“Lest anyone harbors even the smallest of doubt concerning motives, our cause for equality is just. We seek no advantage or distinction in our aims. I will not hear of another family driven by abject poverty fleeing these green fields. Not this land where for generations their forefathers tilled soil and moved rocks. We are not a land that should be exporting our families, our children, nay our future because certain people want an unholy claim on all. Whether we arrived here by boat or by birth, we are all Irish and all equal!”
Peter’s moving words sparked a tide of thunderous applause. It did not stop there. During their first public appearance in Greenhill, Peter had penned a rally song to be used at the conclusion of each event. It proved so popular a tradition it carried on for every
