Come Here To Me!

My Grandfather, Patrick Devereux, and his sister, Mollyanne, were members of the Irish Citizens Army, and they fought during Easter Week. My Grandfather fought in the Imperial Hotel in O’Connell Streeet (now Clery’s Store), and Mollyanne fought in the College of Surgeons, Stephen’s Green. Christy Moore invited me to sing this song at the Centenary Concert of the SIPTU Union in Liberty Hall December 2009. – Brendan Devereux

I’ve just stumbled upon this catchy ballad on youtube. It’s only been on youtube for a week. No doubt it will quickly spread amongst left-wing and trade unuon circles online. Brenan Devereux has released two albums so far; Copper Alley (1996) and Songs from a Yellow Chair (2005) both of which you can purchase online from CDBaby. For more information on Devereux, you can visit his website here.

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