"The Rising of the Moon" - Irish Rebellion of 1798 Ballad

"The Rising of the Moon" is an Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen, led by Wolfe Tone, against British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
Lyrics:
Oh then, tell me Seán O'Farrell, tell me why you hurry so?
"Hush a bhuachaill, hush and listen", and his cheeks were all aglow,
"I bear orders from the captain:- get you ready quick and soon
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon"
By the rising of the moon, by the rising of the moon,
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon
"And come tell me Seán O'Farrell where the gath'rin is to be?"
"In the old spot by the river, right well known to you and me.
One more word for signal token:- whistle out the marchin' tune,
With your pike upon your shoulder, by the rising of the moon."
By the rising of the moon, by the rising of the moon
With your pike upon your shoulder, by the rising of the moon.
Out from many a mud wall cabin eyes were watching through the night,
Many a manly chest was throbbing, for the blessed morning light.
Murmurs ran along the valleys like the banshee's lonely croon
And a thousand pikes were flashing at the rising of the moon.
At the rising of the moon, at the rising of the moon.
And a thousand pikes were flashing by the rising of the moon.
There beside the singing river that black mass of men was seen,
High above their shining weapons flew their own beloved green.
"Death to every foe and traitor! Forward strike the marching tune."
And hurrah my boys for freedom; 'tis the rising of the moon".
Tis the rising of the moon, tis the rising of the moon
And hurrah my boys for freedom; 'Tis the rising of the moon".
Well they fought for poor old Ireland, and full bitter was their fate,
Oh what glorious pride and sorrow, fills the name of ninety-eight!
Yet, thank God, e'en still are beating hearts in manhood burning noon,
Who would follow in their footsteps, at the risin' of the moon
At the rising of the moon, At the rising of the moon
Who would follow in their footsteps, at the risin' of the moon.

[@maryconnolly5581]

I dont need lyrics this song is in my heart 💚

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

It's up there for me, I personally prefer God to save Ireland the most

[@noahdonovan1618]

Facts

[@valerienisbet]

😢

[@vivianlemottee3291]

My favourite rebel song.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪​@@FionanUaMurchadha

[@user-vi6wf4gh9x]

Wife material ☘️

[@paulcollis7651]

Having wandered all over the beautiful country and seen the areas where rebels were buried in unmarked mass graves in the rising of 1798 this brings tears to my eyes and pride to my heart. Men with no military training standing up to and fighting highly trained british troops with pikes and clubs. Doomed to fail but for generations after REMEMBER THE MEN OF 98 must have inspired every rebel. Now we rule ourselves and just need unity with the north.God bless Ireland 🇮🇪

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

Unity with the Northern people will happen when the protestants know they can feel safe in the arrangement after all it is the meaning of the flag

[@jimreilly917]

Respectfully from the USA…does the Republic rule itself? The Celtic Tiger roared in the 90s but the EU seems to be recolonizing Ireland with forced Muslim migration. My grandparents were from Ireland and I doubt they’d recognize it. 🇺🇸🦅🇮🇪

[@otiebrown9999]

Americans fought with rifles. Britain lost.

[@Nobles94]

Love to Ireland from Croatia 🇭🇷☘️🇮🇪

[@floridaman1483]

Happy Saint Patrick's Day ☘️

[@CaledonianGaisgeach]

Happy Saint Patricks today to a 32 county socialist republic!

[@vivianlemottee3291]

Fantastic rendition.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I sang this song at the school talent show in the 8th grade.

[@Graeme-jr1dd]

Love that mo chárá. Well done 👍 🇮🇪💚

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@Graeme-jr1dd thanks

[@Graeme-jr1dd]

@@marvinthemaniac7698 very very welcome 🙏💚

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@Graeme-jr1dd anytime 😊

[@Graeme-jr1dd]

@@marvinthemaniac7698 your more than welcome Mo chara ,I’ve been in hospital so sorry I apologise for the late reply,good 🍀 to ye sir. Ma GOD bless ye and archangel Michael to protect ye and be a warrior by yer side!! Go to the top of the class!! Just said a special rosary 📿 prayer for ye💚🤍🧡

[@emilianobaldi5524]

Thank you Ireland for give us one of your bravest sons 🇦🇷🇮🇪

[@GeraldWilson-pe7dn]

This American lad whose ancestors from Ireland 🇮🇪 are O'Brien and Boland my heart and soul is aflame with this ballad!!

[@justa.american8303]

God bless Ireland. May Ireland find the destiny she so richly deserves.

[@lorenzoallegro285]

God bless Ireland and the Irish, I am italian but if there's a country and a People that will have my undying love and simpathy it's Ireland and the Irish. United by the hate for the Britsh and our Catholic faith, long live our two countries ❤

[@tomasofaolain3117]

I'm from Ireland living in Lexington SC people here hate Irish Catholic unbelievable here in the USA good luck to Italian rugby team

[@cuhulainsblood]

@@tomasofaolain3117 keep the faith Latin Mass is the way to go.

[@patwynne8373]

Please don't hate the British, certain people know how many of them Truly feel, all brits are not bad. May God save ERIN -GO -BRAITH.😢

[@jeanettekavanagh9539]

​@@tomasofaolain3117 pack your bag's and come home. The yanks are no different than the brits.

[@josephcullen4945]

Much love to beautiful, amazing Italia from this Irishman!

[@johnhoward374]

May heaven smile on every child that loves the shamrock shore 🍀

[@yoshii63]

As I start to make an edit of this song with the exact same version of said song we get this. Bro idk how much coincidences happened this week But yeah anyways wonderful job lad!

[@IrishWealdstoneRaider]

My relative died in that battle. God bless Wexford. ❤

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

@IrishWealdstoneRaider wait who? My relative is father John of boolavogue

[@IrishWealdstoneRaider]

@@FionanUaMurchadha Kelly from Wexford

[@Rebmulrooneyward]

My dad was a musician, and always said the Irish had great musicality. Im English (sorry) and do enjoy English folk, but will definitely admit Irish traditional music is superior. Perhaps it is the passion and spirit behind their quest for freedom that produced great songs.

[@jimtom4878]

I agree

[@ЈевђенијеЈулијанЈ.Димитријевић]

Serbia remembers 10th Irish Division, Love to you all, Sisters and Brothers. 💚🍀🌳🌾☀️🇮🇪🇷🇸

[@johnrockyryan]

Serbia a beatiful country and home of possibly the greatest genius the world has ever seen Nikola Tesla, love to the Serbia 🇷🇸 🤝 🇮🇪

[@johnrockyryan]

We are a special group of people theres a reason why we are respected the world over for our bravery and loyalty, WE ARE SPECIAL BE PROUD MY FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS BE FUCKING PROUD!!! 🇮🇪

[@otiebrown9999]

My Irish relatives gave up on the British sense of justice. They moved to America, 1805.

[@monaghan5475]

Thank God not all of the Irish ran away, unlike those true Irish who stayed to fight those British injustices.

[@Lescouzec]

❤ from Paris France

[@catherinemitchell1443]

Beautiful song, know it from childhood 😊

[@johnconnor2054]

Great song 🎵☘️

[@markkavanagh4457]

Great song, my Da taught this to me as a child..

[@anomonyous]

Excellent upload. Thank you. People always neglect the historical importance of music.

[@oldgeezerproductions]

This song of Seán O'Farrell's pike against the Brown Bess Musket is certainly stirring and well played and sung. Indeed, "full bitter was their fate." Decades ago I was at Vinegar Hill outside of Enniscorthy, Ireland and had related to me the tragedy that occurred there when pikes went against muskets and untrained Irishmen went against perhaps the world's best disciplined and drilled and superbly armed professional soldiers. Even to this day, the ideals of the United Irishmen of 1798 haven't been entirely realized, but Ireland has certainly come a long, long way.

[@callumbush1]

Ireland for the Irish

[@PeterBaumann-r6f]

😊 great song ! Hurray to the Irishman ❤

[@DCCCXVII]

Great song!

[@kaikirchner4965]

God bless my Irish For father's

[@stevetillcock7361]

First time I heard this was in the movie Farewell to The King.

[@coreyfarrow9340]

Singing sirens and our magical Harp

[@terryhall6766]

Ireland needs these men now to save it from the politicians who have betrayed them with influxes of migrants . If ever there was a time to sing this song it is now. The echo throughout IRELAND…….. THE RISING OF THE MOON . IRELAND WILL NEVER DIE….

[@kamilfiryn]

You get those migrants and teach them Irish history so they become proud and thankful for a chance to live in Ireland. Polish immigrant here who lived in Waterford for 10 years and in the meantime learned your history, seen sacred places where your heroes died, learned mandolin, bouzouki, jigs and reels, played and sang rebel songs in pubs while working full time day job. So I'm telling you honestly you could be proud of most of migrants if you just help them to socialise and blend into irish culture.

[@notascientist709]

@@kamilfiryn im not sure how many poles have murdered women and children over there

[@jimtom4878]

I'm Irish american it sucks being on the sideline

[@R_Arizona]

@@kamilfiryn I think the person is referencing those Muslims that are invading, refusing to conform, and wanting to take over to create Shariah Law, just like they are doing in every other country they're invading.

[@_R.L]

@@kamilfirynsome are not here to assimilate they are here to change Ireland to their ways that’s what he is talking about

[@1GUNSQUIRREL]

I see a thousand pikes flashing every day

[@celticwarlord4204]

HUSH MBUACHAILL HUSH AND LISTEN...

[@steveotoole2965]

In my ancestors and family today we even stayed during the famine and the clans and blood runs through eire.

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

You're American arent you? 🤣

[@steveotoole2965]

@@FionanUaMurchadha born and bred in west Ireland haha

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

@@steveotoole2965 Sorry just had to make sure, sounds like an American response and spelling Éire wrong really clinched it in my mind 🤣

[@steveotoole2965]

@@FionanUaMurchadha it depends lol how demanding you wanna be

[@jimtom4878]

​@@FionanUaMurchadhaI'm Irish american I'd rather be lmao

[@vespid1277]

I think I've heard this as a US civil war song, "the army of the free"

[@wilsonclark9009]

There is also a confederate tune which is where I first heard it. The Wearing of the Gray.

[@duckpange]

@@wilsonclark9009 theres also wearing of the green!! scotland da brave and some song that had the lyrics "me father he was orange and me mother she was green"

[@werewolf5674]

Great fighting song. To a United Ireland. 🇮🇪

[@yaboybouttaturnisraelintoi7329]

come home 💙🤍💚

[@notascientist709]

TND from donbabwe

[@hankscorpion5016]

Can you bring this lionhearted spirit against the invading dark horde?

[@eoinhudson5073]

Who’s the group singing this version? Can’t find them for the life of me

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

I actually dont know I dowloaded someone elses verision and am desperate find it. 🤣

[@paddyultach3154]

It’s a group called Na Casaidigh

[@philipbrennan4214]

​@@paddyultach3154 Na Casaidigh is The Cassidys in English. The group consists of six brothers who were born in the Donegal Gaeltacht and whose first language was Irish.

[@saoirse7098]

Get ready to come home to help

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

Help with what?

[@vivianlemottee3291]

The ultimate rebel song.❤🇦🇺❤️🇮🇪😁

[@ZeusMyhero]

ACTIVE

[@kenfitzell4771]

I recommend The Year of the French by Thomas Flanagan for a wonderfully written "fiction" account of this period of Irish history.

[@ZeusMyhero]

WHEN🙏❤WHEN❤️🙏

[@Barreto19_]

Who is the band of this ballad?

[@johns3544]

Doblners I beleave. I could have spelled it wrong

[@damirsirotic052]

Was it a good one or?

[@CL-vb2qt]

They got their independence in 1921 so I’m guessing this one didn’t go to plan

[@lauritorni4879]

The 1798 Rebellion ended in failure

[@loganparker180]

Ehh this was the last riseing when the north and south were together for freedom and total control protestants Catholics and Presbyterians

[@Watchtone]

Mildly interesting fact: this song uses the same melody as ‘19 Men’ and ‘Reverend Ian Paisley’

[@pintoffanta2510]

And the orange and the green, the wearing of the green, and the civil war tunes: army of the free and wearing of the grey

[@johns3544]

​@@pintoffanta2510Dont tread on me. 😉

[@сергейорлов-т4б]

Свободу Ирландии!

[@francescodeluca5611]

❤❤❤

[@epicdude8860]

Which band did this?

[@konraddusinski3193]

🦈

[@angus7278]

🇮🇪❤🇵🇸

[@daboss9200]

Irish!!!….Brits out

[@FionanUaMurchadha]

So do you not like the Scots and the Welsh?

[@HerrKendys_Kulturkanal]

Long live Great Britain, God save King George

[@urban8540]

Cesspit

[@chezisgud7069]

You’ve alerted the horde

[@chezisgud7069]

@@urban8540 👍

[@helenaville5939]

You're finished. You have become a reflection of our past misdeeds. It's called natural justice.

[@williamwallace-m4v]

Where are the brave of Ireland? Was it for this the wild geese spread the grey wing upon every tide? For this that all the blood was shed? For this Edward Fitzgerald died? And Robert Emmet and Wolf Tone? All that delirium of the brave?

[@_R.L]

Yes how quickly some have forgotten their history and what was done to their kin from the British and from the Barbers and now from the EU

[@helenaville5939]

@@_R.L 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣