Flying Column - Four Green Fields

Kathleen Largey at her absolute best. Phil Stuart provides Padraic Pearse's poem Mise Eire in Irish and English

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Music

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• irish
• rebel
• flying
• column
• kathleen
• largey
• tommy
• makem

[dan1919breen]

the four provinces of ireland

[Raymac911]

I loved Tommy Makem who wrote the song while on a drive from Dundalk to Newry. But this version is the most heart wrenching and touching that I've ever heard. It breaks my heart every time I hear it. I also grieve for all members of both communities who have died over the years.

[cool45010]

I write this comment on December 6th, 2011, on the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, in memoriam of all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country

[luckyduck1789]

love this

[Teddyb1939]

@lneranger4 Thanks for your comment, my feelings entirely, Pure magic. I just have a love of Irelands folk singers, Sean Cannon & Luke Kelly being in my opinion the finest, I do have some of their magic on my site.You must know their work, let me have your opinion please. I have played these great artists to other people & they don't seem to get the magic.

[lneranger4]

@Teddyb1939 So many people have tried to sing this song but nobody does it like this,the words of the intro/exit tell all.It makes my skin creep it is so true.

[gemma4483]

i am proud 2 say that i am related to Kathleen Largey R.I.P . My Granny R.I.P was her sister in law as Kathleen married my Great Uncle Eamonn R.I.P

[BlockedParty]

PROUD OF EIRE

[lneranger4]

@parlourprincess I bought this 45 in enniscorthy about 25 years ago,the last time i went with my father,i still have it and love playing it,it says everything.

[parlourprincess]

Beautiful, gives me goosebumps, my mum sings this song so wonderfully too, her favourite song. Such a perfect song to explain Irish history to someone with no idea in just a few minutes.

[pandaaeyess123]

@pandaaeyess123 we fought and some of us died,on the streets of our wondefu lcity.in the loney cashmere,and clonard in august 1969,and we sang this song in rememberance of our fallen friends.

it was sutch a long time ago but it feels like it was only yesterday.in rememberance.

[pandaaeyess123]

@fluffyrude i lived in clonard gardens on the corner of bombey st in 1969 when you were a baby, ihope and pray that you now live free.