Tommy Sands is named after the song, simply titled "Sash My Father Wore" (2014). It was nominated for "best music documentary" at the 2014 UK Sony Radio Awards.[28][29]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Johnston, Gareth (7 January 2014). "Blurred Lines between The Sash and The Famine Song". gordonjohnstonni. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ Nevin, Michael (6 October 2017). "Dreams And Songs To Sing: How The Anfield Songbook Has Evolved Down The Years". The Anfield Wrap. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ^ "The Sash My Father Wore (Traditional) - Free Flute Sheet Music". www.flutetunes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ^ alphahis (29 July 2017). "The Sash My Father Wore (traditional)". Northern Ireland. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ^ belfastchildis (12 July 2015). "The Sash my Father Wore". Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Ballads Online". ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ Haddick-Flynn, Kevin (2019). ORANGEISM: A HISTORICAL PROFILE. Troubador Publishing Limited. p. 487. ISBN 9781838592004.
  8. ^ "Hat My Father Wore, The". csufresno.edu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Hat My Father Wore, The". balladindex.org. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ^ Bernd Biege. "The Sash My Father Wore". About.com Travel. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  11. ^ Irwin, Colin (2006). Sing When You're Winning. Andre Deutsch. pp. 143–144. ISBN 978-0233001845.
  12. ^ "Poor Scouser Tommy chant: Lyrics, tune and story behind famous Liverpool anthem". Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  13. ^ Thrills, Adrian (1998). You're Not Singing Anymore! A Riotous Celebration of Football Chants and the Culture that Spawned Them. United Kingdom: Ebury Publishing.
  14. ^ Spencer, James (26 April 2023). "The tale behind the Liverpool song 'Poor Scouser Tommy'". Friends Of Liverpool. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  15. ^ Owen, Michael (29 April 2009). "History of the Kop: Poor Scouser Tommy". The Empire of The Kop. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  16. ^ "The Sash My Father Wore - View media". digitalfilmarchive.net. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Ireland". Archives for Education. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Four Days in July - View media". digitalfilmarchive.net. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  19. ^ Maher, Kevin (23 September 2009). "Further watching: Four Days in July". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  20. ^ "BBC One - Give My Head Peace". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Luke's back in sashion .. my decommissioned loyalist returns for an online Twelfth". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 28 June 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  22. ^ Loane, Terry (25 March 2005), Mickybo and Me, John Joesph Mcneill, Niall Wright, Julie Walters, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, retrieved 21 January 2026
  23. ^ "Watch: Liam Neeson sings the Sash in Coen Brothers' Ballad of Buster Scruggs". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 21 November 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  24. ^ "Liam Neeson sings The Sash in Coen brothers film". Belfast News Letter. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  25. ^ Martin, Jake (7 February 2018). "Getting Catholicism, the Troubles and 90s nostalgia right in 'Derry Girls'". America Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  26. ^ This Time with Alan Partridge - Series 1: Episode 4. Retrieved 22 January 2026 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  27. ^ "This Time with Alan Partridge S1.E4". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  28. ^ "Cameron Mitchell - Documentary Maker". RTE Radio. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  29. ^ "Radio Academy Awards: Lisa Snowdon and Dave Berry win Breakfast Show of the Year". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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