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Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men. When I was a young girl, their marching and drilling Awoke in the glenside sounds awesome and thrilling They loved dear old Ireland, to die they were willing Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men. Some died by the glenside, some died near a stranger And wise men have told us their cause was a failure
Since that time, they have released five studio albums, one greatest hits album, and a live DVD. They have toured throughout the United States and Ireland. [2] They perform regularly at Yucaipa's Concert in the Park. [3] In 2009, the Fenians were named best world act at the Orange County Music Awards. [4]
Michael Scanlan (10 November 1833 – 6 March 1917) was an Irish nationalist, editor, poet and writer. Known as the "Fenian poet" or the "poet laureate of American Fenianism", [1] he was the author of a number of Irish ballads such as the "Bold Fenian Men" and "The Jackets Green".
John Keegan "Leo" Casey (1846 – 17 March 1870), known as the Poet of the Fenians, was an Irish poet, orator and republican who was famous as the writer of the song "The Rising of the Moon" and as one of the central figures in the Fenian Rising of 1867. He was imprisoned by the English and died on St. Patrick's Day in 1870.
The leader of the Fenian Brotherhood, the scholarly John O'Mahony (who himself served as an officer in the Union Army), thought the Irish veterans should be deployed to Ireland post-haste for a rebellion there, funded by the Irish in America. However, Roberts quickly became the leader of a faction of Fenians with an alternative plan.
(Year of release – artist / group – album) 2003: The Punters – Fisherman's Blues; 2004: The Elders – The Best Crowd We Ever Had; 2007: The Fenians – The Best of the Fenians: Couldn't Have Come at a Better Time; 2008: The Langer's Ball – As I Roved Out; 2009: Malachi Cush – The Galway Girl; 2010: Mike Denver – The Essential ...
The American singer Paul Robeson included it in this album Songs of Struggle, although this version tones down the anti-British sentiment of the original. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] On at least one occasion, in 1972, Leonard Cohen covered the song in concert.
Money poured into the Fenian exchequer; probably $500,000 was subscribed between 1860 and 1867. [5] Many differences occurred between O'Mahony and James Stephens and the Central Council relative to the policy to be pursued for the attainment of their object, [ 3 ] but O'Mahony remained president of the organisation for several years.