Thomas Davis (Young Irelander) Quotes

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A people without a language of its own, is only half a nation.

Thomas Davis

Viva la the New Brigade! Viva la the Old One, too! Viva la, the Rose shall fade, And the Shamrock shine for ever new!

Thomas Davis

They fought as they revelled, fast, fiery, and true, And, though victors, they left on the field not a few; And they who survived fought and drank as of yore, But the land of their heart's hope they never saw more, For in far, foreign fields, from Dunkirk to Belgrade Lie the soldiers and chiefs of the Irish Brigade.

Thomas Davis

Thomas Davis

Thomas Davis

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Born: October 14, 1814

Died: September 16, 1845 (aged 30)

Bio: Thomas Osborne Davis was an Irish writer who was the chief organiser of the Young Ireland movement.

Known for:

The patriot parliament of 1689
Literary and historical essays 1846
The life of J.P. Curran

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