The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #5837 Message #33397
Posted By: Kiwi
26-Jul-98 - 04:15 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Back Home in Derry (Bobby Sands)
Subject: RE: BACK HOME IN DERRY
Van Dieman's land was the term for Australia back when it was a penal colony. Hence "Van Dieman's land is a hell for a man to live out his lives in slavery"