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On Boycotting the Sean Mac Eoin Statue Unveiling
Enda Kenny in Ballinalee at the Sean Mac Eoin statue unveiling I thought of it, attending… The unveiling, the Taoiseachs speech, About a hero we have in common, Who across the divide does reach. He...
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But a tale in a pub told now Sentry remembered, without a name Shot for sleeping, untrained, did not understand Army rules, punishment and shame. Was this the freedom for which Connolly died Youngster...
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No More the Hammer Strikes the Anvil
Sean Mac Eoins forge in Ballinalee No more the hammer strikes the anvil As the blacksmith discussed the news With the clients from the country As he hammered on horseshoes And fixed items of iron In...
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The Free State Flag From a Yacht Mast Flew
The next and perhaps the most moving scene of the day was the hoisting of the Tricolour on the castle, which was not without its touch of humour. When Gen. MacEoin and his staff arrived to unfurl the...
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Village of the Three Generals
Monroe, Wison and Mc Eoin were all born and reared in the hinterlands of Ballinalee, or St Johnstown as it was also known in former times. St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail...
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