This song is not only for the Irish , the Scots or the English but it’s also held in a very high level by the Australian and New Zealand troops as they were there as well ...
Willie Mcbride was from Co Armagh Northern Ireland, there were 2 men from Co Armagh with the same name that fought in France in ww1 it’s not known which one it’s about .
@@colinelliott8417 a knew this sang when it first came out before the furies got hold of it. eric bogle has never ever mentioned the nationality of the soldier. it will include an irish soldier like it will a scots or welsh,engish or any other.
@@brucecollins641yes but he mentioned the grave he visited for inspiration. By connecting the doubts it was found to be about a presbyterian county armagh soldier from near Keady who was in the 9th Battalion 'Tyrone Volunteers'
@@tjclarke1892 a knew this sang as no mans land when it first came out. it was not about any individual soldier. it was when the furies got hold of it did the irish media make out it was about an irish soldier. it will quite rightly include one.. eric has never ever mentioned the nationality, he used the name macbride because it rhymed with graveside. noo, in his interview with an irish tv crew he mistakenly said macbride was an irish name but it's scottish. he also said it was a subtle hint about the anti-irish sentiment in britain(in all ma years a never seen any). in all his interviews before that he has never mentioned that. he was most likely saying that to keep in favour with the irish because their his biggest money earners.(royalties). if you watch his interview with the irish tv crew you will quite clearly hear him state.....people think this is the grave a sat down ,it's not.....there were also two scots willie macbrides also in that cemetery. he also stated he wrote it about all the soldiers in that cemetery. noo, he also talks in detail about the scots pipe tune the fleurs o the forest which is traditionally played at scots soldiers gravesides, would that be a counter subtle hint he was scottish......no..because he has never ever mentioned the soldiers nationality. as a scot a would never claim it was about a scots soldier because he has never mentioned the nationality. he clearly states in his interview he wrote it for all the soldiers in that cemetery.
That Irish accent is brilliant fair play to you irish we could do with that sort or carisma in England now days love from Lancashire may Ireland and it’s music know the pride we have when visiting your country best of luck
A good song to the memory of Willie Mcbride,a member of the Inniskilling Fusiliers,fought for Britain believing it would bring freedom to Ireland, he was an ardent home ruler and supported an independent Ireland.He should be remembered with pride.
He fought for freedom alright, he fought for BRITAIN! Ireland was ALWAYS free. Willie McBride was a soldier of the Inniskilling Fusiliers who gave his life for his King and Country. Better he died fighting liberating Europe from the German military dictatorship rather than come home and be murdered in cold blood by their fascist allies in Ireland.
@@tjclarke1892 I'm pretty sure at least 3 Willie Mcbrides served in ww1. This song is about a specific grave, but I'm not sure which of the three its about.
@Eyeling the guy who wrote it mentioned a specific graveyard he sat in whilst writing it ( can't remember which one) but in that graveyard there was only one Willie McBride. He was a presbyterian from Keady. And if that is the person, then he was a member of the Ulster Volunteers.
The song is called No Man's Land not Willie McBride or Green Fields of France. It isn't about any particular WIllie McBride either thats just the name the author decided to used.
Not true! It is about a specific grave, containing Willie Mcbride, who he found while visiting the graves. But the song could be interpreted as being about any soldier who fought in ww1.
The Red ✋ is Irish and always was.. Ulster up here we are different, because we are Ulster regardless of what groups you belong or you believe you belong. We are all Ulster men and women catholic and protestant alike British or Irish or both. We are all the nine counties of Ulster the Red Hand ✋.
@sarahooxo i don't think it's just about one solider (willie mcbride) i think it is about people who have fought and died in WW1, but they thought they were fighting for a better future without war but they died for nothing since it all happened again and it's still happening today
im pretty sure i have the draft of this song i will need to see but im sure i got it and many songs in the original draft yrs ago 20+ i will find these books and pages
On another note,THE RED HAND OF ULSTER is not a loyalist symbol.It was in Ireland long before the Ulster Plantations began.It is the symbol that was used to represent the O`Neill clan and the 9 counties of Ulster.
The McBride name is of Donegal the song represented the fallen no matter where they're from. The song may have been written by a Australian Scot but of Irish ancestors. There are many people out there around the globe that have Irish ancestors with Irish names this not including the many that know that they are the Irish diaspora but to those have yet to find out more about where they come from.
@craigs8772 If the song is about a particular actual person, and there is no evidence as to what person it actually was, then Bogle knew nothing of his history or where he came from anyway. Just a name picked at random because McBride rhymed with graveside. :-)
William McBride was from Coatbridge and although born in Scotland was of Irish extraction. I do not know if he volunteered or was conscipted but he certainly died in 1916.
Well an IRISH soldier dying in 1916 would mean that he VOLUNTERED to fight for BRITAIN beause there was no conscription in Ireland before 1918. Therefore it isn't exactly a Fenian song LOL.
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This song is not only for the Irish , the Scots or the English but it’s also held in a very high level by the Australian and New Zealand troops as they were there as well ...
Willie Mcbride was from Co Armagh Northern Ireland, there were 2 men from Co Armagh with the same name that fought in France in ww1 it’s not known which one it’s about .
@@colinelliott8417 a knew this sang when it first came out before the furies got hold of it. eric bogle has never ever mentioned the nationality of the soldier. it will include an irish soldier like it will a scots or welsh,engish or any other.
@@brucecollins641yes but he mentioned the grave he visited for inspiration. By connecting the doubts it was found to be about a presbyterian county armagh soldier from near Keady who was in the 9th Battalion 'Tyrone Volunteers'
@@tjclarke1892 a knew this sang as no mans land when it first came out. it was not about any individual soldier. it was when the furies got hold of it did the irish media make out it was about an irish soldier. it will quite rightly include one.. eric has never ever mentioned the nationality, he used the name macbride because it rhymed with graveside. noo, in his interview with an irish tv crew he mistakenly said macbride was an irish name but it's scottish. he also said it was a subtle hint about the anti-irish sentiment in britain(in all ma years a never seen any). in all his interviews before that he has never mentioned that. he was most likely saying that to keep in favour with the irish because their his biggest money earners.(royalties). if you watch his interview with the irish tv crew you will quite clearly hear him state.....people think this is the grave a sat down ,it's not.....there were also two scots willie macbrides also in that cemetery. he also stated he wrote it about all the soldiers in that cemetery. noo, he also talks in detail about the scots pipe tune the fleurs o the forest which is traditionally played at scots soldiers gravesides, would that be a counter subtle hint he was scottish......no..because he has never ever mentioned the soldiers nationality. as a scot a would never claim it was about a scots soldier because he has never mentioned the nationality. he clearly states in his interview he wrote it for all the soldiers in that cemetery.
@@brucecollins641 I'm not saying its about one specific soldier. But the literal grave and inspiration where he saw the name Willie Mcbride
boys u could not sa no more this song is class. it brings water to ur eyes
willie mcbride, what a legend you deserve the vc and a lot more G.B.N.F.G
That Irish accent is brilliant fair play to you irish we could do with that sort or carisma in England now days love from Lancashire may Ireland and it’s music know the pride we have when visiting your country best of luck
he was just a soldier not a hun or a tim.great song.
R.i.p willie true loyalist no surrender F.T.P W.A.T.P
Bless him, we celebrate his heroism every November 11th and 12th of July.
Willie Mcbride loyal to the crown
Always a fucking little shadow dwelling mutant reprobate bastard. LOOOL KINGRAT. JONNYSANKTHELOTOFYOUS
See loyalist myself but doubt he was fighting for the crown. And damys. Or however you spell that inbred name. STFU you wee troglodyte
Love this song blfb 1977
Good wee song
A good song to the memory of Willie Mcbride,a member of the Inniskilling Fusiliers,fought for Britain believing it would bring freedom to Ireland, he was an ardent home ruler and supported an independent Ireland.He should be remembered with pride.
He fought for freedom alright, he fought for BRITAIN! Ireland was ALWAYS free. Willie McBride was a soldier of the Inniskilling Fusiliers who gave his life for his King and Country. Better he died fighting liberating Europe from the German military dictatorship rather than come home and be murdered in cold blood by their fascist allies in Ireland.
He was a presbyterian from county armagh who it's believed was in the 1912 Ulster Volunteers...
@@tjclarke1892 I'm pretty sure at least 3 Willie Mcbrides served in ww1. This song is about a specific grave, but I'm not sure which of the three its about.
@Eyeling the guy who wrote it mentioned a specific graveyard he sat in whilst writing it ( can't remember which one) but in that graveyard there was only one Willie McBride. He was a presbyterian from Keady. And if that is the person, then he was a member of the Ulster Volunteers.
The song is called No Man's Land not Willie McBride or Green Fields of France. It isn't about any particular WIllie McBride either thats just the name the author decided to used.
Well by the hints given by Eric Bogle about what graveside he visited, a group of researchers found the inspiration for the song
Not true! It is about a specific grave, containing Willie Mcbride, who he found while visiting the graves. But the song could be interpreted as being about any soldier who fought in ww1.
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@scotsbhoy20 eric bogle has a live version of him singing t and palying live BUT BUT BUT i like this version it just soo sooo brings a tear to my eye
The Red ✋ is Irish and always was..
Ulster up here we are different, because we are Ulster regardless of what groups you belong or you believe you belong.
We are all Ulster men and women catholic and protestant alike British or Irish or both. We are all the nine counties of Ulster the Red Hand ✋.
@sarahooxo
i don't think it's just about one solider (willie mcbride) i think it is about people who have fought and died in WW1, but they thought they were fighting for a better future without war but they died for nothing since it all happened again and it's still happening today
im pretty sure i have the draft of this song
i will need to see but im sure
i got it and many songs in the original draft yrs ago 20+ i will find these books and pages
On another note,THE RED HAND OF ULSTER is not a loyalist symbol.It was in Ireland long before the Ulster Plantations began.It is the symbol that was used to represent the O`Neill clan and the 9 counties of Ulster.
The McBride name is of Donegal the song represented the fallen no matter where they're from.
The song may have been written by a Australian Scot but of Irish ancestors.
There are many people out there around the globe that have Irish ancestors with Irish names this not including the many that know that they are the Irish diaspora but to those have yet to find out more about where they come from.
Al show u lot a tune
How sad to stain a human story. No one can take away that type of honor on youtube.
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@craigs8772 If the song is about a particular actual person, and there is no evidence as to what person it actually was, then Bogle knew nothing of his history or where he came from anyway. Just a name picked at random because McBride rhymed with graveside. :-)
@Andulsi cuz the red hand is on the Ulster flag. And since Northern Ireland is 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster,i'd say thats why.
No more brother wars
This isn't "Irish music". It's a great song written by a Scots-Australian (Eric Bogle).
LWF
William McBride was from Coatbridge and although born in Scotland was of Irish extraction. I do not know if he volunteered or was conscipted but he certainly died in 1916.
the song is actually called "the Green fields of France"
Well an IRISH soldier dying in 1916 would mean that he VOLUNTERED to fight for BRITAIN beause there was no conscription in Ireland before 1918. Therefore it isn't exactly a Fenian song LOL.
Noop i NEVER claimed it was "an Irish song" Amadan?????!
first sang by THE FUREYS nothing to do with ulster scots . im an ulster scot my self, but i think people should get facts before pride.
Funny how both communities like his song.Why do Unionists use the red hand as their symbol. It was a symbol of the old Gaelic Lords they displaced?
so??
the fureys where the verry verry first, the real sangers??
the where the original??
This isnt anything to do with "Ulster music" this is an anti war song?? Typical loyalists stealing again!
certainly not a loyalist song.
Maybe, "oor" willie "SCOTTISH Annual, book 🍆
TERRIBLE LOYALIST INFUSED VERSION of this brilliant song.