| Rifles of the I.R.A | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Wolfe Tones |
| Cover: | Cover_art_for_Rifles_of_the_I.R.A_by_The_Wolfe_Tones.jpg |
| Released: | 1970 |
| Studio: | Eamonn Andrews Studios[1] |
| Genre: | Irish folk Psychedelic folk |
| Label: | Dolphin Records |
| Producer: | The Wolfe Tones |
| Prev Title: | The Rights Of Man |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Let the People Sing |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
Rifles of the I.R.A. is the fourth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. The album title Rifles of the I.R.A. makes reference to the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
The album was the first that the band released on the Dolphin Records label. The cover shows the band members dressed in the traditional dress of the IRA. The folk singer Christy Moore said of the cover, "I equate that particular record sleeve with Foster and Allen, dressed up as leprechauns. It was the very same thing. It had the same significance at the time."[2]