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Pádraig Mac Ruairí is a traditional Irish song, often sung in the sean-nós style, that celebrates a generous trader or merchant associated with Tory Island off the coast of Donegal. The lyrics describe a vessel bringing goods like rum, brandy, and wine, and welcomes people to feast. One of Ireland's most captivating young traditonal voices, Piaras Ó Lorcáin delivers a heartfelt performance of Pádraig Mac Ruairí | Irish Ballads

Trevelyan is also criticized for his dismissive attitudes towards the Irish people, which are reflected in his infamous quote calling the famine(Genocide) "an act of God" to punish an "idle and un-self-reliant" people. | Irish Ballads