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Monsignor Horan by the Wolfetones, from the 25th anniversary CDs. Thanks to Shelly Johnson of Talk Celtic for these lyrics and Gabriel of Talk Celtic for the Irish translations:

To hell or Connaught was Cromwell's war cry,
And the West says the poet in slumber do lie
From Mayo, God help us, they cried long ago for you
Suffered in silence and the hate of the foe
You were born in the County of green and the red
Where millions of people from famine they fled.
You felt the pains of a people so proud
And you seen the neglect of the traitor and coward

A sagart, a grá tá an aerfort go deo agus
Anim á labhairt in ngach áit i Maigheo

For just like the priests at the Mass rock of old
Who braved redcoats, hunger and famine and cold.
Your cause although different, objective the same
You remembered your country and true to your name
And the very same people were there by your side
Who stood on some hill or some bleak mountain side
Who guarded the vestments of faith long ago
Will stand now on guard above and below

A sagart, a grá tá an aerfort go deo agus
Anim á labhairt in ngach áit i Maigheo

In the County of Mayo, there's a beautiful shrine
And it's called Cnoc Muire with powers divine
Seat of a Queen who reigns from above
And who is looked on in Ireland with affection and love
For the village of Knock with its beauty serene
Is set in a county of emerald green.
Monsignor Horan, you can hold your head high for
You put down the concrete that brought planes from the sky


A sagart, a grá tá an aerfort go deo agus
Anim á labhairt in ngach áit i Maigheo


The Lady of Knock, the light of the West
Appeared on the spot which St. Patrick he blessed
Bring people from lands that are far, far away
To come to your altar to kneel and to pray
For Knock, it was chosen by a power supreme
And God he has placed you in some divine scheme


A sagart, a grá tá an aerfort go deo agus
Anim á labhairt in ngach áit i Maigheo

Irish chorus translated: A priest we love, an airport forever and a name that is said in every place in Mayo.