12/30/2023 0 Comments Barney rebelBut when he got to the railway bridge, some rebels he saw there Old Johnston knew the game was up, for at him they did stare He said "I have a permit, to travel near and far" "To hell with your English permit, we want your motor car." "What will my loyal brethren think, when they hear the news My car it has been commandeered, by the rebels at Dunluce?" "We'll give you a receipt for it, all signed by Captain Barr And when Ireland gets her freedom, you'll get your motor car." Well we put that car in motion and filled it to the brim With guns and bayonets shining which made old Johnston grim And Barney hoisted a Sinn Féin flag, and it fluttered like a star And we gave three cheers for the IRA and Johnston's Motor Car.Description Barney Rubble by Dispensary Near Meīarney Rubble strain, is a crossbreed of Orange Cookies and Fruity Pebbles OG. When Doctor Johnston heard the news he soon put on his shoes He says this is an urgent case, there is no time to lose He then put on his castor hat and on his breast a star You could hear the din all through Glenfin of Johnston's motor car. Popular Lyrics 'Twas down by Brannigan's Corner, one morning I did stray I met a fellow rebel, and to me he did say "We've orders from the captain to assemble at Drumbar But how are we to get there, without a motor car?" "Oh, Barney dear, be of good cheer, I'll tell you what we'll do The Specials they are plentiful and the IRA are few We'll send a wire to Johnston to meet us at Stranorlar And we'll give the boys a bloody good ride in Johnston's Motor Car. their flags displayed on Johnston's Motor Car. In vain they searched through Glenties, the Rosses and Kilcar, While the I.R.A. They swore they'd have reprisals before they would give o'er. When the loyal crew they heard the news, it grieved their hearts full sore. When Barney waved a Sinn Féin flag, she shot off like a star And they gave three cheers for freedom and for Johnston's Motor Car. With guns and bayonets shining, while Johnston he did grin. They put the car in motion, they filled it to the brim. ![]() We'll give you a receipt for her, its signed by Captain Maher, And when Ireland's free, then we will see to Johnston's Motor Car. To say my car was commandeered by rebels from Dungloe. What will my loyal comrades say when I get to Drumboe. He said I've got a permit for travelling out so far You can keep your English permit, but we want your motor car. He knew the game was up with him, and at them he did stare. When he came to the Reelin Bridge, he met some rebels there. You could hear the din going through Glenfin of Johnston's Motor Car. He wore a fancy caster hat and on his breast a star. He says this case is urgent, there's little time to lose. When Johnston got the wire then he soon pulled on his shoes. We'll wire down to Stranorlar before we walk so far, And we'll give the boys a jolly ride on Johnston's Motor Car. The Black and Tans have plenty guns altho' we have but few. Original Lyrics Down by Brockagh Corner one morning I did stray, When I met another rebel bold, who this to me did say: I've orders from the Captain to assemble at Drumbar But how are we to reach Dungloe without a Motor Car? O Barney dear, be of good cheer and I'll tell you what we'll do. The song was very popular in Ireland in the 1920s before being rediscovered and covered by bands including The Dubliners and Flying Column, although the more modern versions have slightly different lyrics Johnston is often replaced with Johnson as well, as in the Clancy Brothers version. William Gillespie, a poet from Ballybofey, wrote the song shortly after the event. In 2019, retired Ballybofey businessman Cathal McHugh claimed to have found what he believes to be the remnants of the vehicle under a turf stack in County Donegal. ![]() On his way there, he found the Reelin Bridge in Glenfin barricaded by the IRA, who forced him to give them his car. Johnston was sent a telegraph asking him to attend to a Mrs Boyle. Johnston, a doctor based in Stranorlar, and then ambush him and his car at a bridge and commandeer the car for the IRA. An Irish Republican Army unit needed transport to a town over fifty miles away, but had no car to carry them. ![]() ![]() The song is based on a real event in April 1921. Johnston's Motor Car is an Irish rebel song written by Willie Gillespie based on the commandeering in Ulster of a motor car belonging to Henry Maturin Johnston (1851-1932) by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
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