== Historie ==
"The Fields of Athenry" blev skrevet i 1970'erne af [[Pete St. John]].<ref name='st.john'>St John, Pete (2003-01-01) [http://www.petestjohn.com/2003/01/01/what-are-the-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-your-work/ What are the most frequently asked Questions about your work?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820042315/http://www.petestjohn.com/2003/01/01/what-are-the-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-your-work/ |date=20. august 2008 }}, ''Officiel hjemmeside''. Hentet 25/2-2013</ref> I 1996 blev det påstået, at en [[skillingsvise]] fra 1880'erne havde samme ordlyd, men [[folklorist]] og forsker John Moulden mener ikke, der er noget grundlag for denne påstand. Derudover har Pete St . John udtalt, at han selv har skrevet både tekst og musik.<ref name='st.john'/><ref>[http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/fields-athenry.html Cantaria: Contemporary: Fields of Athenry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126065737/http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/fields-athenry.html |date=26. januar 2010 }}. hentet 25/2-2013</ref>
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