Bless them all, bless them all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless De Valera, and Seán McIntee
Who gave us brown bread, and a half-ounce of tea
And they rationed the cocoa and all
And sure it needn't be rationed at all.
They're bringing starvation, to our destination
So cheer up, me lads, bless them all!

So sang Corkonians, north and south of the river, during the "Emergency" period. Politicians always come under fire, and the Emergency was no exception! [More to read about it there.]

The above is from

www.ucc.ie/research/nfp/TheArchive2.PDF