The poem describes the events leading up to the Battle of Vinegar Hill on 21 June 1798. Croppies were Irish rebels fighting for independence from Britain.
Part of English LiteratureAnthology Three: Conflict
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A short animation tracing Seamus Heaney鈥檚 life through his poetry, written by Dr Eammon Hughes and narrated by Cherrie McIlwaine.