The Rakes of Kildare
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
in Gaelic "Racairi Ua Cill-Dara" it is an Irish double jig.<br> The word "Rakes" in the title appears to be short for "rakehell",<br> which itself stems from the Old Icelandic word "reikall," meaning<br> "wandering” or "unsettled". Popularly "rakes" referred to "stylish and<br> spirited" young men of loose moral character. The name Kildare<br> means ‘Church of the Oaks’.<br> <br> This is possibly related to the song "The Limerick Rake".<br> I learned it from print somewhere.<br>
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