Peadar Kearney
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| Born | 12 December 1883 68 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin |
| Died | 24 November 1942 (aged 58) Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland |
| Buried | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
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Peadar Kearney (Irish: Peadar Ó Cearnaigh [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ oː ˈcaɾˠn̪ˠiː]; 12 December 1883 – 24 November 1942) was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "A Soldier's Song" (Irish: "Amhrán na bhFiann"), now the Irish national anthem. He was the uncle of Irish writers Brendan Behan, Brian Behan, and Dominic Behan.