Authorship of the song is unknown. His last fond wish it fulfilled for to lay in his native land For to lie in his native land, for bringing German rifles I mean to free my countrymen The first and second verses were re-written in 2016 by 'Tintean' a Kerry-based folk group, to provide a more factual and historically correct depiction of events. And in the Tower they laid him, And with his comrades of ’16 And the wild waves sing his Requiem (Scroll down to News: German Seamen Arrive for 1916 Commemoration), Coordinates: 52°21′30″N 9°50′12″W / 52.3582°N 9.8368°W / 52.3582; -9.8368. Banna Strand, (Gaeilge: Trá na Beannaí) also known as Banna Beach, is situated in Tralee Bay. 'I'm dying for my country dear,' he said with his last breath. On the lonely Banna Strand. They took Sir Roger prisoner, And sailed for London town, And in the Tower they laid him, A traitor to the Crown; Said he “I am no traitor”, But his trial he had to stand, For bringing German rifles To the lonely Banna Strand. It is located approximately 12 km (7 mi) north west of Tralee. His last fond wish, it is fulfilled Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOtq7aTA8hk, Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banna_Strand_(song)&oldid=965259467, Articles needing additional references from June 2007, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 June 2020, at 09:19. And waiting for a signal A sudden crash, and in the sea, they went to meet their doom A monument for Casement and another man, Robert Monteith, stands near the dunes with the inscription: "At a spot on Banna beach adjacent to here Roger Casement - Humanitarian & Irish revolutionary leader - Robert Monteith & a third man came ashore from a German submarine on Good Friday morning 21 April 1916 in furthering the cause of Irish freedom. Casement was involved in an attempt to land arms for Irish Republicans from the German vessel the Aud. A traitor to the Crown; On the lonely Banna Strand. We'll sink them all, and bid farewell As they sailed for Queenstown Harbour, said the Germans: 'We're undone In the year of ’65, You are our Empire's enemy, and so we bid you stand. They took Sir Roger prisoner, Many residents from Tralee make a trip to Banna Strand on the warmest summer days. "Banna Strand" (also known as "The Lonely Banna Strand" - "The Ballad of Roger Casement" is a different song) is an Irish rebel song about the failed transport of arms into Ireland for use in the Easter Rising. On the lonely Banna Strand. They buried him in British soil For Sir Roger high and low, “I’m dying for my country” "Banna Strand" (also known as "The Lonely Banna Strand" - "The Ballad of Roger Casement" is a different song) is an Irish rebel song about the failed transport of arms into Ireland for use in the Easter Rising. Historically, Banna Strand is associated with Roger Casement who was captured on 21 April 1916, having landed from a German U-Boat. In the 1990s the car parking area was moved to the beach from behind the dunes. 'With twenty thousand rifles, all ready for to land.' they must be dead; The R.I.C. They took Sir Roger home again Beware Greek Bearing Gifts – Yanis Varoufakis. The German ship was lying there, with rifles in galore. from lonely Banna Strand. Said he: 'I'm Roger Casement, here upon my native land, Said they: “You are our foe”, 1966 interview with Raimund Weisbach, captain of U19 in 1916. 'On the twenty first of April, good Friday at the dawn. Horizon Radio, a Kerry radio station from the 1980s, was located in Banna. We've twenty thousand rifles here, that never will reach land. [2], The monument was erected in 1966 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landing. Now the R.I.C. ‘Twas in an English prison were hunting From RTÉ Archives. The sod was turned, for the construction of the monument, by Florrie Monteith, the daughter of Robert Monteith. And with his comrades of sixteen in peace and tranquil lies They found him in McKenna’s fort; from the shores of Banna Strand. 'Twas in an English prison that they led him to his death. I came to my native land, That they led him to his death, Said he: “I’m Roger Casement, I came to my native land, I mean to free my countrymen On the lonely Banna Strand. A variation on the lyrics can be found here. He's buried in a prison yard, far from his native land We can have a Bright Future if we Choose to…. Three Irish lads lay dying there, just like their hopes so grand were hunting for Sir Roger high and low, Banna Beach Hotel was located nearby until it closed in 2002 and was replaced by the Banna Beach Leisure centre. This popular ballad is sung throughout Ireland, in respect of the memory of Roger Casement, a hero of the 1916 Rising. So in a boat he pulled ashore But his trial he had to stand, To the lonely Banna Strand. And sailed for London town, Historically, Banna Strand is associated with Roger Casement who was captured on 21 April 1916, having landed from a German U-Boat.
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