Paramount Plus's MobLand graces our screens on Sundays, and the latest episode delivered a thrilling twist as the law finally caught up with the notorious Harrigan clan. Undercover sleuth Alice (portrayed by Emily Barber) put her life on the line to secure DNA evidence to incriminate the infamous mob.

In a tense encounter with Harry Da Souza (played by Tom Hardy), she narrowly escaped after cautioning him that the police were poised to pounce within sixty seconds. True to her word, shortly after her departure, the wail of police sirens signalled their arrival at the family's Cotswolds residence.

Maeve (Helen Mirren) and Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) found themselves apprehended on suspicion of murder and whisked away in separate squad cars. In a memorable scene, Maeve began to sing "Twenty Men From Dublin Town," marking yet another performance of the Irish folk tune on the show, sparking curiosity among viewers about its background.

The song was penned by Arthur Griffith, the founding father of Sinn Fein.

As per Irish Folk Songs, Griffith composed this stirring anthem in tribute to the Wicklow Hills men following the collapse of Emmet's rebellion.

The poignant lyrics go: "Twenty men from Dublin town, riding on the mountain side.

"Fearless of the Saxon frown, twenty brothers true and tried.

"Blood flows in the city streets, there the green is lying low.

"Here the Emerald standard greets eyes alike of friend and foe.

"Fly the city, brothers tried, join us on the mountain side.

"Where we've England's power defied twenty men from Dublin town.

"Twenty men from Dublin town, full of love and full of hate".

"Ah! our chief, our Tone is down, hand of God avenge his fate".

"Joy it is when e'er we meet redcoats on the mountain track".

"Oh as deer they must be fleet, if to Dublin they get back".

"Twenty men from Dublin town, every night around the fire".

"Brimming glasses we toss down to our captain Michael Dwyer".

"Slainte, Michael, barve and true, then there rings the wild hurrah".

"As we drink, dear land, to you, Eire! Slainte Geal go Bragh."

Delving into its past, the song entwines with the narrative of Myles Byrne, a prominent figure from Wexford in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and Arthur Devlin, who collectively helped shepherd Robert Emmet, an esteemed Irish Republican, orator, and insurgent leader, through the untamed Wicklow landscapes, steering clear of Crown forces.

In the aftermath of Emmet's failed insurrection, plans swiftly commenced for the escape of both Emmet and Byrne to France. According to Irish Folk Songs, their sojourn in the hills was supposed to be brief, merely until "They had only, it appears, to wait safely in the hills until a suitable vessel could be secured to spirit them away."

Exhibiting his habitual audacity-and a flagrant disregard for logic-Emmet declined this safe haven. Drawn closer to the city by his dying mother and beloved partner, he sought refuge in Harold's Cross, clandestinely residing with a Mrs Palmer under an assumed identity.

His romanticised decision, however tragic, proved to be ill-fated; Major Henry Sirr of the Dublin Town Police was inching ever closer.

MobLand airs on Sundays on Paramount Plus