It's a Long Way to Tipperary

"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" is a British music hall and marching song written by Jack Judge (and co-credited but not co-written by Harry Williams) that, allegedly, was written for a 5 shilling bet in Stalybridge, on the 30 January 1912 and performed the next night at the local music hall. Judge's parents were Irish, and his grandparents came from Tipperary.

One of the most popular hits of the time, the song is typical in that it is not a war-like song, which incites the soldiers to glorious deeds. Popular songs in previous wars (such as the Boer war) frequently did this. In the first world war however, the most popular songs like this one and "Keep the Home Fires Burning" concentrated on the longing for home.

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[IrishHitman79]

@rapier0954 Im sure you can agree the RIRA/UVF so on are all gansters now drugs and crime... I know the burden N.Ireland is on the English tax payer is huge also Scotland is to. I think N.Ireland will move on in time maybe a long long time but at some stage. Your right he was a Protestant and the founder of the IRB. Sadly like all wars religion was the ace card used, and not just all Irishmen looking for Irish freedom like it used to be it became a religious war. Anyway peace is the only way.

[karnevalsjeck1984]

,,Den Tipperary wenn ich bitten darf!!" Jawohl Herr Kaleu.

[termin9r]

Long live the UNITED KINGDOM - united we stand - divided we fall...

[mariannet291]

My dad who served in the US Army WWII in North Africa along side of the British. He said that the British soliders sang this song all the time. It was a rallying song for them.

[41STFT]

@bigjohn697791 LONG LIVE THE KING AND CANADA

[rapier0954]

@freebeerfordworkers I think the fly in the ointment was Carson and his cronies in the North and without him on board there was a problem regardless of what was on paper. There are pictures of Protestants in the North holding placards threatening to fight for the Kaiser if what was on paper was fully implemented across the island. They never wanted island wide Home Rule where they would be a minority. Talking out of both sides of the mouth is a Brit gov specialty.

[MegaMushface]

british scum

[freebeerfordworkers]

@rapier0954 To show how these political changes have to be planned in years advance. In the early 1970's it was thought Scotland would vote for "Home Rule" but did not. Even so the old Edinburgh Royal High School was converted into a parliament building for them BEFORE the vote but was not needed. 

[freebeerfordworkers]

@rapier0954 Look at any serious Irish History book to confirm that a separate Irish Administration existed for the Free State to take over. It was not a matter of "if" there would be A Dublin Government but who would run it and what would be is relationship with Britain. On her recent (I would say pointless) visit to Dublin the Queen commemorated the laying of the foundation stone of the new Irish (home rule) government buildings by her grandfather in 1911.

[freebeerfordworkers]

@rapier0954 I am Irish and can tell you Home Rule was a done deal in 1914 & even (Half English) Patrick Pearce's mother could not see the point of the 1916 raising. People think the Irish MP's were on the way to Euston Station in 1914 & were tricked into waiting but organising a separate Irish administration continued throughout the war. Look on the Dublin web site & you will be told the HQ of the Irish civil service was "fortunately" completed in 1922.

[rapier0954]

@IrishHitman79 I agree with you 100%.