Standing up to terrorists from england and getting out off most off Ireland was a good days work hogan breen and such men real heroes otherwise we,d still be under the boot off john bull
Yeah, but if you are playing the song in Mississippi, maybe you should clarify what red, white and blue you have conquered, lest people take it the wrong way. Or maybe not, depending on how deep in Mississippi...
@@miguelencanarias In Mississippi I would play The Battle of New Orleans, my favorite lines, "We fired our guns and the British started runnin, they kept on runnin all the way to New Orleans".
@@williamroche2869 England?...What a distorted view of history you have? Wasn't the man who sent the Black and Tans into Ireland, the very same man that divided Ireland in 1922, Welsh not English? The very same Welshman who gave those Irish Free State traitors arms to kill their own Irish Republican brothers and sisters....."all from England"...Really?
A song to commemorate a particular bloody engagement in Ireland's bloody war for independence. The Kilmichael ambush is surrounded in controversy because of allegations that Tom Barry ordered his men to keep firing at soldiers who had surrendered. Barry always claimed that it was a false surrender, a tactic he had seen in WW1. He claimed that the soldiers resumed firing after pretending to surrender and two of his men were killed. I suppose that we'll never know the truth of what happened at Kilmichael but we do know that it marked a turning point in Ireland's War of Independence. A few days after Kilmichael, British soldiers torched the commercial center of Cork city, leading to an escalation of even bloodier hostilities and within six months the British government sought negotiations with the Irish rebels. But all of that is only history! This is a rousing tune, full of emotion, pride, righteous vengeance and victory and would raise the hairs on the back of the neck of a corpse! Maith thu Donnie, Heather and Don.
I have a question: the melody is the same as David Kinkaid's "Kelly's Irish Brigade", part of his excellent work bringing back American Civil War songs. It is well known that Kinkaid, facing the lack of music sheets for most of the songs, had to figure out what traditional Irish tunes would fit the lyrics and take an educated guess as to which one the Irish soldiers of the 19th Century used. My question is: is the melody for The Boys of Kilmichael a traditional one that has been used for other songs, or this is a one off? ua-cam.com/video/UGOm8Kj7n98/v-deo.html
There are several songs actually, there is an older Irish rebel one called “the men of the west” and then what I would guess is the original “roisin the bow” also called “old rosin the beau”
In Australia this melody is used for a song called The Catalpa about the escape from Fremantle jail of Fenians on an American ship called The Catalpa and set free in ''Americay'' . I always understood it to be from the melody of ''The Men Of The West''. Maybe Rosin The Bow is older? great melody nonetheless.......
Like most of us I love this song about the heroic ambush on the British occupiers and oppressors of our county. I often listen to it and share in the sense of pride in the beautiful memories it evokes for our beloved country and our struggle for freedom. But I have also noticed one comment in the video from someone who is clearly attempting to subvert the song and the history it recounts. To get straight to the point: this comment is a revisionist attack on the very struggle for Irish independence, by attempting to alter the truth and insert falsehoods and doubts about its authenticity. Tom Barry gave a full detailed account of the ambush at Kilmichael, which we know to be true and have no reason to question. But the revisionist school of thought, of which that comment reflects is essentially just a pro-British interpretation of Britain’s perfidious role in Ireland. The comment goes on to essentially condemn the Irish people for fighting the War of Independence because of British retaliation, which again amounts to a justification of British occupation in Ireland. The comment really deserves to be condemned for what it is: a revisionist lie.
Independence for the colonizers? After the american civil war did the native indians get their land and country back? Japan was never colonised it has its own people, culture ,language, Ireland on the other hand has none of these things.
what are you even on bro do you know Gaelic exists plus there culture spans before written (more like Viking times actually but still)history as jeweler's and traders plus I've never seen an Irishman try to take anything other than north Ireland
Just love this Song, it gives me goosebumps.
Up the Gaels. Salute Tom Barry and his galant Flying column. Ireland needs men like this now. IRELAND BELONGS TO THE IRISH.🇮🇪
Ireland is a diverse country now, and better for it.
What A Great Rendition Of This Ballad 🇮🇪
Bless the provos
This song gives me goosebumps😊. Heres to the boys of Kilmichael 💚🤍💛
Aways so proud to be Irish x
hello from royal hill tara county meath ireland
great song
My favorite line, "conquered the red white and blue"!
Standing up to terrorists from england and getting out off most off Ireland was a good days work hogan breen and such men real heroes otherwise we,d still be under the boot off john bull
Yeah, but if you are playing the song in Mississippi, maybe you should clarify what red, white and blue you have conquered, lest people take it the wrong way. Or maybe not, depending on how deep in Mississippi...
@@miguelencanarias In Mississippi I would play The Battle of New Orleans, my favorite lines, "We fired our guns and the British started runnin, they kept on runnin all the way to New Orleans".
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@@williamroche2869 England?...What a distorted view of history you have? Wasn't the man who sent the Black and Tans into Ireland, the very same man that divided Ireland in 1922, Welsh not English? The very same Welshman who gave those Irish Free State traitors arms to kill their own Irish Republican brothers and sisters....."all from England"...Really?
Donie, what a singer!
Great tune.
A song to commemorate a particular bloody engagement in Ireland's bloody war for independence. The Kilmichael ambush is surrounded in controversy because of allegations that Tom Barry ordered his men to keep firing at soldiers who had surrendered. Barry always claimed that it was a false surrender, a tactic he had seen in WW1. He claimed that the soldiers resumed firing after pretending to surrender and two of his men were killed. I suppose that we'll never know the truth of what happened at Kilmichael but we do know that it marked a turning point in Ireland's War of Independence. A few days after Kilmichael, British soldiers torched the commercial center of Cork city, leading to an escalation of even bloodier hostilities and within six months the British government sought negotiations with the Irish rebels. But all of that is only history! This is a rousing tune, full of emotion, pride, righteous vengeance and victory and would raise the hairs on the back of the neck of a corpse! Maith thu Donnie, Heather and Don.
Great ballad in honour of great men Irish men and freedom fighters
Good stuff!
great stuff
VERY VERY TRUE
I have a question: the melody is the same as David Kinkaid's "Kelly's Irish Brigade", part of his excellent work bringing back American Civil War songs. It is well known that Kinkaid, facing the lack of music sheets for most of the songs, had to figure out what traditional Irish tunes would fit the lyrics and take an educated guess as to which one the Irish soldiers of the 19th Century used. My question is: is the melody for The Boys of Kilmichael a traditional one that has been used for other songs, or this is a one off?
ua-cam.com/video/UGOm8Kj7n98/v-deo.html
There are several songs actually, there is an older Irish rebel one called “the men of the west” and then what I would guess is the original “roisin the bow” also called “old rosin the beau”
@@hickspaced2963 Thank you!
There's an old version in Gaelic called "Cill Cais".
In Australia this melody is used for a song called The Catalpa about the escape from Fremantle jail of Fenians on an American ship called The Catalpa and set free in ''Americay'' . I always understood it to be from the melody of ''The Men Of The West''. Maybe Rosin The Bow is older? great melody nonetheless.......
Like most of us I love this song about the heroic ambush on the British occupiers and oppressors of our county. I often listen to it and share in the sense of pride in the beautiful memories it evokes for our beloved country and our struggle for freedom. But I have also noticed one comment in the video from someone who is clearly attempting to subvert the song and the history it recounts. To get straight to the point: this comment is a revisionist attack on the very struggle for Irish independence, by attempting to alter the truth and insert falsehoods and doubts about its authenticity. Tom Barry gave a full detailed account of the ambush at Kilmichael, which we know to be true and have no reason to question. But the revisionist school of thought, of which that comment reflects is essentially just a pro-British interpretation of Britain’s perfidious role in Ireland. The comment goes on to essentially condemn the Irish people for fighting the War of Independence because of British retaliation, which again amounts to a justification of British occupation in Ireland. The comment really deserves to be condemned for what it is: a revisionist lie.
God bless Tom Barry.No advantage rule there!!@
Partition has failed. Time to end British rule, unite Ireland.
Simplistic nonsense
Nice
☘🇮🇪☘👍👍👍
Intéressant
Independence for the colonizers? After the american civil war did the native indians get their land and country back? Japan was never colonised it has its own people, culture ,language, Ireland on the other hand has none of these things.
what are you even on bro do you know Gaelic exists plus there culture spans before written (more like Viking times actually but still)history as jeweler's and traders plus I've never seen an Irishman try to take anything other than north Ireland
Amadan a mhac.
Not sure koreans would agree with you on that.
@@friendlysami7217 or the Chinese
It’s better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and have it confirmed.