"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin.[1] In the poem, the speaker recalls, while walking on a "quiet street," a love affair that he had with a much younger woman. Although he knew he would risk being hurt if he initiated a relationship, he did so anyway, and ultimately faced heartache after the relationship ended.[2]
- ^ Kavanagh, Peter (1980). Sacred Keeper. Kildare: Goldsmith Press. p. 126.
- ^ ""Raglan Road": a love affair destined to fail". Irish Music Daily.