{"id":344,"date":"2013-09-07T22:32:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T22:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2014-08-18T22:34:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T22:34:59","slug":"reaction-and-reflection-on-rebellion-re-enactment-in-ballinamuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/reaction-and-reflection-on-rebellion-re-enactment-in-ballinamuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaction and Reflection on Rebellion Re-enactment in Ballinamuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2682\" style=\"width: 1269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cattle-Graze-by-the-Croppys-Grave-in-Ballinamuck.jpg\" alt=\"Cattle Graze by the Croppys Grave in Ballinamuck\" width=\"1269\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2682\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cattle Graze by the Croppies Grave in Ballinamuck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Was it to be remembered that they took the sword<br \/>\nUnder the banner of green, the Oath and the Word,<br \/>\nAgainst overwhelming odds, for freedom for to stand &#8211;<br \/>\nPut aside all differences, to free their native land&#8230;<br \/>\nToday, others claim in a spirit of jest,<br \/>\nTo re-eneact the battle, fought by them who now rest,<br \/>\nIn a mass grave, a pit, common, as one,<br \/>\nThey achieved in death what in their life was not won,<br \/>\nWe smile at the farce as the re-enactment is played,<br \/>\nAs little sincerity to remembrance displayed,<br \/>\nBar by one, who states horrible things happened, by hate driven &#8211;<br \/>\nHorrible as they were, all must be forgiven,<br \/>\nFor forgotten were the differences the men of 98 had overcome,<br \/>\nCovenantor, Cromwellian, and croppy, all they were from<br \/>\nOpposite sides in previous conflicts, all died for one common aim<br \/>\nRegardless of previous atrocities, or lands from which they came,<br \/>\nAnd THAT is the template to over come the legacy of history and sorrow<br \/>\nThat will deliver a real peace in the Ireland of tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was it to be remembered that they took the sword Under the banner of green, the Oath and the Word, Against overwhelming odds, for freedom for to stand &#8211; Put aside all differences, to free their native land&#8230; Today, others claim in a spirit of jest, To re-eneact the battle, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[412,23],"tags":[561,558,161,564,559,562,563,560],"class_list":["post-344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1798-rebellion","category-north-longford","tag-561","tag-98-rebellion","tag-ballinamuck","tag-general-humbert","tag-robin-gill","tag-turn-oot","tag-united-irishmen","tag-year-of-the-french","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-5y","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3532,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-turn-oot-remembered-by-both-sides\/","url_meta":{"origin":344,"position":0},"title":"The Turn Oot Remembered By Both Sides","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"17th February 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Men of Eireann, forbidden oaths swearing Blood to shed for freedoms cause Bards songs sung of brave rebels from cart handles hung Modern bar room audiences clap their applause. 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