Historian Christine Kinealy wonders if the Irish national anthem is still relevant today. ℘℘℘ Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to Ireland, Some have come from a land beyond the wave, Sworn to be free … Ninety years ago, as the newly created Free State was coming to terms with ten years of turmoil, which included war, civil war and partition, it simultaneously was … [Read more...] about Time to Say Goodbye to the Irish National Anthem?
Time to Say Goodbye to the Irish National Anthem?
By Christine Kinealy, Contributor
April / May 2016