Brian O'Higgins
Brian O'Higgins
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The Soldiers of Cumann na mBan
Cumann na mBan was formed in 1914 as an Irish republican woman’s organisation to complement the Irish Volunteers. Approximately two hundred members of Cumann na mBan took part in the Easter Rising of 1916, the most famous example being Constance Markievicz, who was sentenced to death for her role in the Rising but was granted a reprieve on account of her being a woman. This song was written around the time of the Easter Rising to commemorate the efforts made by this valiant organisation.
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The Boy from Tralee
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On the morning of the First Friday in December 1944, the IRA's Chief-of-Staff, Charlie Kerins, was hanged by the Free State in Mountjoy Gaol.
Maurice O'Neill
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On November 12, 1942, Maurice O'Neill of Caherciveen was shot to death in Mountjoy Jail by a Free State firing squad. He was twenty-five years of age.
England's Gallows Tree
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In memory of Peter Barnes and James McCormick, soldiers of the Irish Republic, who were falsely condemned to death, and hanged at Birmingham, England, on Ash Wednesday, February 7th, 1940. Here is a brief description of some of the historical figures mentioned in this song, all of whom met their fate on England's gallows tree: - Father Nicholas Sheehy was a fierce opponent of the Penal Laws whi...
The Bonfire on the Border
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On 28 July 1937, the King and Queen of England paid an official visit to Belfast. On the same date, all the customs posts along the border were burned to the ground.
A Stór Mo Chroí
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This song was written in 1929 and quickly entered the Irish music oral tradition as an unofficial emigration anthem.
Soldiers of '22
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In 1922 the Free State army, backed by the British government, began to wage war against the forces of the Irish Republic. Throughout the conflict, over two hundred Republican prisoners of war were murdered by firing squad or by more gruesome methods, such as the Ballyseedy martyrs who were tied to a landmine and blown up. In the interests of 'unity' the gallant fight conducted by the Irish Rep...
The Brave Volunteers
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This song was written in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising. It commemorates those who fought and died during Easter Week and urges men to follow faithfully in their footsteps. The air of this song is from William Rooney's ballad 'Men of the West'.
The Young Soldier
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This song was written by an Irish Volunteer to his wife before the Easter Rising of 1916. It describes the motives which inspired the Volunteer to fight-a love of God, family, and Motherland.
The Day
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This song was written for the Emmet Commemoration on March 2, 1915. It became a favourite marching song of Na Fianna Éireann and was sung in the G.P.O. during the Easter Rising of 1916.
O'Donovan Rossa
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When O'Donovan Rossa died in America, it was decided to accede to his final wish to be buried in his native land. O'Higgins sat on the funeral committee and was first and foremost in organising that historic event which has come to be regarded as a defining moment in Ireland's history. In the Souvenir produced in relation to this funeral, these verses were published.
Who Is Ireland's Enemy?
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After reading the humiliating speech given by John Redmond at Woodenbridge encouraging the Irish Volunteers to join the British Army, O'Higgins was red-hot with anger as he penned these lyrics. Soon this song was known, recited and sung throughout the length and breadth of Ireland.
An Ulster War Song
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This is an anti-partition song written in 1914. It serves as a testament that Irish nationalists were long aware of the dangers of partition and sought to rouse the men of Ireland against it.
The Irish Volunteers
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When something of a miracle brought the Irish Volunteers into existence in November 1913, the roads of Ireland were again filled with songs of freedom and the sounds of marching men who were directed and inspired by an exalting purpose. This is one of those songs, sung to a lively old Irish air.
A Song of the Dawn
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This was a popular marching song of the IRA flying columns and was known all over Ireland. Originally, it was called 'Sean-Chúige na Midhe go deo', but was later rewritten due to O'Higgins' hatred of countyism and provincialism. Under the title 'A Song of the Dawn', it appeared in its current form in the March issue of Irish Freedom, 1912.
Marching Song of Na Fianna Éireann
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Marching Song of Na Fianna Éireann
Sinn Féin Amháin
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Sinn Féin Amháin

Комментарии

  • @jaydunno8266
    @jaydunno8266 2 дня назад

    Thanks for the song. Any idea of what unit is in the photo?

  • @Half_Ass_Monkey_Boy
    @Half_Ass_Monkey_Boy 6 дней назад

    "Let no Irishman throw a stone at the foreigner; for he may hit his own clansman. Let no foreigner revile the Irish; for he may be vilifying his own stock." - James Connolly.

  • @christopheraliaga-kelly6254
    @christopheraliaga-kelly6254 15 дней назад

    Don't forget she was Vanessa Gore-Booth, an aristo who not only was the first woman MP and TD and gave up her privileges for the poor of Ireland, suffered imprisonment and humiliation and illness, but was betrayed by her erstwhile 'comrades' such as Cosgrave and was 'disbanded' at the moment of victory!!!!

  • @Notsohappyproductions
    @Notsohappyproductions 16 дней назад

    Morris O’Neill is one of my in-laws law and it’s nice to learn about him unfortunate how he died so young

  • @wesdavies1945
    @wesdavies1945 Месяц назад

    Love and solidarity from your Celtic Cousins- Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪❤✊️

  • @Kerys23a
    @Kerys23a Месяц назад

    I was born in Derry Occupied Ireland unfortunately my parents were part of the occupation forces one day I shall make it up to my fellow Irish people.

    • @user-fg3ei7pp4v
      @user-fg3ei7pp4v 4 дня назад

      Those thirteen men in Derry/ are the last that they wil bury/

    • @Kerys23a
      @Kerys23a 4 дня назад

      @@user-fg3ei7pp4v my ma is a strong supporter of a united Ireland

  • @odonnchada9994
    @odonnchada9994 Месяц назад

    ☘️🇮🇪🕊

  • @odonnchada9994
    @odonnchada9994 Месяц назад

    God Bless Old Éireann. ☘️🇮🇪🕊

  • @temporaryaccountforbestinvent
    @temporaryaccountforbestinvent Месяц назад

    is this the same tune as lincoln and liberty and the irish brigade?

  • @2007bing
    @2007bing 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful song

  • @sakkra93
    @sakkra93 2 месяца назад

    "From the Battle of The Boyne, To the carnage of the Somme, We gave our enemies something to remember. So bejoves before I go, I want ye all to know, That Ulster is the Land of No Surrender!" 🇬🇧 Hail 1690! James and his Jacobites wanted to tyrannise us, and the Williamites taught him a lesson!

    • @fts_bha
      @fts_bha 16 дней назад

      no surrender 🇬🇧

  • @richardmcsweeney5164
    @richardmcsweeney5164 2 месяца назад

    Cumadh can amhrán sin tímpeal 60 slat ó mo teach féin Pierce Mac Ghearailt

  • @vivianlemottee3291
    @vivianlemottee3291 2 месяца назад

    Still waiting to find out who is singing this song.🤔

  • @johnhoare1055
    @johnhoare1055 2 месяца назад

    Sean Keane is the only current traditional singer who could match this rendition by Mick Flynn from Milltown Malbay.

  • @tomryan4501
    @tomryan4501 2 месяца назад

    Brits out of north!

  • @danielrecio6848
    @danielrecio6848 3 месяца назад

    Praying for a free Catholic Ireland 🇮🇪

  • @cav3sp1d3rgam1ng
    @cav3sp1d3rgam1ng 3 месяца назад

    That’s my friends great grand uncle lol

    • @Notsohappyproductions
      @Notsohappyproductions 16 дней назад

      I may actually know your friend

    • @Notsohappyproductions
      @Notsohappyproductions 16 дней назад

      because I believe it was either my great grandma or my great great grandma that had a sister that married Maurice O’Neill’s brother I believe

  • @RachaelAnnMalai
    @RachaelAnnMalai 3 месяца назад

    My Great Grandama Alice Doherty was president of the Donegal Cumann na mBan .

    • @user-fg3ei7pp4v
      @user-fg3ei7pp4v 4 дня назад

      A great family the Doherty’s of Donegal. My mother was one.

  • @notascientist709
    @notascientist709 3 месяца назад

    You're not allowed to say who their current enemy is

    • @alexwing3880
      @alexwing3880 Месяц назад

      Sure you can. Don’t be a pussy. Say it with your chest.

    • @JDY50
      @JDY50 4 дня назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @alexmccormick2327
    @alexmccormick2327 3 месяца назад

    Erin go braugh! Our people will survive the madness of the left! Immigrants go home!

    • @jame6sthe6issilent
      @jame6sthe6issilent 2 месяца назад

      We are a nation of immigrants. And we always will be. Don't ever forget that. You should be ashamed to call yourself "Irish". Our ancestors migrated to America long ago fleeing tyranny and famine, seeking a better life.

    • @odonnchada9994
      @odonnchada9994 Месяц назад

      ​Did European USA House Them And Leave Their Own Poor Dying On The Streets? ☘️🇮🇪

  • @NORTH_CAROLINA_REAPER
    @NORTH_CAROLINA_REAPER 3 месяца назад

    ✊️

  • @charlesknause977
    @charlesknause977 3 месяца назад

    Thank God I was privileged to see the actual scene of those glorious days for Ireland. In 1977 I spent two and a half months in Dublin and every trip to the Main Post Office Bldg. to pick up my mail from the USA was like a real pilgrimage for me. I prayed to God that if just a scintilla of the bravery and courage of those few who bore the fight might somehow reach me and teach me then my life might be successful in some way that could honor "those few who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew."

  • @andrewrynne9289
    @andrewrynne9289 3 месяца назад

    The singer here is Mick Flynn from outside Milltown Mallbay in Co. Clare. I think he should be acknowledged here and not just ignored. Mick died about 10 years ago. When in form, he was, in my view, as good as the very best of them.

    • @tatyanagilyova7428
      @tatyanagilyova7428 3 месяца назад

      Sorry to hear this...

    • @BKilcoyne-xg5sv
      @BKilcoyne-xg5sv 3 месяца назад

      It's Colm O'Donnell from Co Sligo

    • @andrewrynne9289
      @andrewrynne9289 3 месяца назад

      @@BKilcoyne-xg5sv It is indeed Colm O'Donnell. Even a better singer than Mick Flynn and that's saying a lot. Sorry, I got this wrong, you are right. Thanks.

  • @cuhulainsblood
    @cuhulainsblood 4 месяца назад

    The real enemy is the Js

  • @vivianlemottee3291
    @vivianlemottee3291 4 месяца назад

    Who is singing this song?

  • @vivianlemottee3291
    @vivianlemottee3291 4 месяца назад

    Who is singing this song?

  • @nathanjohnston1176
    @nathanjohnston1176 4 месяца назад

    All this needs is British combat footage from Operation Banner (1969-2007 British deployment to Northern Ireland)

  • @odonnchada9994
    @odonnchada9994 4 месяца назад

    God Bless The Women Of Éireann. ☘️🇮🇪🕊

  • @odonnchada9994
    @odonnchada9994 4 месяца назад

    God Bless Éireann. ☘️🇮🇪🕊

  • @christiner4193
    @christiner4193 5 месяцев назад

    Who's singing ?

  • @odonnchada9994
    @odonnchada9994 5 месяцев назад

    God Bless Éireann.☘️🇮🇪🕊

  • @vivianlemottee3291
    @vivianlemottee3291 5 месяцев назад

    Who is actually singing here? Brian O'Higgins?

  • @brianmac8260
    @brianmac8260 5 месяцев назад

    Will you be doing a video about the end of Slime Fein later this year?

  • @croif6056
    @croif6056 5 месяцев назад

    My amazing Great Aunt Sorcha was in the Cumann na mBan, fantastic to hear this song.

  • @christiner4193
    @christiner4193 6 месяцев назад

    This is awesome, thank you!

  • @christiner4193
    @christiner4193 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks a lot Brian ' s channel for all these interesting explanations. Greetings from France.

  • @helenorbarronjones3881
    @helenorbarronjones3881 6 месяцев назад

    Could someone please tell who is singing? Thank you

  • @zhonghuaxiansheng
    @zhonghuaxiansheng 6 месяцев назад

    I don’t know how exactly to explain it, but as a student of Chinese history and music, this song sounds very Chinese. Not just the lyrics per se, but the tone, the melody, etc.. Maybe I should write a Chinese version…

  • @vincemoran587
    @vincemoran587 6 месяцев назад

    ✊🏴🏴🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️✊

  • @fintanmccann1128
    @fintanmccann1128 6 месяцев назад

    Ireland is ours 🇮🇪

  • @coleenquinn3761
    @coleenquinn3761 6 месяцев назад

    I love my island my people 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @coleenquinn3761
    @coleenquinn3761 6 месяцев назад

    We are always going to march 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @coleenquinn3761
    @coleenquinn3761 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🍀🍀🍀as a proud Irish woman

  • @user-fg3ei7pp4v
    @user-fg3ei7pp4v 7 месяцев назад

    Brings tears to my eyes to see them getting the credit so long denied,

    • @user-fg3ei7pp4v
      @user-fg3ei7pp4v 6 месяцев назад

      Same here. God bless their brave hearts.

  • @coleenquinn3761
    @coleenquinn3761 7 месяцев назад

    Aye we will fight with ye always 🇮🇪🇮🇪🎶🎶we always have

  • @sebby324
    @sebby324 7 месяцев назад

    Éirinn go deo 🇮🇪🍀

  • @maryconnolly5581
    @maryconnolly5581 7 месяцев назад

    Oh my God this song was straight up gone from RUclips til now

  • @shayokami7410
    @shayokami7410 7 месяцев назад

    The first Socialist Irish Parlament, cut down before they could make a difference "If you remove the English Army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic your efforts will be in vain. England will still rule you. She would rule you through her capitalists, through her landlords, through her financiers, through the whole array of commercial and individualist institutions she has planted in this country and watered with the tears of our mothers and the blood of our martyrs." -- James Connolly Executed by Black n Tan firing squad May 12th, 1916

    • @veryunwisethewise
      @veryunwisethewise 4 месяца назад

      Socialism goes against Gaelic culture, & was most likely only supported in the cities.

    • @debhin
      @debhin 3 месяца назад

      This SF wasn't socialist. It's a completely different entity to the modern SF.

  • @coleenquinn3761
    @coleenquinn3761 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🎶🎶🎶

  • @Polavianus
    @Polavianus 7 месяцев назад

    This sound very similar to Wearing of the Grey