Francis Hughes you have done us all proud along with Tom MC Elwee. UN's took on the might of the British Empire UN's have rock the world from Ur cells. The Hunger striker's must never be forgotten. UP THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY VICTORY TO THE BLANKET MEN UNBOWED UNBROKEN AN UNDEFEATED ONWARDS TO THE IRISH REPUBLIC AN THE LIBERATION OF UR PEOPLE.✊
As a brit, I love Eire, your fighting spirit, your dedication to free your country, and the brave volunteers who fought against a trained army. I respect every single one of you and hope that one day 32=1. Stay strong my celtic brothers.
The first four of ten courageous brave sons of Erin who will never be forgotten rembered with honour and pride from Glasgow republican 2023 ten legends who’s names are up there with Pearse Connolly and others that went before them thee who dies for Erin lives 🇮🇪32
"And weak men turn their heads away" Absolutely correct I'm ashamed of my fellow countrymen how you could turn your backs on your own people to anyone who was around back then you should be ashamed R.I.P
@@mikedeman5351 Some provos were from the free state but went up and fought and got arrested and interred in the north, other provos were from the north and fought and got arrested and interred in the free state (and inevitable got extradited)
For anyone looking here are the lyrics Come, Irish men, I pray tend And listen to these words I tell, For I sing of they from a bygone day - For the brave young lads we all knew well. Young lads who died that freedom's light Might shine so bright across the land, For no braver men has Ireland seen, Than O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands. Young Irishmen in Ulster born, Deprived of freedom, work and hope, Oppressed by ruthless racist laws That grind men down beneath the yoke. And when the bloodhound comes at night To terror strike across the land, With their tanks and guns and poor man's sons, O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands. And in the hell of an H-block cell, Where tyrants try to break men's wills, And boots and bars leave life-long scars, Those brave men's spirits ne'er did yield. The words of Christ then came to mind, Who'd give up his life for his fellow man? And the volunteers without dread or fear Were O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands. For three-score days those men they lay Under Margaret Thatcher's tyranny, And British churchmen came to say That no clergyman theirs souls could free. But far and wide with tears and pride, Their story was told in distant lands, So your voices raise; we will sing in praise Of O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands. Now brave men die and sick men lie And weak men turn their heads away, But short is the hour of those in power Who truth and the rights of man betray. But the fight will go on and we'll not be done While man is unfree in this fair land, And in freedom's day we will sing in praise Of O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands.
@@girayhankayaI know the definition , I’m just wondering what you’re talking about. Are you talking about immigration into Ireland, UK, USA or western countries in general and the parent citizens reaction? Also, what country do you live in?
@@BB-rt9nc xenophobia does not mean "phobia of immigrants" it merely means "fear of outsiders, the norwegian guys are in solidarity with bobby sands, which i would be too if i lived that time in here turkey as well (but not much turks would, that's why i don't like my homeland at all) and no one would do it today, no one would care and most of them would label him as a commie, we all know how alt-right is rising worldwide
@@girayhankayais the alt-right rising or is that what their telling you thru media. If the IRA and Bobby Sands were doing now what they were doing in the 70s, they might be called “commies” but probably not. It’s more likely they would be called “Alt-right nationalist”. You can’t deny that they were nationalist . Currently there are 3000 NGO’s working toward mass immigration into Ireland , with the population of Ireland, and the immigration that they want in 20 years, the irish will be a minority in their own country (Brit’s out everyone else in) Ireland has a huge housing crisis right now, when the parent citizens are pushed out onto the streets and newly arrived foreigners get free housing, what did the hunger strikers die for? Sinn Fein HAS been taking over by commies, and anyone speaking out about the genocide of the Irish race are called , xenophobic. These people don’t have an irrational fear of strangers they just don’t want their genetic line wiped out
***** Thanks Charlie. I know the version Mick recorded with Robbie O'Connell well, and this doesn't sound like his voice, so I think your first thought must be correct.
+Bekki369 I know i'm a bit late, but Bik definitely recorded this song with Terry O'Neill on his album 'Something Inside So Strong' so I believe this is the version
You can buy it www. shebeenonline .com/shop.htm I put spaces after the dots so just removed those, and you have to scroll down to find the Bik McFarlane album
My republican comrades are not criminals they took on the might of the British empire and its clear who win that battle the iron men defeated the iron women rest in peace comrades 🇮🇪32 ten patriot soldiers of Erin we will not forget yous beir bua
My brother showed me this song, he’s passed away 6 years now. RIP my Irish brother Russell. ☘️
Fantastic song.
One of my top 5s great songTAL32
Brilliant song 🎵
Tomorrow, 1st March is the 42nd anniversary of the Hunger Strike. RIP you gallant 10. Never forgotten.....ever.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
Love the blanket men. Never ever forgotten.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
Our true martyrs of peace and freedom.....
Francis Hughes you have done us all proud along with Tom MC Elwee. UN's took on the might of the British Empire UN's have rock the world from Ur cells. The Hunger striker's must never be forgotten. UP THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY VICTORY TO THE BLANKET MEN UNBOWED UNBROKEN AN UNDEFEATED ONWARDS TO THE IRISH REPUBLIC AN THE LIBERATION OF UR PEOPLE.✊
Absolutely love this song. Brings tears to my eyes.
Always thinking of them, as well as Joe, Martin, Kevin, Kieran, Thomas and Mickey. RIP brave warriors of hÉirann. 🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
Definitely courageous six patriot soldiers of Erin🇮🇪32
God bless you Francis Hughes rip south Derry's best and all the brave hunger strikers
Francis Hughes birthday tomorrow, February 28. Let's all spare a few thoughts for one of Ireland's national heroes. RIP Francis Hughes.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
Brings tears to my eyes...Happy Easter tomorrow
fantastic song god bless all brave hunger strikers who gave there lives for Ireland
As a brit, I love Eire, your fighting spirit, your dedication to free your country, and the brave volunteers who fought against a trained army. I respect every single one of you and hope that one day 32=1. Stay strong my celtic brothers.
💪💪💪💪
Your no brit
@@user-df6jq6cq6y Tony Benn MP, George Galloway MP & Ken Livingstone MP were all brits who supported a United Irish Republic
Glory and honor for the all irish volunteers
fair play bic mcfarlane ur a legend class song. Rip lads never be forgotten 💪💪💪
thank you so much for the lyrics Sean 🍀🍀
The first four of ten courageous brave sons of Erin who will never be forgotten rembered with honour and pride from Glasgow republican 2023 ten legends who’s names are up there with Pearse Connolly and others that went before them thee who dies for Erin lives 🇮🇪32
Just beautiful. 💚💚💚
God they were so young. Hard to live up to such a legacy.
"And weak men turn their heads away"
Absolutely correct I'm ashamed of my fellow countrymen how you could turn your backs on your own people to anyone who was around back then you should be ashamed R.I.P
Not all of us 'turned our heads away'. Many did travel north and fight. . . . .
@@mikedeman5351 Some provos were from the free state but went up and fought and got arrested and interred in the north, other provos were from the north and fought and got arrested and interred in the free state (and inevitable got extradited)
Victory to the Blanketmen Victory to the HungerStrikers✊🏻💚 may god forever bless and keep the brave 10 men! TAL ✊🏻🇮🇪
lovely version. rip bobby and the other hunger strikers.
Very sad times.. still cry...
Rest in peace all ye noble sons of Ireland
Powerful song written by Seamus Mac Mathúna. Nicely done job on it👏
Was that the traditional Irish singer from clare
SALUTE 🇮🇪
H-Block
Hero’s
While Ireland holds these graves, Ireland's unfree shall never be at peace! Rip brave men 💚💚 Xxx
Fuckthebrits up the provos ✊🏼
Listening to this beautiful song.... again. It doesn't say who sings it though.🤔🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
very good video mhaith thu
This was written by Séamus Mac Mathúna, not Bik McFarlane
These great men didnt die for brit stormont or leinster house.
They died so that there struggle would not be criminalised 🇮🇪32
brave men of 81 god bless from sy Bennett
Dead gone and forgotten
“Today I fought a monster”
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For anyone looking here are the lyrics
Come, Irish men, I pray tend
And listen to these words I tell,
For I sing of they from a bygone day -
For the brave young lads we all knew well.
Young lads who died that freedom's light
Might shine so bright across the land,
For no braver men has Ireland seen,
Than O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands.
Young Irishmen in Ulster born,
Deprived of freedom, work and hope,
Oppressed by ruthless racist laws
That grind men down beneath the yoke.
And when the bloodhound comes at night
To terror strike across the land,
With their tanks and guns and poor man's sons,
O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands.
And in the hell of an H-block cell,
Where tyrants try to break men's wills,
And boots and bars leave life-long scars,
Those brave men's spirits ne'er did yield.
The words of Christ then came to mind,
Who'd give up his life for his fellow man?
And the volunteers without dread or fear
Were O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands.
For three-score days those men they lay
Under Margaret Thatcher's tyranny,
And British churchmen came to say
That no clergyman theirs souls could free.
But far and wide with tears and pride,
Their story was told in distant lands,
So your voices raise; we will sing in praise
Of O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands.
Now brave men die and sick men lie
And weak men turn their heads away,
But short is the hour of those in power
Who truth and the rights of man betray.
But the fight will go on and we'll not be done
While man is unfree in this fair land,
And in freedom's day we will sing in praise
Of O'Hara, Hughes, McCreesh and Sands.
I've just screenshot the lyrics. Thanks.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
Beautiful words written by Seamus Mac Mathuna
Does anyone know who is singing this beautiful song?🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
Bik MacFarlane + Cruncher
@@botodin6979 Thanks.😊
And written by Seamus Mac Mathuna !
TAL81 TAL74 TAL32 GBHS GBBSmp HEROS ALL OF THEM TO THE LAST MAN I WILL NEVER LET THEIR MEMORIES DIE AS LONG AS I BREATHE UTR SAOIRSE NA EIRE
Republic of eire
The photo in 3:00 always gives me goosebumps
Strange how the world turned to be a xenophobic hellhole
What do you mean? Xenophobic?
@@BB-rt9nc you dont know the word or what?
@@girayhankayaI know the definition , I’m just wondering what you’re talking about. Are you talking about immigration into Ireland, UK, USA or western countries in general and the parent citizens reaction? Also, what country do you live in?
@@BB-rt9nc xenophobia does not mean "phobia of immigrants" it merely means "fear of outsiders, the norwegian guys are in solidarity with bobby sands, which i would be too if i lived that time in here turkey as well (but not much turks would, that's why i don't like my homeland at all) and no one would do it today, no one would care and most of them would label him as a commie, we all know how alt-right is rising worldwide
@@girayhankayais the alt-right rising or is that what their telling you thru media. If the IRA and Bobby Sands were doing now what they were doing in the 70s, they might be called “commies” but probably not. It’s more likely they would be called “Alt-right nationalist”. You can’t deny that they were nationalist . Currently there are 3000 NGO’s working toward mass immigration into Ireland , with the population of Ireland, and the immigration that they want in 20 years, the irish will be a minority in their own country (Brit’s out everyone else in) Ireland has a huge housing crisis right now, when the parent citizens are pushed out onto the streets and newly arrived foreigners get free housing, what did the hunger strikers die for? Sinn Fein HAS been taking over by commies, and anyone speaking out about the genocide of the Irish race are called , xenophobic. These people don’t have an irrational fear of strangers they just don’t want their genetic line wiped out
I hadn't heard this version before, who are the people doing it?
***** Thanks Charlie. I know the version Mick recorded with Robbie O'Connell well, and this doesn't sound like his voice, so I think your first thought must be correct.
+Bekki369 I know i'm a bit late, but Bik definitely recorded this song with Terry O'Neill on his album 'Something Inside So Strong' so I believe this is the version
+Mookie Thanks so much. Is that album still available? Are they still recording?
You can buy it www. shebeenonline .com/shop.htm
I put spaces after the dots so just removed those, and you have to scroll down to find the Bik McFarlane album
its McFarlane
My republican comrades are not criminals they took on the might of the British empire and its clear who win that battle the iron men defeated the iron women rest in peace comrades 🇮🇪32 ten patriot soldiers of Erin we will not forget yous beir bua
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TAL81 TAL74 TAL32 GBHS GBBSmp HEROS ALL OF THEM TO THE LAST MAN I WILL NEVER LET THEIR MEMORIES DIE AS LONG AS I BREATHE UTR SAOIRSE NA EIRE
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I was a blanket man and a hunger striker