Fields of Athenry - A Tribute to Ernst Zundel

   

Alison Chabloz

 

Published on Aug 22, 2017

A tribute to free speech campaigner and one of the world's greatest dissidents, Ernst Zundel.

Fields of Athenry is an Irish folk ballad which tells the tale of Michael who is sentenced to be deported to Australia for having stolen corn during the great famine, leaving his wife Mary and their young child behind.

Thus, the song echoes the plight of Zundel, imprisoned for also rebelling against the Crown in his search for historical truth. Upon his release from jail, Zundel was forced to live separated from his wife, Ingrid, until his recent death in his home country of Germany.


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