cd: 88 Years
track 1: Sons of the Irish Heroes
A young man in a prison yard
Stands up against a wall
For the crime of seeking freedom
His lifeless body falls
He leaves behind a grieving wife
And a son of barely three
That boy will own the legacy
The day ould Irelands free
The war it claimed his father
In the year of twenty two
His path in life was destined
As the son of Cathal Brugha
He stood against the RIC
And the soldiers of the Crown
He took up the mantel
And refused to put it down
They’ve grown up in the shadow
Of a man they never knew
The legend lives in each of them
And guides the things they do
The come of age and turn the page
Say goodbye to their lovely dearios
Their father’s fight is just begun
For the Sons of the Irish heroes
MacDonah, MacDiarmada
And the Pearses side by side
Plunkett, Clark and Daly
James Connely and Mcbride
Everything they stood for
And died for in the end
Survives the generations
Take up the fight again
Chorus
So all you sons of Erin
Know the debt you have to pay
The road to Irish freedom
She’s be uphill all the way
Every man before you
And the ones who’ll come behind
Will find their inspiration
Forever intertwined
Chorus
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Written by Kyle Aughe