{"id":5048,"date":"2021-09-03T09:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T08:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=5048"},"modified":"2021-09-03T09:41:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T08:41:13","slug":"blackbirds-at-ballinamuck-sing-in-the-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/blackbirds-at-ballinamuck-sing-in-the-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbirds at Ballinamuck Sing in The Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Edenmore<\/a>
Edenmore Bog looking to Arvagh in Cavan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The blackbirds at Ballinamuck sing among the trees
\nWhere the rebels, prone, were slain,
\nEnglish cavalry chased through where horses could run
\nTo kill the walking wounded who remain.<\/p>\n

It was Irelands ‘Field of Blackbirds’,
\nInspiring folk to fight to this day and for coming days…
\nBoth sides look back with awe, and fear;
\nCurse their enemies, they for their own prays.<\/p>\n

The battle lost, but in the mind,
\nThe Battle it was not lost…
\nIt kept the fire of struggle still in the heart:
\nAnd THAT was worth the cost.<\/p>\n

I have not walked in Kosovo yet:
\nI will some day the travels urge to please…
\nI remember both who died who are remembered,
\nAs the blackbords sing in the trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The blackbirds at Ballinamuck sing among the trees Where the rebels, prone, were slain, English cavalry chased through where horses could run To kill the walking wounded who remain. It was Irelands ‘Field of Blackbirds’, Inspiring folk to fight to this day and for coming days… Both sides look back …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[412,23],"tags":[413,4462,2345,88,2342],"class_list":["post-5048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1798-rebellion","category-north-longford","tag-battle-of-ballinamuck","tag-field-of-blackbirds","tag-ireland","tag-kosovo","tag-north-longford","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-1jq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":354,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/words-written-at-the-door-of-the-robin-gill-cottage\/","url_meta":{"origin":5048,"position":0},"title":"Words Written at the Door of the Robin Gill Cottage","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"18th November 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, none fear death, bar those that flee, From the aim of a hunters gun, Mere deer, who shadows make among the trees, All local battles fought, finished, lost and won, Depending which side you take, but history now is death, And nothing the worse for it, is that, Briton\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "North Longford"","block_context":{"text":"North Longford","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/north-longford\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":344,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/reaction-and-reflection-on-rebellion-re-enactment-in-ballinamuck\/","url_meta":{"origin":5048,"position":1},"title":"Reaction and Reflection on Rebellion Re-enactment in Ballinamuck","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"7th September 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"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 - Put aside all differences, to free their native land... Today, others claim in a spirit of jest, To re-eneact the battle,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "1798 Rebellion"","block_context":{"text":"1798 Rebellion","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/irelands-wars\/1798-rebellion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cattle Graze by the Croppys Grave in Ballinamuck","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cattle-Graze-by-the-Croppys-Grave-in-Ballinamuck.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cattle-Graze-by-the-Croppys-Grave-in-Ballinamuck.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cattle-Graze-by-the-Croppys-Grave-in-Ballinamuck.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cattle-Graze-by-the-Croppys-Grave-in-Ballinamuck.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cattle-Graze-by-the-Croppys-Grave-in-Ballinamuck.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4621,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/remembering-ballinamuck-and-the-rebels-who-died\/","url_meta":{"origin":5048,"position":2},"title":"Remembering Ballinamuck and the Rebels Who Died","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"26th February 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Remembering the Irish who died at the Battle of Ballinamuck","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Stack of turf in Edenmore Bog with Cairn Hill in background in North Longford","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stack-of-turf-in-Edenmore-Bog-with-Cairn-Hill-in-background-in-North-Longford.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":373,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/shed-undrawn-ballinamuck\/","url_meta":{"origin":5048,"position":3},"title":"Shed, Undrawn, Ballinamuck","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"20th August 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I seek to draw a picture here A shed, roof caving in, Its gable end seen through the door By the artist sitting within. Gentle rain comes trickling down To spite the beauty there I saw With pencils and paper there in hand And time - now shed can I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art Inspired Poetry"","block_context":{"text":"Art Inspired Poetry","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/art-inspired-poetry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4197,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/betrayal-of-the-brothers-grimes\/","url_meta":{"origin":5048,"position":4},"title":"Betrayal of the Brothers Grimes","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"4th December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In the wake of the 1798 Rebellion, the brothers Grimes, all of whom were executed by the British, were betrayed by a member of their company, about whom the Northman who had organised them had warned before abandoning them. One of the group, a freemason called Campbell, was said to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "1798 Rebellion"","block_context":{"text":"1798 Rebellion","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/irelands-wars\/1798-rebellion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":" Bog at Edenmore, Ballinamuck, Co. Longford - many rebels of the 1798 Rebellion perished here while more used the cover to escape.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150318_141658.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150318_141658.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150318_141658.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150318_141658.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150318_141658.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150318_141658.jpg?resize=1400%2C800 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3015,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/death-of-and-at-garristown-and-its-horse-fair\/","url_meta":{"origin":5048,"position":5},"title":"Death of and at Garristown and its Horse Fair","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"21st July 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The sad and tragic story of the demise and the cause of the demise of Garristown Horse Fair, and as an apperant consequence, the village itself, from the Irish Folklore Commission, retold in verse below. In Longford of old the story is told Close by Gaige Crossroads there Now fallen\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Longford"","block_context":{"text":"Longford","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/ireland\/longford\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Gaigue near Ballinamuck in Longford - the approximate location of Garristown","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gaigue-near-Ballinamuck-in-Longford-the-approximate-location-of-Garristown.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gaigue-near-Ballinamuck-in-Longford-the-approximate-location-of-Garristown.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gaigue-near-Ballinamuck-in-Longford-the-approximate-location-of-Garristown.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gaigue-near-Ballinamuck-in-Longford-the-approximate-location-of-Garristown.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Gaigue-near-Ballinamuck-in-Longford-the-approximate-location-of-Garristown.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5048"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5051,"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5048\/revisions\/5051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}