The Wolfe Tones- The Smashing of the van

[@LimerickLad25]

One of the finest Irish republican songs of all time but a song you wouldn't here much at all !! fair play again to the mighty Wolfe Tones !

[@strainmeister]

Hello chrissypp23. Thanks for that. I am from Glasgow Scotland and I am Scots Irish. There was a similar incident in the 20s in Glasgow when two IRA men were being transported to a gaol. On the way to the prison, there were two men who hid in manholes !!! They appeared and shot the police van and the prisoners escaped! This is our version of the smashing of the van. My very old friends mother hid them in a house for three months and they were set free...cheers mate.

[@debbiebrady7221]

Col Strain

[@zoepardee9545]

The first version of this song I ever heard was by Chumbawamba which is on a vinyl copy of an album I have by them. I'm glad I was reccommended this vid.

[@BeltandBraces]

Hail the lancashire fenians.

[@LimerickLad25]

Yeah , I've heard that version , It's a mighty version too ! you can't beat a strong deep powerful voice singing a fine republican song !

[@climbingseal]

"God save Ireland" is based on this event too, right?

[@mnby4as3]

I'm from Manchester - proud of this history

[@odonnchada9994]

God Bless All Fenians.☘🇮🇪💚

[@MajorBerk1089]

@strainmeister The prisoner, not prisoners, never escaped. The door got jammed and it took hours for the prison staff to get it open when it reached the prison.

[@debbiebrady7221]

MajorBerk1089

[@hughokane5893]

www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/sep/26/manchester-fenians-martyrs-prison-van-charles-brett

[@haroldbryant4780]

Thanks to Erica Veil for directing me to this.

[@patricknorthrup7708]

Good luck guys. I'd join the IRA too but I'm American so I don't know how well that would work. Being a minor doesn't help either. Any way both Scotland and Ireland should show the Brits how Paddies and scots can fight! I'm scotch Irish too so I do sympathize with the Nationalists.

[@dougiet1999]

Yes! Im scottish but my gran is irish, its a shame we didnt get independence but the fight goes on, down with the crown!

[@patricknorthrup7708]

+dougiebhoy1888 I figured that out a long time ago. I'm only a quarter Scots Irish though. Rest is Irish catholic and British

[@patricknorthrup7708]

+dougiebhoy1888 I know. I'm from America, but my Great great Grandfather was an orangeman (on my mom's side) as was my grandmother (again mom's side) but then on my dad's side it's all English and Irish catholic

[@GogsGamers]

Forget about your Welsh Celtic brothers then aye.

[@GogsGamers]

Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth, fy ni yma o hyd a bydd yr iaith Gymraeg yn fyw!

[@kevinlamitie8210]

i.when i getb back home to Belfast ll hells gunna break lose IM GETIN TYHE ENGLISH OUT OF EIRE ONCE N FOR ALL.n im going to be the king of Ireland

[@b1gbro93]

@strainmeister thats why SCOTLAND AND IRELAND ARE BROTHERS TILL THE END!!!! soon our celtic lands will be free the brits will fall and we will break and push them till they fall to the rock bottom and we will drink untill we are sober well us irish will hah