Irish Poet and short story writer Brendan Behan

The Auld Triangle" is a song written by Dominic Behan for his brother Brendan Behan and is featured in Brendan's play The Quare Fellow.

The song is used to introduce the play, a story about the occurrences in a prison (in real life Mountjoy Prison where Behan was held) the day a convict is set to be executed. The triangle in the title refers to the large metal triangle which was beaten daily in Mountjoy Prison to waken the inmates ("The Auld Triangle goes Jingle Jangle"). The triangle still hangs in the prison at the centre where the wings meet on a metal gate. It is no longer used, though the hammer to beat it is mounted beside it.
The song has taken on a sort of life of its own and has gone beyond its identity as a song in a play, developing into a modern Irish anthem.



Take the time to listen to this recording by Luke Kelly and the Dubliners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7birRBmNM