{"id":3473,"date":"2017-01-05T05:04:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T05:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2017-01-05T05:04:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T05:04:09","slug":"village-of-the-three-generals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/village-of-the-three-generals\/","title":{"rendered":"Village of the Three Generals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Monroe,<\/a>
Monroe, Wison and Mc Eoin were all born and reared in the hinterlands of Ballinalee, or St Johnstown as it was also known in former times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St Johnstown, or Ballinalee
\nFrom where the three generals hail
\nMonroe, Wilson and McEoin
\nTwo Scotsmen, one of the Gael.<\/p>\n

All men brave in their own way
\nBy their enemies feared and respected
\nEurope, America and Ireland
\nTheir destinies by them affected.<\/p>\n

The Huran, the German and the Tans
\nMet them as a worthy foe
\nTheir deeds, their meekness, their leadership
\nAre their merits that others know.<\/p>\n

Wilson, defiant, was shot by the IRA
\nMonroe died of guilt that was not his to confess
\nMac Eoin lived to die as an old man, died natural death
\nDid God on him and his cause approve and bless?<\/p>\n

Verse 1 \/ Line 3<\/strong>
\nGeorge Monroe of Fort William Henry, Major Gen Sir Henry Wilson, Field Marshall of British Forces in WWI, and Sean Mac Eoin, rebel leader in the 1922 war.<\/p>\n

Verse 2 \/ Line 3<\/strong>
\nWilsons campaign to defeat Germany had effct at Versailles, the defeat of Fort William Henry had affect on North American history and weakened Englands hold on the colonies, and Sean Mac Eoins spirited fighting helped free Ireland.<\/p>\n

Verse 3 \/ Line 3<\/strong>
\nNone were bombastic carachters, all known for fairness in battle.<\/p>\n

Verse 4 \/ Line 1<\/strong>
\nHenry Wison was shot by the IRA. He had tried to set up an army to retake the Free State but was overruled by the king.<\/p>\n

Verse 4 \/ Line 2<\/strong>
\nMonroe blamed himself for the Huron massacre after the retreat from Fort William Henry. It was not his fault, but his anguish was blamed for the heart attack that killed him.<\/p>\n

Verse 4 \/ Line 4<\/strong>
\nThough I am anti-Treaty myself, I cant resist a political dig at the end!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St Johnstown, or Ballinalee From where the three generals hail Monroe, Wilson and McEoin Two Scotsmen, one of the Gael. All men brave in their own way By their enemies feared and respected Europe, America and Ireland Their destinies by them affected. The Huran, the German and the Tans Met …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,20,177,1662,37,3429,23,1094],"tags":[3433,3069,3434,3435,3432,3430,3431,38],"class_list":["post-3473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ireland","category-irelands-wars","category-irish-civil-war","category-irish-free-state","category-irish-war-of-independence-1919-1921","category-lesser-known-ireland","category-north-longford","category-ulster-scots","tag-battle-of-ballinalee","tag-british-army","tag-clonfin-ambush","tag-field-marshal-henry-wilson","tag-fort-william-henry","tag-general-henry-wilson","tag-gneral-monroe","tag-sean-mac-eoin","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-U1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2328,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/saintjohnstown-so-beautiful-a-name\/","url_meta":{"origin":3473,"position":0},"title":"Saintjohnstown – So Beautiful A Name","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"1st October 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"My mother grew up outside the Longford village of Ballinalee. 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