Although initially it was just an Irish folk song, it was frequently used by the IRA during the Irish civil war and quickly became the unofficial anthem of the Anti-treaty forces.
NB! The line "Óró! 'Sé do bheatha 'bhaile" does noe mean "Oh-ro! Welcome home" as shown on screen. As it happens, Irish is a very contextual language, and a very little known fact about this song is that the chorus actually means "Wake up! Your birth-right is back home", the line serves as a call to action for the Irish people, rather than a welcoming proclamation.
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