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Shan Van Vocht

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Shan Van Vocht. Anglicized spelling for Sean-bhean Bhocht [Ir., the poor old woman], a personification of Ireland current in the 18th century, perhaps derived from the Cailleach Bhéire. A song titled ‘Shan Van Vocht’, dated from the rising of the United Irishmen, 1798, has been described as the ‘Marseillaise’ of Ireland.

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Shan Van Vocht

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Shan Van Vocht one of the names of Ireland conceived as a feminine entity (‘the little old woman’), and used as the title of a nationalist song of 1798. Also called Sean Bhean Bhocht.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Shan Van Vocht." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Shan Van Vocht." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ShanVanVocht.html

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Shan Van Vocht." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-ShanVanVocht.html

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