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T’was hard the woeful words to frame
\nTo break the ties that bound us.
\nBut harder still to bear the shame
\nof foreign chains around us.
\nAnd so I said the mountain glen
\nI’ll meet at morning early.
\nAnd I’ll join the bold united men
\nWhile soft winds shook the barley.\n<\/p>\n
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James Larkin (click on pic)<\/p>\n James Connolly (click on pic)<\/p>\n If you want to listen to some related Irish and Scottish songs (see below for titles) click here<\/a> (around 8 minutes, it’ll be worth it).<\/p>\n Gur Tu Mo Ni’N Donn Bh\u00f2idheach<\/em> (Old Songs of Scottish Women at Work), The Wind That Shakes the Barley<\/em> (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem), A Fhleasgaich \u00d9ir Leanainn Thu<\/em> (Old Songs of Scottish Women at Work), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Dolores Keane)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" T’was hard the woeful words to frame To break the ties that bound us. But harder still to bear the shame of foreign chains around us. And so I said the mountain glen I’ll meet at morning early. And I’ll … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/www.siptu.ie\/media\/Media,3429,en.jpg\")
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