As an American with Irish born parents I heard the story of Kevin Barry for eighty years . I knew he was a hero before I could read . Great hero , great song . We need more young men like him today .
@well not big enough. Sinn féin have turned their back on the very people who put them where they are. All they want is open borders & 10s of thousands of young Muslim men who are unvetted are being brought in by the government. Very sinister and not going to end well.
Love the fact that A Nation Once Again by the Tones was voted the greatest song ever in Britain by Radio 1's audience...think the Glasgow Celtic fans had something to do with that🔊🔊🔊😁😀😂🤣
This ballad is one of the most popular of all the songs in the long history of the Anglo-Irish conflicts. Kevin was a first year Medical Student who joined the local battalion of the IRA. The band was banned by the British Broadcasting Corporation in Belfast and London. it was also banned by Radio Eireann but for a different reason. Mrs. Barry(Kevin;s Mom) requested that it not be played. Therefore it was'nt played until after her death in 1958. .
The song was also banned on Radio Eireann but for a different reason, his mother requested that it not be played on the Station while she was alive. She died in 1959. The song was also sung world wide by Irishmen serving in the British Army. One person reports heatring it sung continually in the British Officers Mess in New Delhi.
I guess it was because of Kevin Barry that Cillian Murphy's part in "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" was a medical student. How incredible that the BBC still bans the song but not un-typical of that government mouth-piece. It's on a par with that idiot Clarkson's comment that Ken Loach "hates his country" for making the brilliant film.
Mountjoy Jail one Monday morning High upon the gallows tree Kevin Barry gave his young life For the cause of liberty Just a lad of 18 summers Yet there's no one can deny As he walked to death that morning He proudly held his head on high Just before he faced the hangman In his dreary prison cell British soldiers tortured Barry Just because he would not tell The names of his brave comrades And other things they wished to know 'Turn informer or we'll kill you!' Kevin Barry answered, 'No!' Another martyr for old Ireland Another murder for the crown Whose brutal laws may kill the Irish But can't keep their spirits down Lads like Barry are no cowards From the foe they will not fly Lads like Barry will free Ireland For her sake they'll live
It made no difference. The song was sung far and wide throughout the British Empire by Irishmen serving in the British Army. Some people even heard it in the Officers Mess up in the Punjab. So it was made popular by word of Mouth long before Radio Eireann and the BBC. Funny how things work out. Had Kevin not being captured that day, he probably would have gone on to become The Surgeon General in Dublin but patriotism knoks on all kinds of Doors.
Cruelly and unjustly murdered for the cause of Irish freedom, in the 32 county socialist Irish republic in the sky with our lord Jesus Christ and all his Chara's R.I.P Kevin Barry hope we achieve Irish freedom for your memory Mo Chara a true brave Oglagh if ever I've heard of one God-Bless his and our 32 county nations soul forever in the lords & my heart Amen!
How dare you, I'm a kilkenny man born % bred and proud of it. Anyway if you must be rude to someone have the decency to say what it is you disagree with?
Love the song and this is a great rendering of it. PLEASE can anyone tell me the name of the group performing? I've seen it posted as "By Irish Folk" but I can't find a group calling themselves that.
Kevin Barry was a hero but actually he wasn't that special, then most of the IRA fighters were heroes who fought for the freedom of their homeland. In any case, Kevin Barry gives a face to the resistance against the British. Because you shouldn't forget that the Irish rebel army was made up of many fighters like Kevin and they all risked death as did Kevin. But unfortunately the problem with rebel armies is fundamentally that the individual seems unimportant and disappears in the mass. But the fact is that a rebel army out of many individuals who are all willing to fight and risk their lives for the freedom of their homeland. Therefore it is important to remember not only the leaders but also simple fighters like Kevin Barry because without them the IRA would not have existed.
Jeez you talk a lot of intellectual drivel. They were all important,from the intellectual to the fighters. In fact the fighters were more important because they made it happen . That's why we in the north revevere the fighters and not the intellectual..
steven can't you just let us respect our dead, we don't need the name of a sectarian organisation spoken here. The man died for our country have some dignity and let him rest in peace
Sad to see pictures of this genuine martyr mixed with those of the modern troubles in Ulster, where cowardly crooks on both sides comitted the sin of murdering innocent people
Chara it was freedom fighting up until 2011 - after that, It became about drug dealing and protection rackets, that is why I support peace now. I wish for the vote now, no need for the IRA Anymore, we have Sinn Fein, SDLP & PBP and Green party plus ordinary people fighting politically for constitutional change. for an Ireland were catholic, protestants, dissenter, white, black, Asian, Latina/o straight, LGBTQ And Pansexual people live together in harmony and peace. I'm a catholic, one of my best friends lives in the Shankill, he's even been to Republic of Ireland matches with me and other friends in the capital Dublin. He loves it, he actually said he prefers REP of Ireland matches over NI FC Matches. We get on very well and have done since we met 10 to 11 years ago. We sit in my other best friends house close to Ardoyne on Saturday nights watching UFC with A few beer, not a bitter bone in any of us. If I can move on anybody can as I was almost murdered by unionists and attacked a second time years later. As I said, If I can move on, anyone can, God-bless Mo Chara, Slan go faille Anois Mo Chara!
As an American with Irish born parents I heard the story of Kevin Barry for eighty years . I knew he was a hero before I could read . Great hero , great song . We need more young men like him today .
There's a big uprising happening in Ireland
@well not big enough. Sinn féin have turned their back on the very people who put them where they are. All they want is open borders & 10s of thousands of young Muslim men who are unvetted are being brought in by the government. Very sinister and not going to end well.
We will never let our forefathers die in vain 🇮🇪💚☘️
A great song for ireland .northern Ireland will always be irelands island
Kevin Barry's song will never die .a Martha truly was he was .
Thank you all somone
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A MARTYR. Martha is a lady's name!!! 😶🌫😶🌫😶🌫😶🌫😶🌫😛😜🤪😜
Never forgotten Kevin Barry
I visited his grave so sad but wat a brave young boy he was rip Kevin Barry
Love the fact that A Nation Once Again by the Tones was voted the greatest song ever in Britain by Radio 1's audience...think the Glasgow Celtic fans had something to do with that🔊🔊🔊😁😀😂🤣
What a hero for he gave his life for Ireland and Kevin will never be forgotten, Do not underestimate the Irish of Ireland,
Beautiful 👍🏻☘️
This ballad is one of the most popular of all the songs in the long history of the Anglo-Irish conflicts. Kevin was a first year Medical Student who joined the local battalion of the IRA. The band was banned by the British Broadcasting Corporation in Belfast and London. it was also banned by Radio Eireann but for a different reason. Mrs. Barry(Kevin;s Mom) requested that it not be played. Therefore it was'nt played until after her death in 1958. .
Ma loved this song
The song was also banned on Radio Eireann but for a different reason, his mother requested that it not be played on the Station while she was alive. She died in 1959. The song was also sung world wide by Irishmen serving in the British Army. One person reports heatring it sung continually in the British Officers Mess in New Delhi.
GOD rest his brave and noble soul..R.I P
I guess it was because of Kevin Barry that Cillian Murphy's part in "The Wind That Shakes The Barley" was a medical student. How incredible that the BBC still bans the song but not un-typical of that government mouth-piece. It's on a par with that idiot Clarkson's comment that Ken Loach "hates his country" for making the brilliant film.
Who cares about the bbc,they're in bed with worse than republicans.Beginning of the end for that shower
Mountjoy Jail one Monday morning
High upon the gallows tree
Kevin Barry gave his young life
For the cause of liberty
Just a lad of 18 summers
Yet there's no one can deny
As he walked to death that morning
He proudly held his head on high
Just before he faced the hangman
In his dreary prison cell
British soldiers tortured Barry
Just because he would not tell
The names of his brave comrades
And other things they wished to know
'Turn informer or we'll kill you!'
Kevin Barry answered, 'No!'
Another martyr for old Ireland
Another murder for the crown
Whose brutal laws may kill the Irish
But can't keep their spirits down
Lads like Barry are no cowards
From the foe they will not fly
Lads like Barry will free Ireland
For her sake they'll live
True story
It made no difference. The song was sung far and wide throughout the British Empire by Irishmen serving in the British Army. Some people even heard it in the Officers Mess up in the Punjab. So it was made popular by word of Mouth long before Radio Eireann and the BBC. Funny how things work out. Had Kevin not being captured that day, he probably would have gone on to become The Surgeon General in Dublin but patriotism knoks on all kinds of Doors.
Fuair sé bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann ✊
Lovely song sad
Rest I n peace
America must take credit for the support they gave us
They hung young Kevin Barry high a lad of 18 years
And the Black and Tans like lighting ran from the rifles of the ira
Why have you a loyalist mural at the end of that video please tell me??
Cruelly and unjustly murdered for the cause of Irish freedom, in the 32 county socialist Irish republic in the sky with our lord Jesus Christ and all his Chara's R.I.P Kevin Barry hope we achieve Irish freedom for your memory Mo Chara a true brave Oglagh if ever I've heard of one God-Bless his and our 32 county nations soul forever in the lords & my heart Amen!
How dare you, I'm a kilkenny man born % bred and proud of it. Anyway if you must be rude to someone have the decency to say what it is you disagree with?
Not sure who is singing this? but they did a Fantastic Rendition..
The Wolfe Tones.
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thanks for the kevin barry song thought you might like this.
john.
sTRONG MAN
I think the wolf tones
Yes it is I'd know them anywhere.
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Love the song and this is a great rendering of it. PLEASE can anyone tell me the name of the group performing? I've seen it posted as "By Irish Folk" but I can't find a group calling themselves that.
I guess you know by now it's The Wolfe Tones.
Aww lads ye left out the verse about his broken hearted mother. But still great song
Kevin Barry was a hero but actually he wasn't that special, then most of the IRA fighters were heroes who fought for the freedom of their homeland. In any case, Kevin Barry gives a face to the resistance against the British. Because you shouldn't forget that the Irish rebel army was made up of many fighters like Kevin and they all risked death as did Kevin. But unfortunately the problem with rebel armies is fundamentally that the individual seems unimportant and disappears in the mass. But the fact is that a rebel army out of many individuals who are all willing to fight and risk their lives for the freedom of their homeland. Therefore it is important to remember not only the leaders but also simple fighters like Kevin Barry because without them the IRA would not have existed.
Jeez you talk a lot of intellectual drivel. They were all important,from the intellectual to the fighters. In fact the fighters were more important because they made it happen . That's why we in the north revevere the fighters and not the intellectual..
Nice tribute to ulster volunteers at the end 👍🏻🇬🇧
steven can't you just let us respect our dead, we don't need the name of a sectarian organisation spoken here. The man died for our country have some dignity and let him rest in peace
he came from wicklow my mum has the lp
Ha i r a 💩🐀 hang em al 👍❤🇬🇧💯% Prod as 4 the band from Glasgow tramps shood al b hung as well ha
@@kennyross3890 what a sad person you are.
@@kennyross3890 from what I hear they're all well hung, sister.
If I can post pictures.
My grandads first cousin
This song was and still is Banned by The BBC(British Brioadcasting Corporation).
No touts r we tal
Tells you all you need to know about the Brits
Sad to see pictures of this genuine martyr mixed with those of the modern troubles in Ulster, where cowardly crooks on both sides comitted the sin of murdering innocent people
WHF
All wars have casualties, NATO forces kill more inocent people in theyr operations in a single day than IRA and UVF in theyr entire history
Chara it was freedom fighting up until 2011 - after that, It became about drug dealing and protection rackets, that is why I support peace now. I wish for the vote now, no need for the IRA Anymore, we have Sinn Fein, SDLP & PBP and Green party plus ordinary people fighting politically for constitutional change. for an Ireland were catholic, protestants, dissenter, white, black, Asian, Latina/o straight, LGBTQ And Pansexual people live together in harmony and peace. I'm a catholic, one of my best friends lives in the Shankill, he's even been to Republic of Ireland matches with me and other friends in the capital Dublin. He loves it, he actually said he prefers REP of Ireland matches over NI FC Matches. We get on very well and have done since we met 10 to 11 years ago. We sit in my other best friends house close to Ardoyne on Saturday nights watching UFC with A few beer, not a bitter bone in any of us. If I can move on anybody can as I was almost murdered by unionists and attacked a second time years later. As I said, If I can move on, anyone can, God-bless Mo Chara, Slan go faille Anois Mo Chara!