"The Bold Fenian Men", also known as "Down by the Glenside" is an Irish rebel song written by Peadar Kearney, an Irish Republican and composer of numerous rebel songs, including "The Soldier's Song" ("Amhrán na bhFiann"), now the Irish National Anthem. Kearney was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, popularly known as the Fenians. He wrote this song about the time of the 1916 Rising. It evokes the memory of the freedom-fighters of the previous generation, as recalled by an old woman down by the glenside. It is effectively a call to arms for a generation of Irishmen accustomed to political nationalism. This tune is similar to "Sally, My Dear" in the Other Songs section. It was recorded by Richard Dyer-Bennet on his first self-produced LP Richard Dyer-Bennet 1, (1955), The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, Cherish the Ladies, The Wolfe Tones and others. Songs from Irish uprisings and rebellion in this collection are: "Boulavogue" "The Boyne Water" "The Boys of Kilmichael" "Croppies Lie Down" "The Croppy Boy" "The Foggy Dew" "Kelly the Boy from Killane" "Kevin Barry" "The Men of the West" "The Old Orange Flute" "The Protestant Boys" "The Rising of the Moon" "The Wearing of the Green" "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"