Sons of Hibernia, The

DESCRIPTION: "Brave sons of Hibernia, your shamrocks display, For ever made sacred on St Patrick's day." The shamrock is "the badge of our saint," "a type of religion." It is "an emblem of charity, friendship, and love. May the blight of disunion no longer remain."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (O'Conor-OldTimeSongsAndBalladOfIreland)
KEYWORDS: Ireland nonballad patriotic
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (1 citation):
O'Conor-OldTimeSongsAndBalladOfIreland, p. 150, "The Sons of Hibernia" (1 text)
Roud #V598
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, 2806 b.10(184), "The Sons of Hibernial", unknown, n.d.
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "St Patrick's Day" (tune, per Broadside Bodleian 2806 b.10(184))
File: OCon150A

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