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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre

The festival weekend is fast approaching, so let's get our favourite Irish music out there and share what we love.

So what is your all time favourite Irish song? All Irish genres welcome.

Please no long lists, just a song or two that means something to you.

I'll start with The Parting Glass. It's like a gut punch whenever I hear it.

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By *panishRebelMan
37 weeks ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland

Love that song too.

I am gonna choose, Stand Beside Me from the Hothouse Flowers.

If you ask me tomorrow it'll be something else.

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

the topic

The first live gig I went to was The Pogues whilst still at school in the UK

Debatable whether this is Scottish or Irish but ...

I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday sang by Cait o Riordan made me want to move here 20+ years ago and I have no regrets

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By *iscuits8Man
37 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

Ah I just came in to mention The Pogues...

A Pair of Brown Eyes is probably my favourite drinking song

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By *ady ChatterleyWoman
37 weeks ago

Athlone

Sweet 16

&

The Lonesome Boatman

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

Rocky Road to dublin or the black and tans

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago


"Ah I just came in to mention The Pogues...

A Pair of Brown Eyes is probably my favourite drinking song "

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x

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By *mmmm300Woman
37 weeks ago

cork

My first live gig was when I was 7 with my parents to see Makem and Clancy, one of my favourites is 'Home from the sea' and their childrens medley, utterly showing my age.

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By *iscuits8Man
37 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham


"Ah I just came in to mention The Pogues...

A Pair of Brown Eyes is probably my favourite drinking song

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x"

And Sally MacLennane, and Rain Street, and Boys From The County Hell, and Fiesta and and... jesus don't make me start drinking alone late of a Thursday night

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By *habMan
37 weeks ago

Boomtown

Ordinary Man. Chesty Moore

Going to my Hometown. Rory Gallagher

Kilkelly Ireland

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37 weeks ago


"Ah I just came in to mention The Pogues...

A Pair of Brown Eyes is probably my favourite drinking song

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x

And Sally MacLennane, and Rain Street, and Boys From The County Hell, and Fiesta and and... jesus don't make me start drinking alone late of a Thursday night "

The Body of an American!

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"My first live gig was when I was 7 with my parents to see Makem and Clancy, one of my favourites is 'Home from the sea' and their childrens medley, utterly showing my age. "

Makem and Clancy! Lucky you! x

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By *ofusplusCouple
37 weeks ago

Limerick

Grace

Sweet 16

Two beautiful songs

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By *ofusplusCouple
37 weeks ago

Limerick

Not forgetting 'Horse Outside'

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x"

You're the measure of my dreams...

It's so beautiful.

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By *nA101Couple
37 weeks ago

limerick

Delores keane

the wind that shakes the barley Tony

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
37 weeks ago

Home

Dublin in the rare old times

A song for Ireland

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago


"

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x

You're the measure of my dreams...

It's so beautiful. "

Nowadays he is only remembered for that one seasonal song but there was so much more magic written that should be remembered

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago


"Dublin in the rare old times

"

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x

You're the measure of my dreams...

It's so beautiful.

Nowadays he is only remembered for that one seasonal song but there was so much more magic written that should be remembered "

It's the same for Sinéad, she was far more than Nothing Compares.

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago


"

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x

You're the measure of my dreams...

It's so beautiful.

Nowadays he is only remembered for that one seasonal song but there was so much more magic written that should be remembered

It's the same for Sinéad, she was far more than Nothing Compares. "

Absolutely!! I fell in love with her when I first heard Mindinkah and why she shaved her head

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By *og-ManMan
37 weeks ago

somewhere

In a lifetime

Clannad and Bono

Put them under pressure

The Irish football team

Riverdance

Bill whelan

All 3 songs have a very happy time and place in my head and in my life

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By *indenMan
37 weeks ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

Older, The Fureys - The Lonesome Boatman…..

More recent, Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill, ‘Baby Talk’ Live with the Cork Opera House Orchestra…..

But sooooooooo many more……..

Whiskey time I think…..

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By *voidingboredomMan
37 weeks ago

around

Not a single mention of Jonny Logan yeh? Maybe there's hope!

I have to say I thought Bob Geldof was a total prat (and maybe he is) but I saw the Boomtown Rats live and I really like RatTrap

Celebrate by Jerry Fish

Take Me To Church by Hozier is very good

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By *voidingboredomMan
37 weeks ago

around

Whiskey in the Jar!!

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37 weeks ago

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago


"Not a single mention of Jonny Logan yeh? Maybe there's hope "

Disowning you now

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By *panishRebelMan
37 weeks ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland

Sinead O Connor singing ...The Foggy due with the Chieftains.....magic.

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By *panishRebelMan
37 weeks ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland


"Not a single mention of Jonny Logan yeh? Maybe there's hope

Disowning you now"

Nor Daniel O Donnel....

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

Haunted

Sung by Sinead O’Connor & Shane McGowan.

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Older, The Fureys - The Lonesome Boatman…..

More recent, Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill, ‘Baby Talk’ Live with the Cork Opera House Orchestra…..

But sooooooooo many more……..

Whiskey time I think….."

Mick Flannery is a shout. Great live too with Susan..

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Sinead O Connor singing ...The Foggy due with the Chieftains.....magic."

It's just so good isn't it..

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37 weeks ago

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By *ozzlesMan
37 weeks ago

galway


" the topic

The first live gig I went to was The Pogues whilst still at school in the UK

Debatable whether this is Scottish or Irish but ...

I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday sang by Cait o Riordan made me want to move here 20+ years ago and I have no regrets "

Trying to learn that at the moment, nice simple song.

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By *electableicecreamMan
37 weeks ago

The West

Zombie

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By *panishRebelMan
37 weeks ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland


"Sinead O Connor singing ...The Foggy due with the Chieftains.....magic.

It's just so good isn't it.."

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By *ozzlesMan
37 weeks ago

galway

Summer Wine by Corrs and bonno

Last man in Europe by the Blades

Brown eyed girl by Van M

Grace

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By *arlTy89Man
37 weeks ago

Wicklow

Ohhh tough one!!!

Parting Glass

Broad Black Brimmer

Black Watch

The Voyage Christy Moore

I could keep going, few pints followed by a whiskey or two

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By *voidingboredomMan
37 weeks ago

around


"Zombie "

Tuuunne!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago


"Summer Wine by Corrs and bonno

Last man in Europe by the Blades

Brown eyed girl by Van M

Grace "

Summer Wine is owned by Nancy...you can't put it here

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By *ozzlesMan
37 weeks ago

galway


"Summer Wine by Corrs and bonno

Last man in Europe by the Blades

Brown eyed girl by Van M

Grace

Summer Wine is owned by Nancy...you can't put it here"

Shows what I know about music I had to goole Nancy

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
37 weeks ago

The West

The Night Visiting Song, McAlpines Fusiliers and Raglan Road are all great Irish classics.

Love some Saw Doctors too, great lyrics, local, real. They always remind me of my carefree teenage years!

"Close your eyes for just one moment.

Disco at the start of summer.

Sun still shining through the window...

You were just about to blossom"

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By *ozzlesMan
37 weeks ago

galway

Crazy World

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By *ilderMan
37 weeks ago

dublin

Thin lizzy - Chinatown

Sultans of ping FC - Where's me jumper

That's just the first two that came into my head, I'd have a long list.

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Thin lizzy - Chinatown

Sultans of ping FC - Where's me jumper

That's just the first two that came into my head, I'd have a long list.

"

Where's me jumper just brought my mind onto The Frank and Walters - After all.

Great tunes Wilder

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
37 weeks ago

Home

Dreams, a Limerick anthem now.

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By *ORDERMANMan
37 weeks ago

wrexham

Kilkennys...the chandler song..

Mary wallopers..codliver oil

Saw doctors..

Waterboys

Poges

Some say the devil is dead

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By *ind PaddyMan
37 weeks ago

South County Dublin

Christy Moore live ride on.

The stunning, some great songs.

The Blades

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By *indenMan
37 weeks ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down - Brendan Shine.

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By *uddlyBear1972Man
37 weeks ago

Just inside the Pale

Coolin Medley by the Chieftains always gets me.

The Island by Paul Brady isn't bad either.

When Hozier sang The Parting Glass on the late late at the start of Covid was special.

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By *reyingbeardMan
37 weeks ago

city

The Pogues - thousands are sailing

Luke Kelly - Raglan road

Shane & sinead- haunted

Aslan -this is

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By *reyingbeardMan
37 weeks ago

city

And one more mic Christopher -heyday

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

We Don't Need Nobody Else - Whipping Boy

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By *mmmm300Woman
37 weeks ago

cork


"Thin lizzy - Chinatown

Sultans of ping FC - Where's me jumper

That's just the first two that came into my head, I'd have a long list.

Where's me jumper just brought my mind onto The Frank and Walters - After all.

Great tunes Wilder "

The Frank and Walters, great band.

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By *mmmm300Woman
37 weeks ago

cork

Aoife Scott, Danny OReilly and Rosin O performing 'Grace' at Kilmainham Gaol. Haunting with the most stunning harmonies. Breathtaking

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By *WEETESTSTRAWBERRYFOR1Woman
37 weeks ago

Clare

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By *WEETESTSTRAWBERRYFOR1Woman
37 weeks ago

Clare

Grace

My Old Man

Traveling Soldier

Some of my favourite s after a tough week had

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Aoife Scott, Danny OReilly and Rosin O performing 'Grace' at Kilmainham Gaol. Haunting with the most stunning harmonies. Breathtaking "

I remember watching that. There may have been a tear or two shed.

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Kilkennys...the chandler song..

Mary wallopers..codliver oil

Saw doctors..

Waterboys

Poges

Some say the devil is dead"

The Mary Wallopers seem to be exploding. I'd like to see them.

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there

Óró Sé do bheatha 'bhaile

Óró Sé do bheatha 'bhaile

Óró Sé do bheatha 'bhaile

Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh -

Sung by Sinead O'Connor!!

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By *aseylee324Couple
37 weeks ago

Valley of Squinting Windows

Paul Brady Nothing but the same old story

The Undertones My Perfect Cousin - always makes me laugh

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

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By *eralt80Man
37 weeks ago

cork

Pat Shortt- jumbo breakfast roll

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there

Johnny, I hardly knew ye - Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem!!

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there


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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

Cleggan White Hare by Doire O'Farrell

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By *arrot_in_a_boxCouple
37 weeks ago

kinda dublin

Stop the World and Let me off - Declan Nerney

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By *asual777Man
37 weeks ago

i travel all over

Linger

Then

Stuck in a moment

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there

siúil a Rúin - Clannad!!

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

I love The Parting Glass and The Cross Of Spancil Hill.

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By *ubadubdubWoman
37 weeks ago

Hereabouts


" the topic

The first live gig I went to was The Pogues whilst still at school in the UK

Debatable whether this is Scottish or Irish but ...

I'm a Man You Don't Meet Everyday sang by Cait o Riordan made me want to move here 20+ years ago and I have no regrets "

That song

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there

Galway Girl - Mundy with Sharon Shannon!!

And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do?

'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue.....

Had to put in some of the words above as there's another totally different song called 'Galway Girl' too by Ed Sheeran, don't like that song!

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

The Harp and Shamrock

Grace

The Lonesome Boatman

The Moonshiner.

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By *ocktailsdreamsMan
37 weeks ago

Edinburgh


"Ah I just came in to mention The Pogues...

A Pair of Brown Eyes is probably my favourite drinking song

And...A Rainy Night in Soho

Shane was ... and always will be...a legend x

And Sally MacLennane, and Rain Street, and Boys From The County Hell, and Fiesta and and... jesus don't make me start drinking alone late of a Thursday night

The Body of an American! "

The sickness of chuchulain

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By *ocktailsdreamsMan
37 weeks ago

Edinburgh

Sinead O'C

A son called

My singing bird

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By *oungcouple2669Couple
37 weeks ago

Wex

Parting Glass is the best Irish Song but Galway Shawl, ordinary Man, tipping it up to Nancy are up there.

Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile Has to be the best Irish song

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

When you were big and I was small - Katie Theasby

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By *ocktailsdreamsMan
37 weeks ago

Edinburgh


"Parting Glass is the best Irish Song but Galway Shawl, ordinary Man, tipping it up to Nancy are up there.

Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile Has to be the best Irish song"

The parting glass is a Scottish song.

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By *oxxxVixenCouple
37 weeks ago

Tipp, Clare,

Beeswing - Whistlin Donkeys & The Lonesome Boatman

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By *ka ..Agent k ..Man
37 weeks ago

..

Sorri there not irish but all time classes sung in locals over the weekend.

dont let the old man in..

the leaving of Liverpool..

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By *iseekingbiCouple
37 weeks ago

N ireland and West Midlands

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By *iseekingbiCouple
37 weeks ago

N ireland and West Midlands


"Thin lizzy - Chinatown

Sultans of ping FC - Where's me jumper

That's just the first two that came into my head, I'd have a long list.

Where's me jumper just brought my mind onto The Frank and Walters - After all.

Great tunes Wilder

The Frank and Walters, great band. "

Few better

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By *ublustMan
37 weeks ago

Dublin


"And one more mic Christopher -heyday"

I'm a rare and privileged person who got to see Mic Christopher perform Heyday live in 2001


"Paul Brady Nothing but the same old story

The Undertones My Perfect Cousin - always makes me laugh"

Was just going to post Nothing but the same old story

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By *uddlyBear1972Man
37 weeks ago

Just inside the Pale

Since someone mentioned the Parting Glass is Scottish originally, how are we classifying Irish music? For example Galway Girl was actually written and performed by Steve Earle originally with Sharon Shannon. Since he is American does that invalidate it?

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By *rafty500Man
37 weeks ago

limerick

Four green fields

At least I think that's the name

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By *dfabMan
37 weeks ago

Dunboyne

Not naming one of their songs but I'll never forget seeing the Pogues in Wembley Arena (not stadium) and thinking the floor was going to break from the crowd jumping so much. Mental gig!

Can't limit myself to songs, sorry.

Mick Flannery

The Frames/ Glenn Hansard

Sinead O'Connor

Christy Moore

Luke Kelly/Ronnie Drew

Paul Brady

Rory Gallagher

Thin Lizzy

Mama's Boys

Therapy

Aslan

Something Happens

Bell X1

Damien Rice

Gemma Hayes

U2

Snow Patrol

The Undertones

Stiff Little Fingers

My Little Funhouse

Damien Dempsey

Shanty Dam

Probably Luke singing Raglan Road is one of my favourite ever but all the above have some absolute classics in the repertoire and I'd likely double the list if OP hadn't spanked me from the start for listing.

I'm bratty

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By *udding RoseWoman
37 weeks ago

Somewhere out there


"Since someone mentioned the Parting Glass is Scottish originally, how are we classifying Irish music? For example Galway Girl was actually written and performed by Steve Earle originally with Sharon Shannon. Since he is American does that invalidate it?"

I said sung by Mundy and Sharon Shannon and they're Irish!! Didn't say anything about them writing the song!!

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By *dfabMan
37 weeks ago

Dunboyne


"Since someone mentioned the Parting Glass is Scottish originally, how are we classifying Irish music? For example Galway Girl was actually written and performed by Steve Earle originally with Sharon Shannon. Since he is American does that invalidate it?

I said sung by Mundy and Sharon Shannon and they're Irish!! Didn't say anything about them writing the song!! "

But the Steve Earle version is absolutely the best.

He's probably 25% Irish anyway, so we're grand

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Since someone mentioned the Parting Glass is Scottish originally, how are we classifying Irish music? For example Galway Girl was actually written and performed by Steve Earle originally with Sharon Shannon. Since he is American does that invalidate it?

I said sung by Mundy and Sharon Shannon and they're Irish!! Didn't say anything about them writing the song!!

But the Steve Earle version is absolutely the best.

He's probably 25% Irish anyway, so we're grand "

Maybe it matters to the purists and scholars. I'm sure the history of the parting glass is a very interesting one and how it's become a staple in Irelands repertoire. A lot of Irish greats have popularised it. I didn't know it was Scottish.

A bit like Paul Brady - The Lakes of Pontchartrain, in my head I picture an Irish man lamenting about his creole love but it's an American ballad. Sure what the hell, we'll allow it

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37 weeks ago

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By *TinyDelight- OP   Woman
37 weeks ago

City Centre


"Not naming one of their songs but I'll never forget seeing the Pogues in Wembley Arena (not stadium) and thinking the floor was going to break from the crowd jumping so much. Mental gig!

Probably Luke singing Raglan Road is one of my favourite ever but all the above have some absolute classics in the repertoire and I'd likely double the list if OP hadn't spanked me from the start for listing.

I'm bratty "

The thing for me is, lists become boring Somebody wants to do a longer one, a better one, another one adding more to that list. I think it's nice to talk about music than list it. What moves you personally. I felt your excitement in your opening paragraph, you can't get that in a list. Good choices on it though. Now where is my whip!

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By (user no longer on site)
37 weeks ago

Only our rivers run free

Grace

The Galway Shawl

The dying rebel

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By *cottybear74Man
37 weeks ago

kilkenny


"The festival weekend is fast approaching, so let's get our favourite Irish music out there and share what we love.

So what is your all time favourite Irish song? All Irish genres welcome.

Please no long lists, just a song or two that means something to you.

I'll start with The Parting Glass. It's like a gut punch whenever I hear it. "

Listen to Peter Holland version it's ones of the best I've heard.

One of my favourite Irish songs is in a lifetime clannad.

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By *dfabMan
36 weeks ago

Dunboyne


"Since someone mentioned the Parting Glass is Scottish originally, how are we classifying Irish music? For example Galway Girl was actually written and performed by Steve Earle originally with Sharon Shannon. Since he is American does that invalidate it?

I said sung by Mundy and Sharon Shannon and they're Irish!! Didn't say anything about them writing the song!!

But the Steve Earle version is absolutely the best.

He's probably 25% Irish anyway, so we're grand

Maybe it matters to the purists and scholars. I'm sure the history of the parting glass is a very interesting one and how it's become a staple in Irelands repertoire. A lot of Irish greats have popularised it. I didn't know it was Scottish.

A bit like Paul Brady - The Lakes of Pontchartrain, in my head I picture an Irish man lamenting about his creole love but it's an American ballad. Sure what the hell, we'll allow it "

No offence but the song was written by Steve Earle and that was my first hearing of it, so the Mundy and other versions of it always annoy me - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_Girl_(Steve_Earle_song)#:~:text=%22Galway%20Girl%22%20is%20a%20song,Earle%27s%202000%20album%20Transcendental%20Blues.

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By *apri 555Man
36 weeks ago

wexford or Dublin

Streets of new York,

There's one line in it that always makes me think of me DAD

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By *dfabMan
36 weeks ago

Dunboyne

For anyone not familiar with Raglan Road - https://youtu.be/FdHr6jdQyTM?feature=shared

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By *dfabMan
36 weeks ago

Dunboyne

For the OP - https://youtu.be/sCZcJHAcAZ4?feature=shared

And

https://youtu.be/sCZcJHAcAZ4?feature=shared

And possibly the first video of it

https://youtu.be/pcgiPxJHQrQ?feature=shared

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By *uddlyBear1972Man
36 weeks ago

Just inside the Pale

Some people rave about Van Morrison's Astral weeks album but the Moondance album always gets to me. "Into the Mystic" is sublime.

When I was a lot younger, I was really low after some bad events but I heard "Brand New Day" from the same album and it helped me cope.

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By *dfabMan
36 weeks ago

Dunboyne

And though I'm from Meath, when I was living in London this spoke volumes - https://youtu.be/c5_wZmTHfo8?feature=shared

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By *iseekingbiCouple
36 weeks ago

N ireland and West Midlands


"Streets of new York,

There's one line in it that always makes me think of me DAD"

A great song that

The town I loved so well -

It's about the best place in Ireland

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By *DSGCouple
36 weeks ago

That place in

Furniture by Horslips

Surprised they are not mentioned more

Not on your own tonight by Damien Dempsey

Into the woods by Hosier

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By (user no longer on site)
36 weeks ago

Anything really by Thin Lizzy or Rory Gallagher

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By *3hairyMan
36 weeks ago

Sligo

The Stunning & Michael D "the mountain"

Horslips "Dearg doom" & "trouble with a capital T"

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By *udding RoseWoman
36 weeks ago

Somewhere out there

The Irish Rover sung by The Dubliners and The Pogues!!!

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By *ick manMan
36 weeks ago

longford


"Ordinary Man. Chesty Moore

Going to my Hometown. Rory Gallagher

Kilkelly Ireland "

I love Robbie O’Connell singing kilkelly Ireland

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By *astelloWoman
36 weeks ago

Far far away

The voyage Christy moore

Grace

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By *hickthighscheekysmileWoman
36 weeks ago

Galway, Limerick, Athlone

The Orchard - Liam clancy

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By *rafty500Man
22 weeks ago

limerick

Four Green Fields

Mother Ireland sings about her four sons, the four provinces.

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22 weeks ago

The Chieftains Brian Boru

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22 weeks ago

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By (user no longer on site)
22 weeks ago

Will You Go Lassie Go

Tommy Makem and The Clancy Brothers

Live on the Late Late Show, with members of The Dubliners playing in the audience.

Something special

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By *OCONO5Couple
22 weeks ago

Sensual Center


"Ah I just came in to mention The Pogues...

A Pair of Brown Eyes is probably my favourite drinking song "

Class song

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By *OCONO5Couple
22 weeks ago

Sensual Center

The Stunning ...half past two ...brewing up a storm .. ..lots of great song

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By *elanieforyouTV/TS
22 weeks ago

, Ashburton sometimes Penzance

Hi Yahoo

See you all at Kilkenny Racecourse

Next Sunday for Country Music Festival.

Say Hi to a guy with a Black Shirt with blue and silver flowers on it xxx

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By *eeking_sensuality77Woman
22 weeks ago

Athlone

Paradise is Here

Paul Brady

Class tune!

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By *arrot_in_a_boxCouple
22 weeks ago

kinda dublin

When You're Looking Like That by Westlife is hella catchy

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By *umfuzzMan
21 weeks ago

dublin

Be Your Own Fool found it on a festival playlist last week can't remember the fellas name

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By *hemanforallseasonsMan
21 weeks ago

Dublin

Not necessarily my favourites, but Orinoco Flow and Caribbean Blue by Enya deserve a mention.

Also Goldfinger by Ash is underrated.

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By *ornydevil500Man
21 weeks ago

belfast

amhran na bhfiann

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By *aystar1101Man
21 weeks ago

clare

Slightly different but anyone coming to Clare for big trad week for Willie Clancy week Trad classes in morning and trad session s in bar every afternoon and night

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By *man1044Man
21 weeks ago

North Galway

Charlie Pride .

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By *panishRebelMan
21 weeks ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland


"Slightly different but anyone coming to Clare for big trad week for Willie Clancy week Trad classes in morning and trad session s in bar every afternoon and night "

Wish I could

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By *udding RoseWoman
21 weeks ago

Somewhere out there


"Will You Go Lassie Go

Tommy Makem and The Clancy Brothers

Live on the Late Late Show, with members of The Dubliners playing in the audience.

Something special"

Oooooh that's a brilliant song, love it!!!!

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By *ctoboyMan
21 weeks ago

Glasgow

With the Euros on in Germany right now it reminded me of The Jockster went to Stuttgart by Christy Moore

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