Come back to Crossakiel
on Sunday 4 May 2003
from 3pm
parade starting at the monument
a mini-festival
in commemoration of
Jim Connell
the man who wrote
click here
For more about the
life of Jim Connell
and the
history of the song,
click here
For more about the monument in Crossakiel
and how it came to be,
click here
For the song itself,
lyrics, click here
and sound files,
click here
For photos of Crossakiel in 2002 and video of Billy Bragg singing
on the day, click here
Also there will be an exhibition of photos of 1913 and music in 3 pubs from 3pm in Crossakiel. Later that night Sliotar will perform in Gary's pub.
There will be the follwing fund raising events:
table quiz in Kells on 24 April
golf classic in Ballinlough on 17 May
For more information, contact Jim O'Brien at
046-9022339.
E-mail to the Jim Connell Memorial Committe:
jimbo337@hotmail.com
E-mail to Bread and Roses Productions:
breadandroses2@eircom.net
This website is constructed by Dr
Helena Sheehan
E-mail: helena.sheehan@dcu.ie
For the index to whole website on SONGS OF IRISH LABOUR,
click here
For information about Bread and Roses Productions,
click here
For news of the CD, Songs of Irish Labour, which includes several
versions of The Red Flag,
click here
For information about how to buy the CD,
click here
For links to related websites,
click here