Michael Collins sings Dear Old Skibbereen

Liam Neeson as the Irish revolutionary is asked to sing a traditional folk song about the potato famine & Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, focused on a village in County Cork, where he was from. Directed by Neil Jordan, the 1996 biopic was the highest grossing film ever in Ireland upon its release, and topical as it's the Easter Rising 100th anniversary this year. Aidan Quinn & Julia Roberts also in scene.
Verse lyrics: O well do I remember the bleak December day
The landlord and the sheriff came to drive us all away
They set my roof on fire with their cursed foreign spleen
And that's another reason why I left old Skibbereen

[@Robbie7441]

We could do with you now big man ❤

[@campfreddy3547]

Love Mick Collins greatest Corkman ever!

[@boudiccam4417]

Love Mick - hate this movie. So much of it is incredibly inaccurate and for no real point or reason. The truth is interesting and horrible enough without adding a tank mowing down people and the scene with the Long Fellow cowering during the ambush was unnecessary, he was awful enough to Mick (and just in general, really. Liam Neeson was way too old to play the role. Those are my three biggest issues with the historical inaccuracy.

[@MarkHarrison733]

Collins betrayed Ireland.

[@campfreddy3547]

@@MarkHarrison733 do your history Mick never betrayed Ireland 🇮🇪

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@campfreddy3547 Yes he did.
It's why the IRA killed him.

[@campfreddy3547]

@@MarkHarrison733 no,de Valera sent him to London for talks and de Valera sent him because de Valera knew full well that he couldn't get a united Ireland 32 counties and sent Mick instead,Mick said " I have signed my own death warrant".

[@briankorn8693]

We need People like him here in the u.s.a.we're Irish where y'all at?

[@chilltown11]

Give us ya party piece!!!!

[@kennethkilleen8758]

Can you imagine michael reaction walking in Dublin and Cork City today

[@KrisGriffiths]

I don't know - what might his reaction be?

[@PhilipCunningham1788]

The Black and Tans aren't their uniforms but their skin colour now

[@MarkM04]

@@PhilipCunningham1788shup u auld biggot

[@Cigarbawz]

@@PhilipCunningham1788 Oh nooo diversity! There aren’t British Soldiers here anymore and the Republic flies the Tricolour and we have elections that are respected.
I think he’d be happy with that.

[@PhilipCunningham1788]

@@Cigarbawz Dieversity kills. Ireland for the Irish!

[@FelizNAVIDad293]

My brain just hatched an idea: Liam Neeson to star as The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway!!!!!!

[@BooBop1987]

Sadly, it is not going to work! Because he is getting very old now! Just to be very honest with you!

[@AliciaPerez-xm9bn]

I thought exactly the same years ago. He has the charisma for sure. Plus he played a similar character before (Darkman) !

[@BooBop1987]

@@AliciaPerez-xm9bn You are right about that My Friend!

[@bobdelaney3126]

The George Washington of Ireland

[@rapboy117]

Lincoln would work too

[@walrusassociation9317]

Michael Collins didn't have slaves.

[@Kydos37]

@@walrusassociation9317 Did you learn that at Harvard?

[@patricktalbot8980]

Except Washington actually fought the British on the battlefield not the alleyway.

[@patricktalbot8980]

@@walrusassociation9317 100% if you had been born in 1700s you would've owned slaves too judging by the arrogance so don't pretend living in a time where it's illegal you are somehow morally better

[@Iosono48]

Michael Collins is the most film more viewed in The sud of Italy

[@zlkzak]

Mistery TM
watch "hunger" sometime brother. about the hunger strikers🖒

[@BooBop1987]

I did not know that!

[@caramadra5]

Who cast Roberts as one of us?! The accent is shocking

[@Jim54_]

Say what you want about Eamon De Valera, but he rejected the democratic will of the people when it came to the Anglo Irish Treaty. He oversaw a Civil War that killed more Irish people than the war of Independence, and led to the assassination of Michael Collins, the man the Irish had elected to be their leader. For that reason I am not surprised that he has been given the appropriate title of Ireland’s hated hero. He was truly as disgrace

[@TheApachecreeper]

Got proof he is the reason that led to the assassination of Michael Collins?

[@TheApachecreeper]

Strange why the Free State government would order the destruction of all the reports and evidence into Michael Collins' death as Fianna Faíl (the party Eamon De Valera was leader of) were coming into government.
Hmm strange that

[@MarkHarrison733]

De Valera was correct to oppose the Treaty, which was invalid as it was signed under duress.

[@Jim54_]

@@MarkHarrison733 the treaty was ratified by the voters, that literally the point

[@Jim54_]

@@TheApachecreeper source?

[@kkandsims4612]

Ok but I mean you legit had your pick of the litter with Irish actresses and you cast Julia Roberts 🤦🏿‍♀️.

[@seanmorton5479]

They needed her as a box office draw at the time.

[@Mr.HotDogShirtGuy]

Julia Roberts singing “She Moved Through the Fair.”

[@alannamulligan]

That song also played during Michael's death!

[@amysmileyreid95]

Julia’s Irish accent is absolutely spot on in this

[@caramadra5]

It is not!! Where are you from?

[@irish7460]

@@caramadra5 It's not perfect, but it's probably the best for non irish.

[@caramadra5]

@@irish7460 so why hire her? I'm sick of Americans appropriating our culture.

[@MarkHarrison733]

It was dreadful and ruined the film.

[@amysmileyreid95]

@@MarkHarrison733 did it? Really? Coz the numbers would suggest otherwise

[@jaydaawg.8191]

Ah Bejaysus.

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

Ah shurr faith and begorrah isnt he da fine singer

[@BooBop1987]

My favorite part of the movie is when Michael Collins is not a very good singer at all!

[@ethanramos4441]

He even admitted that he isn’t good singer

[@BooBop1987]

You are right about that!

[@TurboMintyFresh]

thats the joke

[@MarkHarrison733]

Ireland's worst traitor.