Thomas MacDonagh (1916) - Seamus Doran

(Thomas MacDonagh 1916) a song composed by Seamus Doran, in May 2006 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising 1916 and in particular to commemorate, pay tribute, and to acknowledge the laying down of his life, for the sake of Irish Freedom, by Cloughjordan Patriot, and signatory of the Proclamation, Thomas MacDonagh.
Beautifully sung by Tadhg Maher, with backing vocalist, Lorraine McDonald, from the album "Against the Grain", recorded by Peter Maher at Middlewalk Studios, featuring Eileen O'Brien on fiddle, Padraig Kinsella on accordion, Theresa Larkin on whistle, and David Gaitero Kinsella on Uileann pipes.
Feel free to share this with all your friends at home or abroad. 1916 is part of all our history. It does not belong to any political party..

[@bridgetdoody4438]

Most beautiful thank you

[@irishrebel8670]

A brave martyr Thomas Mc Donagh we salute u

[@cathalobrien45]

I just finished training for killerone Mcdonagh under 9s

[@tiaraobrien8819]

Great Song

[@cathalobrien45]

Am I related to you?

[@murielmcauley3020]

There will soon be a CD from a local artist and schoolchildren from Cloughjordan.

[@paulmcdonald2677]

THANK YOU THOMAS

[@eamonnmc1]

Great! How can I get the words?

[@niallmac44]

Copying and pasting gets you this. Send an e-mail to [e-mail] and I will send you the file. Thomas MacDonagh (1916)From my home in Tipperary to this cold Kilmainham CellMy life journey’s been to free our troubled landWith such pride on Easter Monday I watched our flag fly highAs bravely ‘gainst the crown we made our standAnd to serve with such fine comrades united by our cause Though defeated we know the seeds are sownNo greater honour could bestow me than to die a soldiers’ deathIn our fight for independence as did Emmett and Wolfe ToneChorusSo now my dear family its time for goodbyeBy the order of Maxwell I’m sentenced to dieBut I’ll go to my maker knowing He’ll understandWhy I Thomas MacDonagh died for IrelandAs I’m led for execution to the Stonebreakers’ YardWrapped around my neck’s my mothers Rosary BeadsI hear a fatal volley Pat Pearse is first to fallJust reward for all his noble deedsBut for the pain of my two children and Muriel my wifeNo greater glory could any passing bringTake my hope and purpose with my deed and kindly think of meAs I wait for ye at Heavens’ door until we meet againChorusSo now my dear family it’s time for goodbyeBy the order of Maxwell I’m sentenced to dieBut I’ll go to my maker knowing He’ll understandWhy I Thomas MacDonagh died for IrelandWords and Music by Seamus Doran