"The Easter Lily" - Irish Revolutionary Song of the Easter Rising

"The Easter Lily" is an Irish Revolutionary Song about the Easter Rising, an armed revolution by the Irish people against British rule in 1916, taking place over the Easter holiday. The uprising ultimately failed but set into motion the conditions needed for Ireland to fully gain independence in 1922 from the United Kingdom.
The term, "Trevelyan's Genocide" is commonly used interchangeably with the Irish Potato Famine by Irish people, to reference Sir Charles Trevelyan. Trevelyan was a British politician with anti-Irish sentiment and is mostly to blame for the death of millions of Irish people, and the subsequent desperate migration away from the island.
Suggested by my dear friend Evan.
Audio in question is "The Easter Lily / The Foxhunter's Reel - The Young Wolfe Tones"
(Sorry I haven't uploaded in a while, my computer broke a few days after posting my last video, and I had just gotten a new one. Uploads should be more frequent now.)

[@zacharieelfali3401]

Some naming mistakes in the video: 0:32 it's not "Liz Furrow" but Liz O'Farrell, a Cumann na Mban member who participated in the Easter Rising. It's also not the "Countas" but the "Cuntaois", the Irish word for "countess", in reference to Constance Markievicz. 2:11 It's not O'Halleran but Michael O'Hanrahan, who was executed after the Easter Rising. It is also not "John Houston" but Sean Heuston, who was a member of Fianna Eireann and who was executed following the Easter Rising 2:18 It's not Michael Gunn, but Michael Gaughan, a Provo who died in a British prison in 1974. It also isn't MacSweeny but Terence MacSwiney, the mayor of Cork who died of a hunger strike after being arrested by the Anglos in 1920.

[@JohnJohnson-jr6hp]

I've been wondering about those names for so long! Thanks!

[@seanhartnett79]

Yep.

[@marcosnogueira1082]

Wonderful music, tune, lyrics. Those men shall live forever in the memory of those who truly cherish liberty.

[@CaptainChip501]

Agreed.

[@thepiratepenguin4465]

Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom, to be sovereign and indefeasible

That word I do not think it means what you think it means.

[@RyanTheMan000]

Those who are having trouble looking up Liz Furrow, The lyrics are wrong Its actually saying Liz Farrell Or her full name Elizabeth O'Farrell Nickname Nurse Farrel Case you're having trouble looking up who the part of the song is about. Hello from Dublin btw 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@theconfederacyofindependen7268]

As far as I and most of Ireland is concerned, the song is named "Eastern Lily"

[@bidenobama1234]

@@theconfederacyofindependen7268 Its definitely named Easter Lily, because its named after the plant, also it happened over the easter holiday

[@danielescalantedemedeiros.]

WE ARE MAKING IT TO UNIFICATION WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

Be carefull what you wish for, Ulster will come with a lot of baggage, orange baggage, do you really want that lot in as part of your country

[@danielescalantedemedeiros.]

@@Pumpherstonsmith No, I'm Spanish 🤑

[@Pumpherstonsmith]

@@danielescalantedemedeiros.You`ll be alright just stay away from Benidorm.

[@U.S._Army_MP]

@@Pumpherstonsmith as a Irishman yeah no problem, they will either like it or leave, half of em dont want to be here anyway

[@oliversherman2414]

​@@U.S._Army_MPNorthern Ireland doesn't want to be part of your nation

[@aarongreenakacavemonster904]

Love my country proud i am ..

[@theconfederacyofindependen7268]

I'm not sure, but I'm happy you're proud about Ireland, a country you call home, as proud as I'm proud of Texas i call home

LOL no comparison.

[@NightspeakerR]

As a Mexican, your fellows helped us with the American invasion of Mexico so I am glad to wear a Easter Lily as gratitude to your people 🇨🇮🇲🇽

[@boohoo79]

​@@NightspeakerROur flag 🇮🇪👍

[@user-jv4yv3pn1g]

It is sad that they forget to mention Joseph Plunkett when mentioning the names of the leaders of 16...

[@user-im3vh3pe6v]

Great song. Love it. Delighted this hasn't been hijacked by any far right idiots. It clearly shows that we have broken free...we now stand tall...and we have a responsibility to help others who now go through what our forefathers and foremothers went through. It's a privilege that we can help others who remind us of our own past.

[@paulhung3648]

nice job with the accurate explenation in the description and the video overall but why did you cut it off so soon? there wouldve been more music before the video actually ended.

[@Mahdio]

Honestly, it was all a personal choice, I just wanted to capture the lyrics and their meaning rather than just the instrumental, also it’s a lot easier to loop if you’re just trying to learn or understand the words. Thanks though, glad you enjoyed :)

[@maureenurquhart]

Never heard this song before Love it Erin Go Braugh and Soar Alba 💚☘️💚🍀💚🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

[@coleenquinn3761]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 always fight for freedom we do

[@MegaTRUTH007]

So why did you give it up to Brussels ? 🤷‍♂️

[@NinjaTV90]

​@MegaTRUTH007 wdym

[@MegaTRUTH007]

@@NinjaTV90 Any member of the EU is subject to the control of a foreign power based in Brussels ! The rebels that sacrificed their lives to break up the union didn’t do so to be subjected to anyone else !

[@jmthepaperboy7813]

I love this song during the afternoon ❤ 🇨🇮

[@samstewart4807]

if I go to flower shop- and ask for an easter lily will they know what I want?

[@sonnykeithley9500]

I always wear my Easter lily on my beret with a county sligo tartan kilt. Erin go bragh

[@barrettblues1626]

'MOOOOOON THE 'RAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

[@juttakuller430]

What about Constance de Markiewicz? No Song for her?

[@thatbritishmallard]

I believe the 'Contas' should be 'Countess'; so she is mentioned

[@salimbegum3179]

Yes your right thank 😊 🤲💫💯💯💯❣️💕❣️💕❣️🤲🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸you.......🎉🎉🎉❤...

[@Pyotr_bagration1805]

I spammed this to my English friend

[@gabhanachdenogla8342]

'Eire' without the fada means burden - 'Éire' with the fada is Ireland.

[@skippership7]

Can someone help me out on this please? Who was Liz Furrow during the Easter Rising please? I obviously know who Winifred Carney was and her Webley pistol and obviously I know who Liz (Elizabeth) "O'Farrell" was, but who was Liz Furrow please? Thanks. And it should be "Countess" (Markievicz) not Contas and and I think it should be either Eamonn Ceannt or Thomas Kent (both executed in 1916) not Eamonn Kent (suspect it's Eamonn Ceannt the great Uilleann Piper and signatory). And it should be MacDermott not MacDermont (but it should be Mac Diarmada really).

[@Mahdio]

Hey! Sorry for such a late response, I’m not Irish or of Irish descent (so sorry for the misspelling of the surnames) but I tried researching it myself and couldn’t find much on Liz Furrow. Perhaps a native Irish can shed some light?

[@thebestsibling4525]

I believe Liz Furrow in this song is just a misspelling of Liz O'Farrell. Other versions of this song never mention a Liz Furrow. My research into it also came up empty, which is odd since if there was a Liz Furrow who fought in 1916 - she would be well documented.

[@botodin6979]

@@thebestsibling4525 Definitely Elizabeth O'Farrell. These are the wrong lyrics.

[@user-cw3wm9lx7w]

@@Mahdio yep as a scholar can comfirm skipperskips corrections is right.

[@user-ei8po6vn6m]

🇺🇦❤️🇮🇪

[@Civilwar.relics]

Why doesn't it have the harp with the lady that stands against romantic nationalism?

[@U.S._Army_MP]

Our originsl flag of Éire is blue, the one in the thumbnail is Dublin flag

[@NinjaTV90]

The blue flag is also Presidential standard

[@U.S._Army_MP]

@@NinjaTV90 right you are lad

[@squimbio]

Originally from the kingdom of ireland, which was a client state of the english. Green represents the men of the modern age who have died for Ireland@@U.S._Army_MP

[@U.S._Army_MP]

@@squimbio atleast we are free now

[@ZaShaRo-go9lf]

Not irish but i love this cuz is anti english (i am not racist on them i am romanian,scottish and bit english myself)

[@botodin6979]

These lyrics are 100% wrong! Where on earth did you even get them? An AI bot?!

[@browningmaxus5360]

Need to get out of Europe now

[@themanwiththeplan728]

Sweden until they joined NATO

[@blahdblah235]

right now, i wear an easter lily for the people of palestine. just as we are always fighting for irish freedom, so must we fight for all oppressed people.

[@elih9700]

And the jews have never been oppressed?

[@Irelandforever609]

Right now and always nether king or kazers nor Zionist or jihadi Only Eire Keep a eye on your own garden before you tend others

[@National-I]

Palestine is as bad as the rest of the middle east and israel so leave this song for the Irish and get the fuck out of europe

[@s.gallagher4851]

@@Irelandforever609 sadly that isn't the way the world works nowadays. What's happening over there impacts us over here.

[@Irelandforever609]

@@s.gallagher4851 it impacts us because of globalism which can be traced back to the WEF which then can be traced back to your local politicians

[@MuslimHanbali]

An Easter Lilly is worn for Palestine today. Victory and glory to the brave resistance 🌱.

[@NoodleBerry]

Jesus Christ that last verse felt way too close to modern day Palestine

[@odonnchada9994]

Your Wear It For Jesus Christ Our Lord Who Rose From The Dead. ☘️✝️🇮🇪🕊

[@s.gallagher4851]

Wearing my lily for Palestine 🇵🇸 🇮🇪

[@OlgaH1999]

Hypocrite.

[@ReinhardtGuderian]

This is an Irish song not a Palestinian Song (for the people who are using this for the Israeli-Palestine Conflict)

[@goliraman]

Two countries united by one struggle

[@smeg9751]

As an Irish person I support Palestine and have absolutely no problem with people seeing Palestine and their struggle in this song. It's really not a big problem.

[@RobairtO-Dhoilingta-n16420]

The story of Ireland is the story of Palestine 🇮🇪🇵🇸✊

[@karbidson7616]

Mach die Fresse zu Reinhardt.

[@chesterzimmerman7752]

Agreed with the current Muslim invasion of Europe you would think people would use this as a song of inspiration to resist

[@chesterzimmerman7752]

All our white brothers will be free we must focus on Europe EUROPE FOR EUROPEANS IRELAND FOR THE IRISH

[@karbidson7616]

The IRA was leftist bro.

[@oliversherman2414]

Long Live Our Glorious North! 🇬🇧

[@RobairtO-Dhoilingta-n16420]

Go on home British soldiers, go on home 🇮🇪