While more moderate Irish political figures fought for decades for Home Rule for Ireland, more extreme nationalists sought independence, organizing themselves as the Irish Republican Brotherhood. After the Great War began, they sought German assistance for a revolt against British rule.
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Opening War Theme
“Give Me Your Hand”
Composed ca. 1600 by Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin. Public domain.
Performed by Dancing Willow, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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