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By Laura Capuano, Contributor
June / July 2005

June 1, 2005 by By Laura Capuano, Contributor<br/><a href=“https://irishamerica.com/archives/2005-archive/june-july-2005/”>June / July 2005</a> Leave a Comment

On June 11, Irishman Kevin McBride will square off against two-time World Champion Mike Tyson. The bout is set to take place at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It will be a comeback fight for Tyson and a chance to redeem himself since his loss to the U.K.'s Danny Williams on July 30 last year. For McBride, it will have to be the fight of his life. While McBride was born in … [Read more...] about The Clones Colossus
to Take on Iron Mike

October 20, 1933

“A Soldier’s Song” becomes the official National Anthem of Ireland on this day in 1933. Written by Peader Keaney and composed by Patrick Heeney in 1907, the song was first published in 1912 and quickly became very popular. It was used as a marching song by Irish Volunteers and the IRA during the Irish War of Independence. After the establishment of the Free State, “A Soldier’s Song” continued to be used by the army. The government purchased the copyright for the song on this day. The anthem was translated into the Irish language, “Amhran na bhFiann,” by Liam O Rinn.

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