Shane MacGowan - Roddy McCorley

A song sung by Shane MacGowan and the Popes about the young United Irishman, Roddy McCorley who was hung at Toomebridge.

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[Guardian223]

I thought all the heros of Irish history were catholic ?

[worcesterjonny]

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Thanks for the comment:)

[OutlawMinniePearl]

@worcesterjonny I love your historical stuff, my playlists are full of it!!!

[worcesterjonny]

@OutlawMinniePearl Thanks, it's very much appreciated:)

[DRALLIBER]

Thank you for the lyrics and the explainations about the history of the brave Roddy MacCorley.

[iamkentphil420]

my grandad was from limerick and my dad introduced me to the pogues+shane, im so grateful to him for that, i looked up this song sung bytommy makem+im pleased to say...........shane you sing it just the way I LIKE IT.

[ZepherCobalt]

@trevorf14 why do people set up empires to control other human beings when we were all created with our God-given rights to freedom?

[trevorf14]

why the hell do the irish always make the best rebel songs....

[WMUnited]

RIP Roddy McCorley

[libssukk]

@worcesterjonny He was a Catholic....

[seanogcarey]

for antrim town , for antrim town!

[Seasino]

@Guardian223 Roddy was Catholic

[MegaDomino1234]

@Guardian223 I'm an Irish Catholic, but so much of our Irish tradition would have been lost were it not for the Presbyterians. Wolfe Tone etc.

[majorMcpharter]

Workers of all lands unite.