Give Ireland Back to the Irish " is a song by the British – American rock band Wings that was released as their debut single in February 1972 . It was written by Paul McCartney and his wife Linda in response to the events of Bloody Sunday , on 30 January that year , when British troops in Northern Ireland shot dead thirteen civil rights protestors . Keen to voice their outrage at the killings , Wings recorded the track two days later at Abbey Road Studios in London . It was the band 's first song to include Northern Irish guitarist Henry McCullough
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday (1972)
Give Ireland Back to the Irish