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thenelaware — 16 de Março de 2007 — Michael ("Mick", "Big Fella") Collins (Irish: Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; (1890.10.16 --1922.08.22) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the Irish Republic, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. He was shot and killed in August 1922, during the Irish Civil War.
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Lyrics :
Come listen all me true men to my simple rhyme
For it tells of a young man cut off in his prime
A soldier and a statesman who laid down the law, and,
To die by the roaside in lone Beal na Bla
When barely sixteen to England crossed o'er
For to work as a boy in a government store
But the Volunteers call he could not disobey
So he came back to Dublin to join in the fray
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At Easter nineteen sixteen when Pearse called them out
The men from the Dublin battalion roved out
And in the post office they nobley did show
How a handful of heros could outfight the foe.
To Stafford and jails transported they were
As prisonners of England they soon made a stir
Released before Christmas and home once again
He banded old comrades together to train
Dail Eireann assembled our rights to proclaim
Suppressed by the English you'd think it's a shame
How Ireland's best and bravest were harried and torn
From the Arms of their loved ones and children new born.
For years Mick eluded their soldiers and spies
For he was the master of clever disguise
With the Custom House blazing she found t'was no use
And soon Mother England had asked for a truce
Oh when will the young men a sad lesson spurn
That brother and brother they never should turn
Alas that a split in our ranks 'ere we saw
Mick Collins stretched lifeless in lone Beal na Bla
Oh long will old Ireland be seeking in vain
Ere we find a new leader to match the man slain
A true son of Grainne his name long will shine
O gallant Mick Collins cut off in his prime.
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The Ballad of Michael Collins
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cassiopee24 — 16 de Novembro de 2007 — Song by Brendan O'Reilly
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The Ballad Of Michael Collins | |
(Brendan O'Reilly) | |
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The bark of a dog breaks the silence Like a bitter last hurrah And a raven spreads it's wings for flight Over fields near Beál Na mBláth With a rifle still clasped to his breast But hanging low his head A black August day in the County Cork Michael Collins is dead Hang out your brightest colours His memory now recall Each one wants a part of him But no-one wants it all Working over in London town When he joined the I.R.B. Sworn to use, both, deadly force His native land to free His squad is ready and willing to strike His love for his ruthless charm The Laughing Boy smiles at the castle It's a smile to cause alarm Hang out your brightest colours His memory now recall Each one wants a part of him But no-one wants it all A British intelligence agent Is working from a Dublin room Michael Collins adds a name to a list That will take men to the tomb A spy slowly rises from his chair And walks across the floor A man with a parabellum Is knocking at the door Hang out your brightest colours His memory now recall Each one wants a part of him But no-one wants it all Returning then to London town Who will take the blame? The Treaty lies before him Michael Collins adds his name A darker time lies across the land Who will bear the load? An awkward hero in an armoured car On an Irish country road Hang out your brightest colours His memory now recall Each one wants a part of him But no-one wants it all The bark of a dog breaks the silence Like a bitter last hurrah And a raven spreads it's wings for flight Over fields near Beál Na mBláth | |
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This song is also known by the name of "Hang Out Your Brightest Colours" | |
http://www.kinglaoghaire.com/site/lyrics/song_531.html
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Women in the Irish Civil War
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cobrolchain2 — 21 de Junho de 2008 — No women were included in the negotiating team which led to the 1921 Treaty. They were considered too extremist by DeValera. Cumann na mBan was strongly against the Treaty. As the Civil War broke out many women fought on the Republican side and were imprisoned by the Free Staters. Mary McSwiney went on hunger strike and was joined by her sister on the outside. As the Civil War ended many found they had no option but to emigrate.
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godbrother10 — 22 de Novembro de 2008 — A video showing the bitter struggle between pro and anti-treaty sides.
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The Easter Rising 1916 (real footage of aftermath)
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worcesterjonny — 24 de Junho de 2008 — A video about the reasons for and the results of the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.
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cfa1a — 20 de Setembro de 2008 — clips of Michael collins his rallies and funeral
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Michael Collins (Ballad) - Johnny McEvoy
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Unified32 — 29 de Março de 2007 — Althought the treaty he brought home was a contentious issue, Mick remains one of the greatest Military minds ever. A proud Irishman sold out by De Valera.
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A Terrible Beauty - Easter 1916
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.godbrother10 — 6 de Agosto de 2008 — "But where can we draw water,"
Said Pearse to Connolly,
"When all the wells are parched away?
O plain as plain can be
There's nothing but our own red blood
Can make a right Rose Tree.".
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