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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
Patriot Game
Come all ye young rebels, and list while I sing, For the love of one's country is a terrible thing. It banishes fear with the speed of a flame, And it makes us all part of the patriot game. My name is O'Hanlon, and I've just turned sixteen. My home is in Monaghan, that's where I was weaned. I learned all my life cruel England's to blame, So now I am part of the patriot game. It's nearly two years since I wandered away With the local battalion of the bold IRA, For I read of our heroes, and wanted the same To play out my part in the patriot game. I joined a batallion from dear Ballybay And gave up my boyhood so happy and gay. For now as a soldier I'd drill and I'd train To play my full part in the patriot game. They told me how Connolly was shot in his chair, His wounds from the fighting all bloody and bare. His fine body twisted, all battered and lame. They soon made me part of the patriot game. This Ireland of ours has long been half free. Six counties are under John Bull's tyranny. But still De Valera is greatly to blame For shirking his part in the Patriot game. I don't mind a bit if I shoot down police They are lackeys for war never guardians of peace And yet at deserters I'm never let aim The rebels who sold out the patriot game And now as I lie here, my body all holes I think of those traitors who bargained and sold And I wish that my rifle had given the same To those Quislings who sold out the patriot game
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences 
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
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I should set a limit or I'll be posting well into tomorow morning  Great thread 
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
Rifles of the IRA
In nineteen hundred and sixteen, The Forces of the Crown, To Capture Orange, White and Green, Bombarded Dublin Town, But in twenty one, Britannia's sons, Were forced to earn their pay, When the Black and Tans, like lightning ran From the rifles of the IRA They burned their way through Munster and laid Leinster on the rack, Through Connaught and through Ulster, Marched those men in brown and black, They shot down wives and children, In their own barbaric way, Then the Black and Tans, like lightning ran From the rifles of the IRA They hanged young Kevin Barry high A lad of eighteen years Our city's flames lit up the sky, Our brave men knew no fear, The Cork Brigade with handgrenades, in ambush laid in wait, then the Black and Tans, like lightning ran From the rifles of the IRA The Tans were taken out and shot, By a brave and fearless group, Sean Tracey, Denny Lacey and Tom Barry's gallant crew, We're not free yet and won't forget until our dying day, when the Black and Tans, like lightning ran, From the Rifles of the IRA
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
Sean South
'Twas on a dreary New Year's Eve when the shades of night fell down A lorry load of volunteers approached a border town There were men from Dublin and from Cork, Fermanagh and Tyrone But the leader was a Limerick lad, Sean South of Garryowen. And as they moved along the street up to the barrack door The scorned the danger they would meet, the fate that lay in store They were fighting for old Ireland, to save their very own And the leader of that gallant band was South of Garryowen. But the sergeant foiled their daring plan, he spied them through the door From the guns and all the rifles too, a hail of death did pour And when that awful night was o'er two men lay cold as stone There was one from near the border and one from Garryowen. No more he'll hear the seagull cry, or the murmuring Shannon's tide For he fell beneath a northern sky, brave O'Hanlon by his side He's gone to join that gallant band of Plunkett, Pierce and Tone Another martyr for old Ireland, Sean South of Garryowen.
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
The Soldiers of Cumann na mBan
All honour to Óglaigh na hÉireann, All praise to the men of our race, Who, in day of betrayal and slavery, Saved Ireland from ruin and disgrace. But do not forget in your praising, Of them and the deeds they have done, Their loyal and true-hearted comrades, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan. They stand for the honour of Ireland, As their sisters in days that are gone, And they'll march with their brothers to freedom, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan. All honour to Óglaigh na hÉireann, All praise to the men of our race, Who, in day of betrayal and slavery, Saved Ireland from ruin and disgrace. But do not forget in your praising, Of them and the deeds they have done, Their loyal and true-hearted comrades, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan. They stand for the honour of Ireland, As their sisters in days that are gone, and they'll march with their brothers to freedom, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan. No great-hearted daughter of Ireland, Who died for her sake long ago, Who stood in the gap of her danger, Defying the Sassenach foe, Was ever more gallant or worthy, Of glory in high sounding rann, than the comrades of Óglaigh na hÉireann, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan! O, high beat the hearts of our Mother, The day she had longed for is nigh, When the sunlight of joy and of freedom, Shall glow in the eastern sky; And none shall be honoured more proudly, That morning by chieftan and clan, Than the daughters who served in her danger, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan! They stand for the honour of Ireland, As their sisters in days that are gone, And they'll march with their brothers to freedom, The soldiers of Cumann na mBan.
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
The Soldier's Song (National Anthem) - English version
We'll sing a song, a soldier's song, With cheering, rousing chorus, As round our blazing fires we throng, The starry heavens o'er us; Impatient for the coming fight, And as we wait the morning's light, Here in the silence of the night We'll chant a soldier's song. Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland; Some have come from a land beyond the wave. Sworn to be free, no more our ancient sireland Shall shelter the despot or the slave. Tonight we man the 'bhearna bhaoil', In Erin's cause, come woe or weal; 'Mid cannons' roar and rifles' peal We'll chant a soldier's song. In valley green, on towering crag, Our fathers fought before us, And conquered 'neath that same old flag That's proudly floating o'er us. We're children of a fighting race That never yet has known disgrace, And as we march, the foe to face, We'll chant a soldier's song. Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland; Some have come from a land beyond the wave. Sworn to be free, no more our ancient sireland Shall shelter the despot or the slave. Tonight we man the 'bhearna bhaoil', In Erin's cause, come woe or weal; 'Mid cannons' roar and rifles' peal We'll chant a soldier's song. Sons of the Gael, Men of the Pale, The long watch'd day is breaking, The serried ranks of Inisfail, Shall set the tyrant quaking, Our camp fires now are burning low, See in the east a silvery glow, Out yonder waits the Saxon foe, So chant a Soldier's song. Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland; Some have come from a land beyond the wave. Sworn to be free, no more our ancient sireland Shall shelter the despot or the slave. Tonight we man the 'bhearna bhaoil', In Erin's cause, come woe or weal; 'Mid cannons' roar and rifles' peal We'll chant a soldier's song.
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
Great thread.
 Deserves at least 10 rep points for both.  Do you know where I can download these songs, excepting there ?
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My business is to succeed, and I am good at it. I create my Iliad by my actions, create it day by day. - Napoleon Bonaparte
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
Your man masty would love this thread
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Sunday, June 19th, 2005
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Re: Irish Rebel Songs (Lyrics)
Brú na Boínne
Your mysteries lay hidden in stones that can't speak Throughout time all your wonderous knowledge we seek Be ye tomb or ye temple, we'd like to know why On mid-winter's morning you seek light from the sky Your white quartz stones must have brightened the days When the sun shone down and reflected it's rays You refuse us a key or some Rosette Stone We just gaze on your symbols, your motiffs and bones Chorus: Sing away Brú na Boínne on the banks of the Boyne Fol de da, for your glory will not yield to time Glory-O! To the men and the women laid to rest Who brought greatness to Ireland, the Isle of the Blessed From your pillars of grandeur an answer is sought When the tomb of the Pharaohs were only a thought Irish folk in their labour looked up from the Boyne To see standing a monument that would not yield to time You saw chieftains, Na Fianna, and monks stop to call As they trampled the hills on to Tara's white halls And they watched on the cradle of our enlightened design That inspired Irish artists much later in time Chorus: Sing away Brú na Boínne on the banks of the Boyne Fol de da, for your glory will not yield to time Glory-O! To the men and the women laid to rest Who brought greatness to Ireland, the Isle of the Blessed For your place in a county still royal with it's arms And a river of beauty with countless wild charms You stand there majestic, a tower on the plain And your passage of wonder, a secret remains So be proud of old Eireann, the history long gone That inspired generations of men later on Your age is your greatness and a testament still As you stand Brú na Boínne on a County Meath hill Chorus: Sing away Brú na Boínne on the banks of the Boyne Fol de da, for your glory will not yield to time Glory-O! To the men and the women laid to rest Who brought greatness to Ireland, the Isle of the Blessed
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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The traditions of the Irish people are the oldest of any race in Europe north and west of the Alps, and they themselves are the longest settled on their own soil - Edmund Curtis (A History of Ireland: From Earliest Times to 1922) The Irish are one of the most ancient nations that I know of at this end of the world, and are from as mighty a race as the world ever brought forth. For it is certain that Ireland hath had the use of letters very anciently and long before England; that they had letters anciently is nothing doubtful, for the Saxons of England are said to have their letters and learning, and learned men, from the Irish. - Edmund Spenser (writer, and British Government Official in Ireland, AD 1596). The renaissance began in Ireland seven hundred years before it was known in Italy. And Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, was at one time the metropolis of civilisation. - Arsene Darmesteter, Professor of Old French and Literature Ireland can indeed lay claim to a great past; she can not only boast of having been the birthplace and abode of high culture in the fifth and sixth centuries . . . but also of having made strenous efforts in the seventh and up to the tenth century to spread her learning among the German and Romance peoples, thus forming the actual fountain of our present continental civilisation. - Heinrich Zimmer, Professor of Celtic and Sanskrit, Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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