| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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This excellent song (composed 1798) may be called the Irish Marseillaise. The title of it is a corruption of An t-sean bean bochd (the poor old woman—i.e. Ireland). (Halliday-Spurling: Irish Minstrelsy, p. 13.) The last verse is— | 1 |
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| “Will Ireland then be free? | |
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| Said the Shan Van Voght? (repeat) | |
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| Yes, Ireland shall be free |
| From the centre to the sea, |
| Hurrah for liberty! |
| Said the Shan Van Voght” | |
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