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Thread #13902   Message #4141223
Posted By: Felipa
08-May-22 - 01:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: James Connolly (Wolfe Tones)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: James Connolly (Wolfe Tones)
The poem posted by PaddyMac on 22 Sept. 1999 was written by Liam Mac Gabhann I think the title is simply "Connolly"

Mac Gabhann "wrote in 'Rags, Robes and Rebels' that it was based on reading comments made by the son of a Welsh miner who was part of Connolly's firing squad who later asked Connolly's relatives to forgive him." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_MacGabhann

Lyrics from a booklet of James Connolly's own compositions are posted at Mudcat thread: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=16522