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Sometimes I wish that life was never-ending
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Month: April 2016
I want to mention two beautiful songs which commemorate the 1916 rising.
The first is “Grace”. This version is performed by The Dubliners”.
The song remembers Grace Gifford who married Joseph Plunkett in Kilmainham Goal a few hours before he was executed. I learned on the walking tour a few weeks ago that they only had 10 minutes together after the marriage, in a small cell filled with soldiers. More details are available here and here.
This sad and beautiful song has been playing in my head for the last week.
The second is “The Foggy Dew”. This version is by Sinead O’Connor and the Chieftains and is from the latter’s fabulous album “The Long Black Veil”.
In my past post I named the 7 men who signed the signed the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and who were executed for their roles in the 1916 rising.
The following men did not sign the Proclamation but were also executed:
| Executed | Name | Place of Birth | Year of Birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th May 1916 | Edward Daly | Limerick | 1891 |
| 4th May 1916 | Michael O’Hanrahan | Wexford | 1877 |
| 4th May 1916 | William Pearse | Dublin | 1881 |
| 5th May 1916 | John MacBride | Mayo | 1865 |
| 8th May 1916 | Con Colbert | Limerick | 1888 |
| 8th May 1916 | Michael Mallin | Dublin | 1874 |
| 8th May 1916 | Seán Heuston | Dublin | 1891 |
| 9th May 1916 | Thomas Kent | Castlelyons, Co. Cork | 1865 |
| 3rd August 1916 | Roger Casement | Dublin | 1864 |
All of these men were executed in Kilmainham Gaol with the exception of Thomas Kent (killed in Cork Detention Barracks) and Roger Casement (killed in Pentonville Gaol in London). The picture below shows president Michael D. Higgins laying a wreath in the Stonebreakers’ Yard last Sunday to commemorate the centenary of the Rising.
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