If you can face death head on what more can you do its nothing I'm so proud of of the Irish people ❤

Such a moving song, and yes, it is a true story. From the Irish Post, "As many people know, the heart wrenching-ballad Grace tells the true story of Grace Gifford and Joseph Plunkett, who were married in Kilmainham Gaol hours before he was executed by firing squad for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916." If you search the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916 you will get an idea of what it was, and sometimes still is, the reality of being Irish. Luke Kelly was one of the members, I particularly love his singing, and recommend that you listen to a bit of his work. Grace is a sad song, I type these words to you with tears on my face. But happy in my heart to know that this old tune is still working its magic, and forever remembers this love story it was written ion remembrance for.

❤❤ love from Ireland 💓 my family are descent from him. Such a sad song ❤❤

Sarah , it is absolutely a true story, about an Irish poet and patriot Joseph Plunkett who was executed by the British for his leadership role in the Dublin Easter Rising of 1916. Plunkett was one of the seven men who signed the Proclamation, and for that he was condemned by a British military tribunal to death by firing squad. The Grace of the title was Joseph's fiance Grace Gifford who was brought into the prison just hours before her true love's execution, along with a priest and they were married. They spent just fifteeen minutes together under supervision, and she was then escorted out of the prison. Although her marriage was so crueely cut short, and she was quite young, Grace would never remarry, and would die still widowed in 1969

I love Jim McCann! I hope you listen to more of them.

one of the great ballads, by one of the great performers

This is the true story of Joseph Plunkett who fought for Irish freedom and was executed by the British. The reference to blood upon the rose is a poem Joseph wrote: "I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes, His body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall from the skies. I see his face in every flower; The thunder and the singing of the birds Are but his voice-and carven by his power Rocks are his written words. All pathways by his feet are worn, His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea, His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn, His cross is every tree.”

The fight for freedom against the crown the British empire.

I adore the Dubliners! :)

Lovely song! 😊 The song was written in 1985 by brothers Frank and Seán O'Meara and is about artist Grace Gifford who married Joseph Mary Plunkett in the chapel at Kilmainham Gaol just hours before he was executed by a firing squad in 1916.

Hi Sarah, it was a pleasure to see your reaction to the Dubliners and AC-DC. Maybe I have something from the same era for you. I am German, now 60 years old. When the Berlin Wall fell, I immediately traveled from Dresden (formerly East Germany) to Hamburg to visit my relatives. On that evening, "The Pogues," an Irish folk-rock band, were playing. They were a mix of Irish folk music and punk, and the instrumentation was fantastic with a tin whistle, banjo, mandolin, and accordion. The whole crowd was jumping (pogoing). I've only experienced something like that live again at an AC-DC concert. Perhaps this is something for you. I would recommand "If I should fall from grace....."

A very true story and the ramifications of this struggle are still playing out today, this is recent Irish history, thankfully we're slowly moving on. Love you're vids, check out luke Kelly singing about Derry, the town I loved so well 😊

Sarah let me explain why i leave a heart and a thumbs up the heart is for topic you bring and the thumbs up is that the topic you bring whether music or information is that its always amazing ❤👍

Good morning Lady ........... wonderful song . sadly is very true .... I believe they were only married for 15 minutes before the british executed Joseph ...... Jim McCann tells ya all about it in a version he does by himself . Love from Dublin Ireland 💚💚💚

IT IS VERY MUCH TRUE Tiocfaidh Ar La ☘ For all those who gave their lives for Ireland. Against the famine and the crown

Mad you didn't pause every two seconds ❤ this is easily my favourite reaction to this song... 🎉❤

True story. Sad.

ты молодец!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a true story so sad how dare the English come to our country and create all the heartbreaking 💔

Suggest you listen to The Fields of Athenry another song on a similar theme.

It is the story of Grace Gifford and Joseph Plunkett. True and sad

It's a very powerful song even now... Just check out celtic fans singing it...its culturally one of the greatest songs ever written. Yo us celts i suppose.. but theres a message in there tae... Or a question rather.... Why?

Absolutely beautiful but sad story , that’s yir “British empire “ colonialism subjugation in all its glory , RIP To the martyrs for freedom 🙏♥️

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Frank Patterson’s cover of this is awesome.

You need to visit kilmainham ❤

Brittish eh probably not nice foy folk reaction to this as a former colony bit trust this is for you all ❤

Grace married her love of her life ireland Joseph Mary plunkett who was killed by Britain forces in jail

Not for me, i like what other songs i have heard from the Dubliners as well.