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Tommy Makem, Owen Roe O' Neill , Battle of Benburb

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Uploaded by on Apr 19, 2009

tommy makem , owen roe o neill, tyrone .

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  • A most beautiful version of this song, it tells the hair raising tale of the Irish Confederate Army and it's significant victory over the Scottish Anglo-Irish Army under Robert Monro in June 1646 in Benburb, County Tyrone. 250 years before the Easter Rising of 1916.

  • I have a better version on VHS ,live with his son... I must get it converted........go raibh mhaith agat a chara.

  • Great song and good work with the video! Makem's work is special.

  • thanks. I have a live version he plays with his son on VHS , hope to get it converted soon...true genious

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  • GREAT IRISH VICTORY OVER SCOTS OWEN ROE O'NEILL THE GREATEST IRISH HERO OF THEM ALL !

  • I love it !

    Usual catchy Irish song, lovely !

    Norfolk UK

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  • Great song and thanks for sharing

  • Great song and Tommy tells the story so well

  • Owen Roe is Buried in Cavan Town and in the war was based in Lismore castle nearby ...outside the town...some of which survives today...the monument to him is on the cavan town insignia

  • Great song

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