Hi there,

I listened to the song "erin go bragh" and have some questions about it now..

1. When was it written/ published? Was it long after the rising as it is in favour of it if i get it right?

2. Why do they mention all the signators but not Plunkett? Is there any particular reason to it, or is it just that his name did not fit in with the lines?

3. Would you know other songs of the 1916 rising that are either really in favor of it or totally against it? (If possible with publishing date)

Thank you for your help!

he died in 1942 - so it was written between 1916-42


''The slogan Erin Go Bragh, in general translated as Ireland Forever, originates from the Green Flag which was hoisted next to the Green, White and Orange at the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin at the beginning of the Easter Rising.

Even in the Irish tradition this song, also known as The Row In The Town, is a remarkable mixture of irony and heroism.
When compared with other songs referring to the Easter Rising of 1916 this song by Peadar Kearney definitely depicts a far less glorious image of the uprising, while on the other hand it still uses expressive phrases such as lions at bay [...] poured death and dismay.''