Peadar Kearney
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 82 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 12,1883 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dorset Street Lower |
| Dublin | |
| Ireland | |
| Date of died | November 24,1942 |
| Died | Inchicore |
| Dublin | |
| Ireland | |
| Lyrics written | Amhrán na bhFiann |
| Place of burial | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Books | My Dear Eva: Letters Written from Ballykinlar Internment Camp (1921) |
| Education | St Joseph's, Fairview |
| Buri | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Relat | Brendan Behan |
| Brian Behan | |
| Dominic Behan | |
| nephew | |
| Servicebranch | Irish Volunteers |
| Irish Republican Brotherhood | |
| Irish Republican Army | |
| National Army | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1660138 |
Peadar Kearney Life story
Peadar Kearney was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "A Soldier's Song", now the Irish national anthem. He was the uncle of Irish writers Brendan Behan, Brian Behan, and Dominic Behan.
