The Ballad of Francis Hughes

[117eugene]

Great song :)

[gypsyboy2211]

this was my uncul i love him up the ra

[urquiza64er]

respect from France. You love liberty ??? you must support IRA !!!!

liberté pour l'Irlande !!!

[TheIrish1888]

RIP Francis Hughes and all the brave men and women who died for Ireland,we wont let our people die in vain, Real Oglaigh na hEireann our struggle continues until we achieve the irish peoples destiny Ireland free from british rule "Tiocfaidh Ar La Eire Aontaithe"

[MistressAliceD]

My son looks like a wee version of his cousin Francis - RIP we will never forget you and your bravery

[uobcv]

The dissident camapign is evil & doomed to failure, but no more so than the past campaign by the Provos. For yrs the provos promised to 'bomb the brits out of ireland' and refused to recognise Northern Ireland as a country. Now in 2011 the IRA are gone and SF sit on the British payroll as part the status-quo in a Northern Ireland government. So while the dissidents are doomed to failure just like the provos the question we have to ask is - Who really has age-old republican logic on their side?

[ieyedmonster]

they dont make em tougher than francis hughes rip legend

[bigdex123]

god bless the boy from tamladuff brave francie hughes up the ra

[EamonnODriscoll]

It's purposefully misleading to say the IRA killed more Catholics. As a percentage of IRA victims, its 20%. Compare to 86% of the victims of the "neutral" British Army and 79% of the RUC's victims. But most telling is the Terror Quotient, that is, the percentage of civilians killed by each party. IRA: 34%, British Army/RUC: 50% and the Loyalist Death Squads: 90%. The stats pretty squarely tell you who the terrorists were/are.

[jclancy1916]

@EamonnODriscoll Your quote is a "misleading" lie amnesty international tells the truth.

[BAZSLAVENovBRADFORD2]

@jclancy1916 Amnesty International gets dictated to by the UN governments. their stats are not reliable at all, and their collective opinions are somewhat uneducated at times.

[xXARDSMANXx]

You fucking idiot the Brocock air cartridge system wasn't developed until well after that video was shot, Brocock rifles that used that system were indistinguishible from fullbore rifles as they hd a bolt action for cycling the air cartridges, the breakbarrel in that video didn't, also the block that the cocking arm is attached to is clearly visible which indentifies it to someone with half an ounce of wit as a breakbarrel air rifle, so do some research you gypsy tarmacing popehead slave.

[BAZSLAVENovBRADFORD2]

@xXARDSMANXx ha ha,u fucking retard.it was an example.eat shit and die

[xXARDSMANXx]

@ 0.30 that dozy cunts standing with a break barrel air rifle, lol tip of the spear lads, tip of the fkn spear.

The IRA has killed more catholics than the British Army, fkn idiots couldn't shoot their loads, the IRA is finished, you have lost everything on the roll of a dice, now enjoy your renewed slavery to Lindon you fkn chimps. hahaha!

[BAZSLAVENovBRADFORD2]

@xXARDSMANXx u ever heard of a brocock my man? its an air gun that has been bored out to fit bullets, and is responsible for over 40% of all murders in london and the country of england. I suggest you do your research before slating weapons you dumb orange twat. BTW, the british governmewnt are funding the mass of unemployed northern catholics, so who's doing the laughing? dickhead!

[TheDadeza]

RIP Vol Francis Hughes, the bravest of the brave

[uobcv]

@GoatSoup77 Fact - Her name was Lesley Gordon, he murdered her in a car bomb along with her father. Does 'innocent irish killed by British Soldiers' justify the IRA murdering children? Or anyone for that matter? The IRA murdered more people than anyone else during the troubles to pointing the finger at anyone esle while supporting IRA murder just makes a hypocrite. Despite what u believe, Francis died for nothing, now in 2011 the IRA are gone yet Northern Ireland remains anchored in the UK

[Niallogdublin]

@uobcv Would ya like to meet me at the G.P.O., and i will have one leg and one arm tied up,and id love to beat you smart.u poor fella,very little brains

[uobcv]

@Niallogdublin Too ill-educated & thick to use reason to argue so u threaten violence. Just like skinny Hughes he was only brave enough to pick on kids. But thankfully he finally did the decent thing and killed himself!!

[smartkvfb]

fact-the IRA killed more catholic civilians than british soldiers and protestants and even protestant paramilitaries, so they're a bunch of cowards

[Coughlan1916]

Unbowed, Unbroken, Undefeated.

Up The Republican youth

Tiocfaidh Ar La

[oglaighnaheireann69]

RIP Francis Hughes. He truly was one of a Kind

[carrowshee2]

If that did happen, then God bless that child,and I really mean that,I have no doubt that child sleeps with the angels tonight. However the person who posted that comment cares nothing about that child, and I am sure has no sympathy with children who died from the Nationalist community.So in the childish nature that the comment was....roll over and die hun bastard!!!!!!

[526cp]

people are goin on about how a 10 yr old was killed.as tragic as it was it was an accident,its not like the british never killed or hurt a minor,thing is the ra dont want to kill innocent civillians unlike the british army

[uobcv]

This scumbag murdered a 10yr old girl a sectarian bomb! Burn in Hell u skinny bastard!

[celticjalee]

30 years ago on 12,.May we lost a great soldier. RIP

[celticjalee]

30 years ago today we lost a great solider. RIP

[smallworldssugar]

wat a ledgend he lived a bad life in this war torn country the only way we can achieve peace is if we obliterate the secterian bigot orange order and unite this land. IRA. this song brings a tear to my eye

[lutonloyal]

@smallworldssugar awww, boo hoo

[Arnbhoy]

True Irish Legend Up The RA!!

[paisleybhoy88]

A true Fighter! TAL

[topendtim]

During their tours of duty between 1971 and 1991, the Parachute Regiment lost forty men killed in The Troubles.(a lot at Warrenpoint).

Looks like the IRAs revenge already happened Para dickwads!

[orange6205]

NEVER SURRENDER, GET WITH IT SURE SINN FEIN HAS FORGOT

[Sejanus]

Never forget, Never surrender

[calBHA1]

up the IRA

its not over

[Clairexox101]

R.I.P Legend <3

[terrylingwood]

I may be wrong but this always seemed to me to me more of a lament from the point of view of a young girl remembering either a brother or a lover rather than a song in support of the IRA.Regardless of why it was written and regardless of my personal feelings on the struggle in the north I think it's a beautiful song,beautifully written and beautifully sung.Well done Christy!

[whaler1971]

typical arrogance , just because your in a army does'nt give you the right to take peoples lives if there just looking for justice!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheMajorrspca]

@3saiorse2 you have had your day,remember bloody sunday.

every man an emperor. 3 para.

[TheMajorrspca]

lol, what a buch of knobs.

[elitafrid]

A Phroinsias, i ndíl chuimne ort agus tú ar shlí na firinne. Bródúil asat ar fad. Slán a oglaigh.

[diamondbed97]

a true soldier of ireland a man who was not afraid to suffer and die for what he believed in rest in peace brave francis hughes

[TravisDrago]

The Muscle of the IRA RIP great man

[noodles1916]

the brits have no right to be in ireland, what the fuck are we waitin for/ we should just march up and kill em all

[TheMajorrspca]

@noodles1916 lol, think you tried that and failed.

[iradan64]

@3saiorse2 hed be saying up the reals if he was about today!

[shoespoons]

@iradan64 the only good thing that came out off the good friday agrement was p.o.w.s free, he would say up da reals, i was at a public speaking by darkie hughes and he said the same thing, not up da reals but he didnt want anything anymore to do with the provoies

[johnpaulmeehan]

GOD BLESS BROTHER!!

ERIN GO BRAGH

[healykeane2]

@TheGrumpybugger ye are mentally ill for sure get help please

[TravisDrago]

out of the the ten prisioners Bobby Sands was the Heart and the Soul, Joe Mcdonell was the Voice and deffiantly Francis Hughes was the Muscle

[TravisDrago]

Francis Hughes was deffiantly the Muscle of the IRA a Never Quit attitude LONG LIVE FRANCIS HUGHES

[calBHA1]

we'll fight on in your name frankie, no matter what the sell outs say.

Tiocfaidh ar la

[TheMajorrspca]

@calBHA1 Lol your day will never come.

long live 3 para.

[whaler1971]

to you grumpybugger , how many did the fucking brits kill and of course their not murdering bastard? no . BLOODY SUNDAY TO MENTION ONE

[TheMajorrspca]

@whaler1971 long live the paras.

[meagher100]

may that brave soul rest in peace..

[bgraybhoy]

@WelshNS1488 WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON ABOUT GO AND FUCK YOUR SHEEP

[endora60]

@WelshNS1488 wtf? Got to say, WelshNS, that makes not a damned bit of sense.

[mike19821982]

why dont yous put the hunger strikers on a wee plates to remember them, oh rite you already do, the dumbest fuckers in the world, watch their own commit suicide, then they stick them on plates as rememberance hahahahahahaha

[sermcdonald]

@WelshNS1488 that's a bit odd. where do you come from?

[sermcdonald]

Beutifully done ballad, I have listened to it for 3 hours straight.

[sermcdonald]

may 1000 more francis hughes bless Erin and may 10 fold that perish under the crown at Erin's hands!!!!!

[antiracistskin69]

@WelshNS1488 SCUM! NAZI SCUM!

[prideofulster]

RIP Lesley Gordon.... A 10 year old girl decapitated along with her father in a bomb placed under their family car by Francis Hughes

[celticpatriot123]

R.I.P francis hughes

Tiocfaidh ar la

[prideofulster]

10 year old Lesley Gordon decapitated along with her dad when Francis placed a bomb under the family car. The actions of men like Francis Hughes made us determined that the IRA and unity must be resisted

[13bombs]

God willing the irish and the scots will have soil to call our own. Its not a lot to ask but a lot to want to recive. Its not going to come free neither money nor blood should stop us from moving foward in search of the dream of what should be ST FRANCIS god bless you brother in arms

[MsCelticNut]

takin streat 2 the heart RIP FRANCIS God bless u Tiocfaidh Ar La

[bigdex123]

the brits can say what they want but they wre shit scraed of francie hughes and the likes of him the war will never be over in ireland until the brits leave theres twenty more francie hughes and jim lynaghs ready to take up the fight

[dapthechap]

tal

[josh64621]

r.i.p francis

tal

[andrewmccluskey123]

KAT

[josparkes1]

haunting and sad song about FH !

Beautifully sung by Christy Moore !

[homerbhoy1]

GOD BLESS YOU FRANCIS RIP

very clever the way you thought that username up my friend ..........

[AMason8634]

Great video and song.

[CelticLittleHawk]

Maith thú mo chara! A fitting tribute one to of Éireann's greatest sons.God Bless his memory,his family & you for honoring him.

Suas Óglaigh na hÉireann!5* well earned to yeh.

[AshCullen92]

great vid

[FreedomSaoirse]

Stick to the self abuse,you are clueless

[FreedomSaoirse]

Oglaigh Ná hEireánn the peoples army.

[12321232123212123212]

Not the case... Dissidents have little to no support amongst the Nationalist community. And no the vote of 13 years olds like you doesn't count......

[FreedomSaoirse]

Go Away,and leave me alone..Francie Hughes a real soldier..Byeeeee

[FreedomSaoirse]

I,m going to clear one thing up here..Get out my country and take your colinists with you..

Your allowed in the glenshane pass,and crossmaglen... It,s entirely your choice

[12321232123212123212]

My you cleared more than one thing.

1. You my friend seem to have the English ability of a four year old.

2. Your country? Who left you in charge?

3. Colinist? Surely you mean colonists?

And just these two areas, are these the only two places you're going to let me go? You m'friend are a fucking joke.

[12321232123212123212]

I can just tell you're a Yank?

[bettyswollex]

well done a chara, great song and a great vid. bua.

[LaoisProvo]

Go back to wanking in front of Adolf's portrait. There's no place for you ilk in a 32 county socialist republic nor in an independent Wales, England or Scotland.

[BigJockKnewAntrim]

I shit on Francis Hughes grave

[johnpaulmeehan]

when ur dead the 21 salute will be shot into ur grave to make sure ur dead wnkers like you should be killed

TAL

[trlax14m]

what?

[johnpaulmeehan]

because of forign opressiors

[jclancy1916]

@johnpaulmeehan 2016=32

[FreeIreland18]

ireland will never be at peace aslong as part of it remains under british rule.

[DuploJunky]

awesome video 5*

[downtime02]

Check your history .. the IRA from 1960's onward did nothing to find glory in.

[0diego5]

Saluti from Sardinia

[darkprecurser]

RESPECT for the IRA.

[blmlb]

You fucking moron, the IRA did nothing to help the cause of Northern Ireland. Those thugs had nothing to do with the original IRA of the independence war. (cf the omagh bombing...)

[darkprecurser]

someone had a bowl of quaker instant asshole for breakfast.

[Livy2K]

Boaby Sands is deed.

NO SURRENDER

[langepoot8416]

erin bo bragh!

a great mo chara!

Up the RIRA

[fhury78dk]

keep fighting! go IRA!

[PatriotsGame]

Nice video!

[1916supermc]

R .I .P .  .freedom fighter .