"The Sean-Bhean bhocht" (pronounced [ˈʃanˠˌvʲanˠ ˈwɔxt̪ˠ]; Irish for "Poor old woman"), often spelled in English phonetics as "Shan Van Vocht", is a traditional Irish song from the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and dating in particular to the lead up to a French expedition to Bantry Bay, that ultimately failed to get ashore in 1796. The Sean-Bhean bhocht is used to personify Ireland, a poetic motif which heralds back to the aisling of native Irish language poetry.
"The Sean-Bhean bhocht" (pronounced [ˈʃanˠˌvʲanˠ ˈwɔxt̪ˠ]; Irish for "Poor old woman"), often spelled in English phonetics as "Shan Van Vocht", is a traditional Irish song from the period of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and dating in particular to the lead up to a French expedition to Bantry Bay, that ultimately failed to get ashore in 1796. The Sean-Bhean bhocht is used to personify Ireland, a poetic motif which heralds back to the aisling of native Irish language poetry.
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