“The Grand Oul’ Dame Brittania"

Creator

Sean O'Casey

Title

“The Grand Oul’ Dame Brittania"

Coverage

Dublin

Publisher

Fergus O'Connor

Date

1917

Subject

Broadside. Lady Gregory's copy, with inscription in her hand: "By Sean O'Casey"

Description

This World War I antirecruitment song by O’Casey, his first publication, originally appeared in print in "The Workers Republic" on January 15, 1916. Fergus O'Connor would later publish an expanded version. Once set to music, “The Grand Oul’ Dame Brittania” became a staple ballad of the Irish rebellion.

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