I don't have much information here and I'm a novice at this stuff so I hope you will all forgive me if I transgress any of the etiquette rules. Perhaps I should be starting a new thread. During a conversation about Irish Republican songs (or "rebel songs" as one of the participants succinctly described them) someone mentioned a song about Michael Collins which he had heard somewhere. His point, I think, (the conversation took place in a pub) was that this song at first appeared to be very much in the Republican Song tradition but was actually a bit more complex. (I'm not trying to start an argument here about the nature of these songs.) He mentioned something about the lyrics quoting George Bernard Shaw. Sometime later I came across a thread in here where someone quoted a verse of a song. And now I can't find it again. Later again I read Shaw's letter to Collins' sister after his death. And I came across the phrase "…hang up your brightest colours…" Having finally put two and two together I went back to look for the thread or posting or whatever it's called. Couldn't find it. None of my friends remembers the conversation in the pub. Big surprise. Can anybody out there help me? This message seems to be getting a little bit long. Sorry. If anyone wants to advise how to do this stuff better I'll be grateful.