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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lumiere
Lumiere
Performer
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey
Performer
Donogh Hennessy
Donogh Hennessy
Performer
Caroline Dale
Caroline Dale
Performer
Éilis Kennedy
Éilis Kennedy
Performer
John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin
Performer
James O'Grady
James O'Grady
Performer
Pauline Scanlon
Pauline Scanlon
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Donogh Hennessy
Donogh Hennessy
Arranger
Éilis Kennedy
Éilis Kennedy
Arranger
John Reynolds
John Reynolds
Composer
Pauline Scanlon
Pauline Scanlon
Arranger
Damien Dempsey
Damien Dempsey
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Reynolds
John Reynolds
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When all beside a vigil keep,
The West's asleep, the West's asleep -
Alas! and well may Erin weep
When Connacht lies in slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile fair and free,
'Mid rocks their guardian chivalry.
Sing, Oh! let man learn liberty
From crashing wind and lashing sea.
That chainless wave and lovely land
Freedom and nationhood demand;
Be sure the great God never planned
For slumb'ring slaves a home so grand.
And long a brave and haughty race
Honoured and sentinelled the place.
Sing, Oh! not even their sons' disgrace
Can quite destroy their glory's trace.
For often, in O'Connor's van,
To triumph dashed each Connacht clan.
And fleet as deer the Normans ran
Thro' Corrsliabh Pass and Ardrahan;
And later times saw deeds as brave,
And glory guards Clanricard's grave,
Sing, Oh! they died their land to save
At Aughrim's slopes and Shannon's wave.
And if, when all a vigil keep,
The West's asleep! the West's asleep!
Alas! and well may Erin weep
That Connacht lies in s1umber deep.
But, hark! a voice like thunder spake,
The West's awake! the West's awake!
Sing, Oh! hurrah! let England quake,
We'll watch till death for Erin's sake
Written by: Aileesh Kennedy, Donogh Hennessy, John Reynolds, Pauline Scanlon, Éilís Kennedy

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