Thousands of Ireland fans joined together in song for one of the all time great renditions of The Fields of Athenry. On any major sporting occasion involving an Irish team, The Fields of Athenry can be heard echoing around stadia and pubs, near and far.ĭuring the 2012 European soccer championships, the Irish team were losing badly against world champions Spain. Where is Athenry? It's in Galway, which you can explore on our award-winning 8 Day Vagabond Wild Irish Rover Tour. Its so lonely round the Fields of Athenry
Our love was on the wing / We had dreams and songs to sing
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Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry / Where once we watched the small free birds fly Love for country shines through the lyrics: LSP 3987 HANK SNOW-Hits, Hits and More Hits LPM 3965, LSP 3965 The Best of. Author Pete St John captures the tragedy of the Great Famine and the spirit of the Irish. 2-Boston Symphony LM 3006, LSC 3006 The Fabulous BLACKWOOD BROTHERS QUARTET. Often heralded as Ireland's unofficial national anthem, this is one of the most famous Irish songs of all time. If you're exploring Ireland's capital city before your Vagabond or Driftwood tour, Molly's statue is certainly worth a visit. Mollys buxom statue now adorns Suffolk Street in Dublin city centre. It touches on the heart of the city and those who have worked as street sellers since the city was established, over a thousand years ago. The song has become an anthem for the people of Dublin. The subject is a Dublin fishmonger who, let's just say, may have sold more than just cockles and mussels. records of The Dubliners - Multiple titles - 2xLP Album (double album), LP Album. But it was most likely written long before, sometime in the late 19 th century. All records are in a verry good condition and very well playable. Most will recognise this Dubliners version. There are so, so many great Irish songs to choose from! Here we go. I love introducing my favourite Irish songs to guests on Vagabond and Driftwood Small-Group Tours of Ireland.īut narrowing the endless, wonderful history of Irish music down to just ten songs? This was an impossible task (luckily, I gave it another go in my follow-up posts 10 More Irish Songs You Need to Know).
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