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| − | *'''Shan Van Vocht''' - "poor old woman" | + | * '''Shan Van Vocht:''' (''Hiberno-English'') "poor old woman" (Irish: ''seanbhean bhocht''), a symbol of Ireland found in the Nationalistic songs and poems about the sacrifice and martyrdom of Ireland to Norman and English rule → she invokes the image of ALP |
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Ni_Houlihan Kathleen ni Houlihan] | + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Ni_Houlihan Kathleen ni Houlihan], as portrayed in William Butler Yeat's play, is a more recent form of the "poor old woman" who calls upon the men of Ireland to fight against the Colonial powers |
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| + | * '''''The Shan Van Vocht'':''' (''song'') a nationistic song about the Year of the French (1798) and the United Irishmen's rebellion against English rule | ||
Latest revision as of 10:51, 3 April 2011
- Shan Van Vocht: (Hiberno-English) "poor old woman" (Irish: seanbhean bhocht), a symbol of Ireland found in the Nationalistic songs and poems about the sacrifice and martyrdom of Ireland to Norman and English rule → she invokes the image of ALP
- Kathleen ni Houlihan, as portrayed in William Butler Yeat's play, is a more recent form of the "poor old woman" who calls upon the men of Ireland to fight against the Colonial powers
- The Shan Van Vocht: (song) a nationistic song about the Year of the French (1798) and the United Irishmen's rebellion against English rule
