While we wear green and the amateurs drink themselves stupid on St. Patrick’s day, the struggle for a free Ireland produced some of the greatest rebels songs ever.
Bold Fenian Men (Down by the glenside) is a lament for rebels of past rebellions.
We may have brave men, but we'll never have better Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
The rebellion of 1798 gives us Rising of the moon, one of my personal favorites. A rousing call to arms.
It was not all fun and games as this video of the Foggy Dew with clips from the movie Micheal Collins demonstrate the brutality of revolution.
One more. The “Black and Tans” were the brain child of Winston Churchill, and were a force of Temporary Constables recruited to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) during the Irish War of Independence.