Amhrán na bhFiann

Amhrán na bhFiann (A Soldier's Song) was written by Peadar Kearney and adopted as the National Anthem of Ireland in 1926 replacing the unofficial anthem "God Save Ireland". Peadar Kearney was an uncle to the famous Irish writer Brendan Behan and also penned famous Irish songs Down by the Glenside a

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