Wolfe Tone-Cruachan

[ti:Wolfe Tone] [ar:Cruachan] [al:The Morrigan's Call] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wolfe Tone - Cruachan [00:35.26]Born in occupied Dublin town [00:36.41]As the sun shone down on tyranny [00:38.38]Wolfe Tone grew up a privileged man [00:39.97]Receiving a Trinity college degree [00:41.99]He despaired for his fellow [00:42.79]Countrymen under the rule of the British crown [00:45.32]When they rose up to claim their land [00:47.05]The British always beat them down [00:48.55] [00:55.64]The society of (united) Irishmen [00:57.40]He founded in 1791 [00:59.14]They called for freedom from the crown [01:00.78]They wanted justice to be done [01:02.66]Outlawed they were for their noble views [01:04.17]Wolfe Tone was exiled from his land [01:05.84]All talk of freedom and liberty was [01:07.59]Forbidden and completely banned [01:09.39]He fought the fight he knew was right [01:11.13]For liberty he would give his life [01:12.60]His cause was just his reasons fair: [01:14.49]To free poor Eireann from despair [01:15.91] [01:36.84]In Paris he got the support he craved: [01:38.45]Troops and supplies to aid his fight [01:40.21]The French would help the Irish cause; [01:41.79]The flame of hope was burning bright [01:43.61]But not for long I'm sad to say [01:45.36]The British knew both where and when [01:47.04]Their spies had told them all and more; [01:48.71]This rebellion failed again [01:50.27] [01:57.53]Peasants armed with farming tools [01:59.02]Filled with honour strength and pride [02:00.88]Faced the might of British steel [02:02.46]Thirty thousand Irish died [02:04.34]Wolfe Tone was captured He cut his throat; [02:05.92]He used his own kitchen knife [02:07.68]“After such heroic a sacrifice [02:09.30]It is no great effort to add my life ” [02:11.07]He fought the fight he knew was right [02:12.74]For liberty he would give his life [02:14.57]His cause was just his reasons fair: [02:16.21]To free poor Eireann from despair