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Jim McCann former member of The Dubliners sings Grace, one of Ireland's greatest love songs.
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- The Dubliners
This is a true story A song about the marriage of Grace Gifford and Joseph Plunkett just hours before his execution at Kilmainham Jail in 1916.
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- Who Was Grace Gifford Plunkett?
- What Is The Story Behind The Song 'Grace'?
- What Happened to Grace Gifford Plunkett After Joseph Plunkett Was executed?
- Where Is Grace Gifford Plunkett Buried?
Grace Gifford was born in Dublin to a Protestant mother and Catholic father in 1888, 28 years before the failed rising at the GPO which would inspire Ireland to finally break free of the British Empire. A talented artist, whose work focused on cartoons, Grace was active in the Republican movement despite being raised Protestant and living an afflue...
Hearing that her fiancé was to be executed by firing squad at dawn, Grace bought a ring from a Dublin jewelers and pleaded with the military authorities to allow their wedding to take place. As the famous song goes, Grace and Joseph were married on the grounds of the prison, hours before Joseph Plunkett was executed for his role in the Easter Risin...
Struggling for money and for housing, with just her cartoons to sell to make a meagre wage, the chance of financial security was withheld by her in-laws, who denied her husband's will, which stated that all of his money be left to her, as it contained only one witness' signature. Joseph Plunkett, in his final letter to his soon-to-be-widow, had req...
Grace Gifford-Plunkett died in 1955 at the age of 67, and was buried with full military honours, close to her husband's final resting place in Glasnevin Cemetery. Her grave continues to receive countless visitors each year, many who were moved by the song which put music to Joseph Plunkett's last thoughts.
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- The Dubliners
This song is the imaginary dialogue between Grace and Joseph in their last hours before his death. It is a tribute to their tragedy, and to the long and hard fought Irish war...
Grace is a heart-felt song written about this incident. It tells of the moments prior to Joseph's execution, his love for his beloved country, and his undying love for his sweetheart.
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This Irish ballad, written in 1985 by Frank and Seán O'Meara, tells the tragic story of Grace Gifford, who married her fiancé, rebel leader Joseph Mary Plunkett, in Dublin's notorious Kilmainham Gaol.
