Joseph Plunkett was executed for leading the Irish rebellion against 800 years English occupation. The night before he faced a firing squad, he asked to be allowed to marry his fiancee, Grace Gifford. She was brought to the prison chapel in the quiet hours of the night and he got his dying wish. I sang this song in that chapel when Cindy and I

Joseph Plunkett was executed for leading the Irish rebellion against 800 years English occupation. The night before he faced a firing squad, he asked to be allowed to marry his fiancee, Grace Gifford. She was brought to the prison chapel in the quiet hours of the night and he got his dying wish. I sang this song in that chapel when Cindy and I visited Ireland.