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Connachta

from Inheritance by John Reed

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I exist partly because of Irish immigration through the cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. We are all immigrants, so should embrace new arrivals to our countries.

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CONNACHTA

How many scuttlers, thieves and scallywags
From the pestilence and poverty of the Angel of Death
How many O’Connors lie asleep beneath the Flags
How many survived ‘this hell on earth’?

From the Hundred Battles
And the monastery of Cong
To the scattering of a people
Whose spirit stayed strong

Who would dare to contradict the King of Scotty Road
As he reigned over ‘the real capital of Ireland’?
From the million dead, on the hills and in the fields
To the million survivors of An Gorta Mór

From the Hundred Battles
And the monastery of Cong
To the scattering of a people
Whose spirit stayed strong

And north from the causeway of the land of Giants
They endured the ugly journey by Rathlin Isle
From the crest of a wave and the turbulent straits
To the ‘Dear Green Place’ along the banks of the Clyde

From the Hundred Battles
And the monastery of Cong
To the scattering of a people
Whose spirit stayed strong

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from Inheritance, released October 18, 2019
John Reed: vocals, acoustic guitar
Ali Karim Esmaail: production

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John Reed Berwick Upon Tweed, UK

John is a Blackpool born singer-songwriter and radio show host whose songs cover themes of social injustice, environment, politics, love, & life

Music is never more important than in difficult times. Therefore, all downloads on this site are provided on a "Pay What You Can Afford" (PWYCA) basis. Merchandise is available at the prices stated.

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