Ver Video Musical Admiral William Brown

Admiral William Brown - The Wolf Tones

de una ciudad del condado de mayo
vino un hombre de mucha fama.
como marinero y soldado
no había otro más valiente.
dicen que se fue a américa muy joven
como polizón para navegar por todo el mundo.
entonces la aventura lo llevó hacia el sur,
a la boca del plata.
san martín estaba en su camino en argentina
al igual que tres barcos para cazar
ballenas que compró.
peleó contra brasil y españa, y entonces
deseó la independencia para argentina.
almirante william brown eres un hombre
que ha demostrado su coraje en las batallas
donde todo era en contra y difícil.
pero tu corazón irlandés era fuerte
y sigue vivo en la memoria.
y en irlanda hay gente que no te olvida.
el día de san patricio dicen que obtuviste
muchas victorias
derrotaste a todos los invasores,
gamberros y matones.
después por las pampas encontraste un hogar feliz.
“las islas malvinas argentinas”.

he escuchado que nobles y valientes irlandeses
ayudaron a liberar una tierra llamada argentina.
he escuchado con mucha aclamación el nombre
y la fama del regimiento de patricios,
que pelearon cuando en 1806 los británicos
llegaron hasta el plata para masacrar.
y hasta hoy dicen en argentina que los ingleses
huyeron de buenos aires hacia abajo
y tomaron entonces para la corona.
“las islas malvinas argentinas”.

nos acordamos de william brown
y de su tierra renombrada.
el habitante de las islas de tu país
fue obligado por los piratas a huir.
y en irlanda por supuesto
que conocemos toda la historia.
y también recordamos a los irlandeses que se fueron
a la nueva argentina escapando de las leyes inglesas,
de las guerras y del hambre.
formaron una tripulación leal
como lo hacen todos los irlandeses.
“las islas malvinas argentinas”.

los antiguos días coloniales y los crueles
métodos ingleses con su pillaje estruendoso
enseñaremos a la gente.
porque los ingleses van a la guerra
como lo hizo whitelocke antes, con sus barcos,
armas, tambores, estandartes y banderas.
en los días del imperio mataron por el oro
y lo hacían desfilar por las calles de londres.
oh, ningún derecho humano
nos devolverá a los muertos.
“las islas malvinas argentinas”.

en argentina murió, el padre fahey estaba a su lado.
1857 fue el año cuando su país lo lloró.
es recordado con regocijo
como un héroe de la nación.
y por todo el mundo donde todavía
hay mucha libertad.
y la cruz del sur toma nota donde el valiente willie bullfin escribió:
“los irlandeses te siguen apoyando argentina”.
cuando el imperio se hunda
no dejéis a los paddies que apoyen a la corona.
“las islas malvinas argentinas”.


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the english invaded argentina in 1806 and many irish were involved in this struggle on both sides. don domingo french and colonel ignacio warnes, fought with the locals. by then the british had many irish soldiers fighting in their army and navy. they captured buenos aires but many of the irish deserted to the argentinean side. general beresford himself born in ireland had to confine them to barracks because he lost so many. when another british force arrived they were mainly comprised of the irish regiment, the “connaught rangers” under colonel duff. they were not given flints for their weapons because they could not be trusted, so they could not fire when they landed. this might be the reason they were beaten by the local militia. many of the irish were captured and on release decided to stay in argentina rather than return to the english side. later it is said they got involved in the struggle for argentinean independence.

dr michael o’gorman of ennis co clare trained in medicine in france, moved to spain and was appointed medical officer to the viceroy of the river plate region. he established the medical institution of buenos aires, the protmedicato which became the school of medicine in 1799. he died there in 1819.
william brown of foxford county mayo played a most important part in the independence of argentina. he was brought to america by his father in 1777 when just 9 years old to settle there seeking a new life in pennsylvania. his naval career commenced when he became a cabin boy on a us merchant ship. he was captured in 1796 by the english navy and pressed into their service. in 1809 he sailed a merchant ship engaging in trade with buenos aires. it was on one of these trips by coincidence he got involved in the struggle for argentinean independence. during the revolution of 1810 his ship was commandeered by the spanish who were blockading the port of buenos aires. he organised an expedition which captured one of the blockading spanish ships and brought it in triumph into port. he was then offered the command of a small fleet by the argentine authorities. he took the task with great enthusiasm and on march 14th 1814 broke the spanish blockade at montevideo. this effectively ended the spanish threat to the new state of argentina.
in 1816, he led a fleet which blockaded the peruvian port of callao for three weeks, the heart of spanish rule, he went on to capture the fort at punta de las piedras in southern ecuador. before returning to buenos aires he was captured by the spanish in ecuador and the english at barbados, and faced a government investigation when he arrived back. he was retired from service in 1819. however, he was recalled when war broke out against brazil 1825-28. he gained a number of victories during that campaign. he died in argentina in 1857 and received a public funeral.