Poem

We’re Fighting Now for Christianity’

Title	We’re Fighting Now for Christianity’
Author	Phil O'Neill

Instances of Publication

A published appearance of this poem.

Collection/Anthology	Year of Publication	Medium	View Details
The Indignant Muse: Poetry and Songs of the Irish Revolution 1887-1926	2016	Print Anthology	View Details

Publication Instance Details #2226

Collection/Anthology Details

Collection/Anthology	The Indignant Muse: Poetry and Songs of the Irish Revolution 1887-1926
Date of Publication	2016
Publisher	Lilliput Press (Ireland)
Page Number(s)	140-141

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	War HR & Colonisation/Colonial Legacies Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language) Racism/anti-Semitism/Sectarianism
War / Genocide Referenced	War: First World War
Irish Context	Colonization and Colonial Legacy (Ireland) WW I (Ireland)
Languages	English
Genre	song
Medium	Print Anthology
Notes	This poem is a parody of England's defence of 'humanity' in WW1 which foregrounds the territories and peoples which are under British rule. The narrator lists the various peoples (in a racist manner) joining the war effort.

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