Joe McDonnell - Wolfe Tones

[ryanbr0wn1]

And you brought this rain of terror to My land! You orange bastards tiochfaidh ar la

[blackmountainboar]

Jaz McCann (1994), ‘Joe McDonnell was one of the toughest people I have ever met. Years ago, while in conversation about old times with a screw from the Blanket days, the screw, with a hint of admiring respect, divulged that Joe was the toughest prisoner he had ever come across.'

[blackmountainboar]

(cont’d) ‘He related to me incidents where Joe had fiercely resisted the mirror search. He admitted that to his knowledge that he never once succeeded in bending Joe’s legs. We refused to bend so they would kick the backs of our leg until they buckled.’

[blackmountainboar]

(cont’d 2) ‘The more the prisoner resisted the more he would be kicked. Personally , they only had to give me a couple of kicks and I was down. This wasn’t that I had week legs in the physical sence; they were metaphorically weak.'

[blackmountainboar]

(cont’d 3) ‘I think most of the resistance to the search was token but Joe’s was pricipled. In retrospect I would say Joe’s attitude to the search epitomised his life-he quite literally refused to bend.' R.I.P bravest Joe '81

[MrRock1331]

These men knew what they were getting into when they started ,knowing they could die because of the British's murdering ways.They still when along into it with their heads held high,fighting for their brothers along side them and giving up their families and freinds in this world.Now they protect from above looking down asking why we have not finished what they started.TAL!!!

[jjgcfc81]

hope SPL and other stadia realise this is not a sectarian song, its a politacal song.

it doesnt condemn death to any. religion alot of folk get this wrong, amazing anthem.

[machree01]

@eagleswarm88 I have put the lyrics into the description bar, you can read it now.

[CerridwenOceanSoul]

Chills down me spine.

[ProvoIRA2010]

What a well written, sad song. Very very moving. UP THE I.R.A

[Ryan1888Bhoy]

You Dear to Call Me a Terrorist!!!

[babydolly99]

@queenseleven1690 IRA only murdered filth but they must have missed a few obviously!!

[2009mrdyslexia]

@queenseleven1690 Go and watch British terrorists die in Iraq and Afghanistan. Go and fight in an illegal war Britian is loosing. Britain has no real friends on this planet. Britain is a cancer in human form and you are a living micro-organism of it.

[fukthebritshUPTHEIRA]

@queenseleven1690 fuck off ya queen shagging fuck ! go watch your own shit!

[feeltherod100]

lethal such a real solider

[2009mrdyslexia]

@queenseleven1690 No country shall ever accept the rule of a murderous, psycopathic, satanic, cold-blooded, racist and terrorist state of Great Britain.

[2009mrdyslexia]

Kill the British

[williecsc]

God Bless

Remembered forever Aberdeenshire Bhoys

[podmul]

i couldnt do it myselve brave people

[sksen]

Thank you so much .. this song never fails to touch me deeply, and your video is beautiful. I appreciate especially learning more about Joe himself. Tiocfaidh ár lá!

[paddy415]

i was born i mullingar 1977 .... but my mum moved to uk wen i was 2...i spent many happy holidays in eire....lived thee for 2 years in the late 90s.....thought i knew a fair bit ion the r=troubles....but this is the first time i knew of joe mcdonell.... RIP MY BROTHER

[MrsArturBoruc]

rest in peace to all these men, i live in west belfast myself and see there faces every day on walls and muirels. god be with you.

[1888smurf]

fuck all use dirty orange hun basterds use should not be living use should have cancer:):):)  UP THE FUKING RA!!! MON THE HOOPS!!!!!!!

[alanmcg1987]

fuck of u english cunts get off this page

[berlincelt]

Great song...brings back many good memories of Tones gigs...

Im sitting now in a foreign country, but thanks to amazing bands like the Wolfe Tones, such stories and causes shall live on in our youth...

[edinburgh2007]

Look out for The wolfe tones.............could you not have went a roll on chips joe!!!!!!!!

[TheGoWTorque]

Shouldve been a question mark after the Joe. You are clearly suffering a bit of downs syndrome. I would ask you if you want a roll n chips but I believe you would do more dribbling and drooling than actual eating it.

[mebreaking1]

@TheGoWTorque keep it up and we,ll blow da fuck out of your so called "great britain"............again he he........bring back the richardson fertilizer. great for growin tomato,s lol

[emmetk12]

a british bitch

[kylemc88]

what kind of nasty bitch would let these men die?

[atkinsm0607]

the british

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

God bless you Joe.You are a true martyr.TAL

[wolfbrother2501]

16881873 contradicts himself he says that the ira are violent against both protestant and catholic and says they are sectarian. listen to the song Protestant men by the wolfe tones

[josparkes]

Love this song, a bit slower than they usually sing it, but lovely though.

Very sad words.

Norfolk Irish music fan

UK

[16881873]

Another Irish Nazi six feet under, which is nice ! You're British, get over it ! LMFAO

[josparkes]

That's very harsh, I love Irish music and abhore oppression , you don't get over the things that happened in ireland very easily. Even though I am from Norfolk I have Irish ancestry.

Why don't you get UNDER a stone!

Norfolk UK

Female 59

[16881873]

You know nothing of Irish history if you think a bigoted, racist, Nazi scumbag like O'Donnell was some kind of "hero". Oh, and you are English, not Irish.

[josparkes]

So you're not bigoted then, or racist.

Why do you listen to this great irish song if you have this hatred of it !

Would you say that to a proud Irishman ?

[16881873]

At 59 aren't you a bit old to be listening to hate groups like The Wolfe Tones ? There are indeed many great Irishmen, like those who fought Hitler's Nazism in WW2, unlike the IRA who openly colluded with Hitler against the free world. Remember that when you think of REAL great Irishmen, not bigots like The Wolfe Tones and certainly not scum like the IRA or McDonnell.

[josparkes]

In 2009 aren't you being just a little bit ageist, not to mention patronising !

Actually I think you'll find that the Wolfe Tones are the same age as I am, or near enough the same. I know that there were some very brave men in WW2 and I am no historian either I admit, but I am firmly against oppression in all its forms, and I don't think one's age comes into it in regards to this. Perhaps you are actually very anti - listening to another person's point of view, and maybe a bit of a snob too !

[16881873]

You obviously haven't a clue about the bigots that are The Wolfe Tones or the fascist murderers of the IRA who they support. I feel sorry for you, I really do.

[josparkes]

I feel sorry for me, having to listen to you, who do you support then ? - is it a loyalist regime or something, I have heard of them, what are their policies, they don't believe in violence do they, just peaceful existences and love for their fellow men, catholics and protestants alike, perhaps you could enlighten me !

I'm always ready to listen to reasonable explanations, as I'm so clueless !

[16881873]

What do I support ? What any normal person would, peace and democracy, which coincidentally both the drunken bigots of The Wolfe Tones and the fascist IRA don't. The IRA tried to overthrow democracy in Northern Ireland by violence, do you approve of that ?

[josparkes]

I do not approve of violence, nor do I approve of force being used by the police or other groups in Ireland of which there are several, who have also killed others and tried to intimidate by reason of a person's religion, which some times makes them a target for singling out as suspects, even if innocent. To accuse someone you need proof, as well as a desire for the truth, and not just a desire for being a winner at all costs. Do you see what I am saying. I would like you to reply !

Jo S

[16881873]

Unfortunately, by supporting the IRA by proxy, you also support violence against innocent Catholics, Protestants and anyone else who gets in their way.

[josparkes]

I have said I try to keep an open mind about things, and I don't support violence, just freedom from oppression and unfairness in life, don't you ?

[16881873]

Well you don't show much of an open mind and being against violence by supporting these racist and sectarian bigots of the Wolfe Tones and the IRA. Both are the antithesis of these concepts. The IRA oppressed the Catholics of Northern Ireland more than the British Army ever did.

[josparkes]

Having an open mind means that I am prepared to listen to both sides of an argument, to get at the truth. Sometimes the truth is withheld from people because of a hidden agenda by others, who wish to discredit those who they see as an enemy and who may well be a threat to them. I did not say that I supported anyone, but what I did say was that I am against deliberate force and oppression, 2 different things.

[123bobcat123456]

jo dnt waste ur tym nd brains on dat idiot

[josparkes]

Yes you're right, and as for the IRA harming Catholics that's ridiculous,as a Catholic man, has just been beaten to death by Loyalists, so what does that tell you about them ! Thanks for your comment by the way.

Norfolk UK

[123bobcat123456]

excuse me now u may go get ur facts again m8 cos da ira r catholic therefore dey do not harm catholics jus proddys like u ya twat!! nd another jo is very intelligent its a shame shes wasting her precious time nd brains on a fool like u tbh Mike M

[16881873]

When you can type in your Queen's English, I may, just may, honour you with some education. Did I mention four-in-a-row ? Where did it go ?  LMFAO

[123bobcat123456]

my queen tbh herself nd thatcher are top ov my list to die nd i wnt b happy until dey do !!!! an tuigeann tu gaeilge?

[josparkes]

Thank you for defending me !

I am very pleased to know that people notice what's said on here, and are intereted enough to comment, very good of you !

Norfolk UK

[TheGoWTorque]

It's not about Catholocism or Protestantism. It's about freedom of Ireland, people seem to forget that nowadays. Bloody Sunday, Aiden Mcannespie - look them up. Killing anyone who gets in their way? Sounds a bit like the british army in Iraq when they're following the U.S troops to battle.

[oreilly4tbj]

@16881873 ur knowledge of Irish history is limited, poor and offensive as well as biased it is better to say nothing rather than to give bias misinformation.

[jaymcd7]

what an asshole u r!!

[francineM0]

What did you want her to wear!!!

She was a single parent with no money coming in!!!

Who da fuck do you think you are???

She just lost her husband and her Kids lost their father Its not a fashion show you wanker!!! Obliviously your a stinkin' Orange Bastard who wouldn't know sense if hit you up the face, but I wish I could!!!

[jaymcd7]

Totally agree with u there

RIP Uncle Joe, gone but never forgotten xx

[belfastbhoy2008]

Squealin Pigs Version is far better.

[noreen1961]

How true the words to this wonderful song are, 10 brave men, the likes we will never see again. May Freedom one day come in their memory.

[lfchousty]

brilliant song im from derry best heroes ever the hungerstrikers fcuk all the brits

[2009mrdyslexia]

@lfchousty But you're from Britain. How come you hate your own country? It doesn't make sense.

[englishsandy]

there will never be Irish heroes like these wonderful Irish men who gave their lives for the country they loved.England has a lot to answer for.Erin Go Bragh!

[davegunning4700]

Well put together machree01, spent a few summers in belfast as a kid with my aunt,

brings back sad memories,

nice vid....

[Rolokinn1]

I lived in Lenadoon when Joe McDonnell's family lived there, I'll never forget his daughter Bernies face when she arrived home from america for her da's funeral. This video brought it all back like it was yesterday. They don't make men like them anymore!!!what a shame cause if they did maybe Belfast wouldn't be in the state it's in with drugs and everything else going on there. RIP

[Thanabur]

this was the best song in history....it says everything..means a lot....im 4rm cork nd i love it...go on ireland..go on cork...fair play to machree..ledgeng... lilly...

[graniema]

its sad its over without freedom

[draoi1]

Great song, powerful and memorable video.

[boyle43]

no more heroes like that nemore....... pira spat on the graves of these heroes along wof sein fein and ne other republicans that are involved with decomisioning and collaboration with the brittish goverment or drug dealing they are not republicans nemore

[Glamrock70]

machree01 my name is Glamrock70, i have to say the Wolfe Tones are legends to me there my favourite band ever, as for this song what a great song this is i could listern to this song over and over again, i would love it if you could send me this song so i can enjoy it forever thanks my friend!!

[EddieMc11]

Never forgotten...will teach my kids the truth!

[patrick686]

Your Courage will never be Forgotten.

[Fioneenacockeen]

Machree, the video was excellent. One of the best songs ever. Thanks

[machree01]

That was a mistake instead of writing Fifth I wrote down Fourth. The correct one is, he was the fourth to go on hunger-strike, and the fifth to die. I put it togather about 3 years ago. I was hurrying up that day.

[EddieMc11]

Will you two wise up!

[meekys1988]

joe was the 5th 2 die not the 4th

[Bloodlustness]

A chara, it only says as far I can see, that he was the 4th IRA volunteer to begin a hungerstrike which is correct. 4 had passed before him but one was INLA.

Best wishes,

TaL

[meekys1988]

I beg to differ, if you look at the text 3 minutes and 44 seconds into the video you will clearly see the last line of the text says "He passed away on July 8th, 1981 after 61 days on Hinger Strike. He was the fourth to die."

[Bloodlustness]

I guess it's how you take it. He was the 4th IRA volunteer to die. Maybe that is what was meant by that statement.

We all remember the 10 equally. God bless them.

[reiain999]

if the the ten were around now they would be sickined at the end of the song it said let my life not be in vein but it is i am sure if bobby sands were around joe mcdonell pasty o hara i am sure they would not support gerry adams i think gerry adams is a good man but he is going the wrong way about it Tiocfaidh ar la c.i.r.a

[meekys1988]

it also says at the end of the song "sad and bitter was the year of 1981 for everything was lost and nothing won" if the 10 were alive now i believe they would be proud of the work carried out by sinn fein and the progress made, we have came a long way there is only one hurdle left now, demographics

[Bloodlustness]

Nice dedication to a true hero.

In all of the martyrs' memories, make our day come !

Tiocfaidh ar la !

[cfcstevie101]

joe is a legend never forgotten

[NordicJawa]

Excellent!

[nouveau78]

Very Nice Tribute!