“Whiskey in the Jar,” a song about a notorious Irish highwayman Patrick Fleming who was hanged in 1650, has become one of Ireland’s most beloved songs, a true rebel air that stirs the passions.

Thin Lizzy’s version of "Whiskey in the Jar" is one of the most popular, if not the most popular song, on the jukebox. Thin Lizzy had a hit with this traditional Irish ballad in 1973 when it ...