Top 3 Most Important Irish Songs 🇮🇪

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  • @davyholden
    @davyholden  Рік тому +160

    My New E-Book is now available!! davyholdenhistory.com/

    • @Skyeor_Gojo
      @Skyeor_Gojo Рік тому +5

      See I always thought of the song Fairytale of New York, Probably bc of the Music
      IN SAYING THAT THO the song isn’t historical, Although it is a good song that I hope will go down In History

    • @scottmccluremcclure3916
      @scottmccluremcclure3916 Рік тому +5

      RIP Shane McGowan

    • @The_Joker_
      @The_Joker_ 11 місяців тому +3

      You’re an inspiration Dave 👌🇮🇪☘️

    • @recordshopuk1202
      @recordshopuk1202 9 місяців тому +1

      Song of Dawn and Kathleen Largey need a mention sometime.

    • @mattiasfaldt1725
      @mattiasfaldt1725 9 місяців тому +2

      i can understand your free state perspective what is the most importen irish songs is diffrent to northen part of ireland . songs like Provos lulluby or Blackwatch . The list can make long songs from the the northen Ireland perspectiv.

  • @Biggie_Cheese470
    @Biggie_Cheese470 5 місяців тому +709

    "Foggy Dew" is such a fucking hit about the war

    • @laurapaton-b9o
      @laurapaton-b9o 4 місяці тому +3

      Me hairy arsed drunkin Irish Daddy is a great song so tis

    • @davidhehir7378
      @davidhehir7378 4 місяці тому +2

      ⁠​⁠@@laurapaton-b9ocheers Laura 👍

    • @naughton101
      @naughton101 4 місяці тому +14

      My favorite version is the one is the one by Sinead O'Connor to Chieftains

    • @Cmcc342
      @Cmcc342 4 місяці тому +7

      @@naughton101that’s the best version the live concert in the 90s she owns it

    • @thescoobymike
      @thescoobymike 3 місяці тому +3

      @@naughton101 absolutely the best version by far. Her voice just captured it perfectly

  • @janewrin1830
    @janewrin1830 Рік тому +1273

    Fields of Athenry - tells of a terrible injustice. Sung it all my life.

    • @RowdyBrian17
      @RowdyBrian17 Рік тому +20

      I'm surprised I had to scroll so far to find this

    • @canadiancossack3316
      @canadiancossack3316 11 місяців тому +3

      Also a great choice

    • @janewrin1830
      @janewrin1830 11 місяців тому +3

      @@RowdyBrian17 I think it could be a generational thing.

    • @Timberdoodle197
      @Timberdoodle197 10 місяців тому +3

      Injustice 😂

    • @rambo1872
      @rambo1872 10 місяців тому +2

      Low lieeeee

  • @jeanier7185
    @jeanier7185 9 місяців тому +62

    Hearing Sinead O’Connor singing number 2…what a spiritual experience!!🙏RIP Sinéad

    • @Fitzer-h7v
      @Fitzer-h7v Місяць тому

      Yes sinead was a great catholic never put the church down plus she was a great mother ? Won’t talk bad about the dead never had an abortion and didn’t take drugs she ticked all the boxes for the left 👍and the right is the problem

    • @epicdudesproduction
      @epicdudesproduction 4 дні тому

      That song has nothing to do with Irish history and she was a traitor to our beloved country, creed and race. GTFO

  • @alancrust
    @alancrust Рік тому +360

    In Mexico we love the song "Saint Patrick's Battalion". Thanks irish brothers in arms, we lost, no comparison to give a fight, but still, gracias !

    • @The_Hartofect_
      @The_Hartofect_ 10 місяців тому +14

      Don’t loose hope in Mexico St. Juan Diego bless this country and the people. May they return to blessed Our Lady Guadapule. God bless you all!

    • @saoirseclarnimhuiris7910
      @saoirseclarnimhuiris7910 9 місяців тому +6

      🇨🇮 💚💚🇲🇽👍🙂

    • @robertmcdonald8342
      @robertmcdonald8342 7 місяців тому +6

      I like "The Soldiers Song". Also what about "The Wind that shakes the Barley"?

    • @Basketballamerican
      @Basketballamerican 6 місяців тому +1

      you need to go El Salvador on your cartels

    • @Yo_Soy_Andres
      @Yo_Soy_Andres 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@The_Hartofect_God bless you too 🇲🇽♥️ 🇮🇪 ✝️

  • @globeparasite9381
    @globeparasite9381 Рік тому +2037

    Kinky boots
    Kinky boots extended version
    Kinky boots orchestral version

    • @kevindowling157
      @kevindowling157 Рік тому +42

      It’s really not that popular or common to hear here. I like it don’t get me wrong but its significance isn’t really remarkable

    • @MadDogRyan
      @MadDogRyan Рік тому

      ​@crappypoopyfr

    • @heyheyhophop
      @heyheyhophop Рік тому +5

      wait, there is an extended version? anyone got the link?

    • @Rebellescum
      @Rebellescum 11 місяців тому +7

      @@heyheyhophopthere’s also the Ibiza chill out version

    • @heyheyhophop
      @heyheyhophop 11 місяців тому

      @@Rebellescum oh gawd, have to unsee now

  • @bigbromikeify
    @bigbromikeify 5 місяців тому +52

    Ive always vaguely liked traditional Irish music, but the other day i heard "Cone Out Ye Black and Tans" and i cant stop listening. Officially saving this video to check out all the songs mentioned in the comments

    • @trickfall8752
      @trickfall8752 Місяць тому

      If you like that look for the Wolfe Tones album Live alive-oh

  • @Exsultxn4
    @Exsultxn4 Рік тому +864

    3. Amhrán an bhFiann
    2. Óro sé do Beatha bhaile
    1. Come out ye Black and Tans

    • @sarahholden8814
      @sarahholden8814 Рік тому +101

      Dude come out ya black and tans is such a great song

    • @Exsultxn4
      @Exsultxn4 Рік тому +16

      @@sarahholden8814 i know right!

    • @snoqueen313
      @snoqueen313 Рік тому +30

      I had Foggy Dew with Come Out Ye Balck & Tans as a 4th

    • @GuyFromFloridaFL
      @GuyFromFloridaFL Рік тому

      @@sarahholden8814fr

    • @Weir436
      @Weir436 Рік тому +3

      Come out ye Black and Tans is a stolen orange tune😂

  • @soniarcher
    @soniarcher 4 місяці тому +20

    Just heard Fields of Athenry so beautiful so tragic so soul touching 🥰

  • @jjamesmcguire6343
    @jjamesmcguire6343 4 місяці тому +7

    Oró sé do bheatha bhaile performed by Seo Linn is my favorite all-time Irish rebel tune! That version will put the hackles up on your neck and a tear in your eye. Another version of that song that I love, is Sinead O'Connor performing it. She put some feisty attitude in it with her lyrical phrasing. After all, that's what the lyrics are all about!
    Hail ó Gráinne Mhaol!
    Davey, it would be awesome to see if movie makers would ever make a film about the story of her heroic deeds!
    Keep up the great work, love what you do concerning all things Irish! ☘️🇨🇮💪💥🎵🎶

  • @kevinbarry8114
    @kevinbarry8114 9 місяців тому +12

    Kevin Barry is a top 10. Keep up these great videos.

  • @mattpardy2826
    @mattpardy2826 Рік тому +176

    1. Come out ye Black and Tans
    2. The Foggy Dew
    3. Horse outside

    • @SweetSirenia
      @SweetSirenia 7 місяців тому +14

      Thank you for including the national anthem, even though you listed it third

    • @jawd1203
      @jawd1203 5 місяців тому

      I agree

    • @Assassin9theAxCx
      @Assassin9theAxCx 4 місяці тому +2

      😂Horse outside is catchy tune

    • @vincivedivicilextalionas4036
      @vincivedivicilextalionas4036 Місяць тому

      @@SweetSireniamost underrated comment of this whole video.

    • @antomort7295
      @antomort7295 Місяць тому

      @@vincivedivicilextalionas4036 Freak Rubber Bandits did a slot with Tubriby, complete with d carrier bags.

  • @aidankeane8971
    @aidankeane8971 10 місяців тому +36

    Rising of the Moon, the Clanceys version kick-started the folk revival in the 60s

  • @kunduzhospitalhater
    @kunduzhospitalhater Рік тому +38

    I think my list goes something like this:
    1. Rising of the moon and variations.
    2. Garryowen.
    3. And any song made by the Wolfe Tones or Irish Brigade.

  • @Gallawenn
    @Gallawenn Місяць тому +4

    I was totally thinking about The foggy dew, man. I am from Asturias (north coast of Spain) and that song is... Wow. I just can't describe it. I have a version by Sinead O'Connor (rest in peace, beautiful angel) and it always give me chills 😢💚💚💚

  • @CaptStraightEdge
    @CaptStraightEdge Рік тому +528

    It's tight but The Foggy Dew should be on there

    • @MojangOfficial783
      @MojangOfficial783 Рік тому +28

      Finnigan’s wake is the most historically significant🗿

    • @nonamegrey1331
      @nonamegrey1331 Рік тому +14

      Black and Tans is pretty cool too

    • @jamiefarrellymusic
      @jamiefarrellymusic 10 місяців тому +7

      ​@@MojangOfficial783 why, because of Joyce? Doesn't really come close to the historical importance of Skibereen, an dórd feinne, grace, amhrainn na bhfiann, fields of athenry, the valley of knockanure, etc. Doesn't even make the top 15 of historical importances really, unless there's something about it that I'm missing?

    • @lisajimenez5684
      @lisajimenez5684 8 місяців тому

      Foggy dew

    • @Domo-e7r
      @Domo-e7r 8 місяців тому +1

      The craic was ninety

  • @jamesogle5415
    @jamesogle5415 Рік тому +178

    My lovely horse? Anyone else?

    • @joegreen2750
      @joegreen2750 11 місяців тому +4

      Fanfintastic an absolute masterbloodypiece, I have enquired where I can purchase the sheet music for this rose of songs in a bouquet of mediocre weeds.

    • @Hibernica1641
      @Hibernica1641 11 місяців тому +4

      Thank you! Finally, someone speaks the truth!

    • @RadioNul
      @RadioNul 11 місяців тому

      Is it never of the air

    • @PORRRIDGE_GUN
      @PORRRIDGE_GUN 10 місяців тому

      F*ck Your Subaru, I've Got A Horse Outside by the Rubber Bandits

    • @TheGWR0-4-0
      @TheGWR0-4-0 10 місяців тому

      True

  • @xanderschwab2840
    @xanderschwab2840 9 місяців тому +15

    -Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile
    -Foggy Dew
    -Joe Mcdonnell
    There are many more I would love to put but these three always stand out to me but on top of these songs I also like to listen to songs such as Irish Volunteer or the Boys That Wore The Green as they remind me of the contribution of the Irish people in America long live the Green Flag of Erin and a free Ireland

    • @matthewbrady1562
      @matthewbrady1562 4 місяці тому

      Joe McDonnell was and is one of the best patriotic songs.

  • @michaelcavanagh7231
    @michaelcavanagh7231 4 дні тому

    We need more people like you keeping Irish folklore alive thank you
    Maith an fear

  • @FreedomsLife1776
    @FreedomsLife1776 4 місяці тому +6

    #1: Foggy Dew. #2: Star of the County Down. #3: the Road to Dublin.

  • @felipetierno9515
    @felipetierno9515 Рік тому +55

    1 - The rising of the moon
    2 - Oró se da beatha bhaile
    3- Four green fields

    • @YellowFressia
      @YellowFressia Рік тому +3

      Love your choices @davyholden, the other two listed here are so special too. I think these are often forgotten.

    • @YellowFressia
      @YellowFressia Рік тому +1

      Great choices! 👍

    • @davyholden
      @davyholden  Рік тому +8

      Great choices!

    • @joshmaxwell7968
      @joshmaxwell7968 Рік тому +1

      Kid on a mountain

    • @IvanPlayyz
      @IvanPlayyz Рік тому

      ​@@davyholdenwhat about zombie by the Cranberries, it is one of the most known Irish songs and explains a tragedy caused by the Irish Republican Army

  • @eugenestyles7845
    @eugenestyles7845 9 місяців тому +12

    The Foggy Dew #3
    The Rocky Road To Dublin #2
    The Parting Glass #1
    .
    My top 3 and #2 version by The Pogues
    In fact I love the Pogues rendition of The Parting Glass as well
    ☘️ 🍀 ☘️ 🍀 ☘️ 🍀 ☘️ 🍀 ☘️

  • @GerryBolger
    @GerryBolger Рік тому +138

    Dude, The Foggy Dew.... If we had to replace Amhrán na bhFiann I'd choose The Foggy Dew without question. Sinead O'Connor's version just solidifies it as the quintessential Irish song in my humble opinion.

    • @cathanmccann1769
      @cathanmccann1769 Рік тому +17

      Personally I think the best version which strikes with passion is Lukes Kelly's

    • @stiofanofirghil1916
      @stiofanofirghil1916 Рік тому +3

      For me it should be the national anthem instead mo chara..The longer version that mentions 7 tongues of flame..

    • @nutpeg6915
      @nutpeg6915 Рік тому +2

      the young wolfe tones foggy dew is brilliant

    • @BadDubII
      @BadDubII Рік тому +6

      Luke Kellys is better imo

    • @Domo-e7r
      @Domo-e7r 10 місяців тому +5

      Yes Luke Kelly's version is great

  • @michaelhenault1444
    @michaelhenault1444 9 місяців тому +7

    In the US among the Irish it's Danny Boy...
    Same sadness background.

  • @a3srevenge683
    @a3srevenge683 Рік тому +198

    My man looks like he hasn’t slept the past millennia 💀

    • @randoiguess
      @randoiguess 9 місяців тому +15

      Nah, that's just how people from Kilkenny look.

    • @Nick-ic8vn
      @Nick-ic8vn 9 місяців тому +1

      Or been to a decent barber

    • @CelticNorseGaelJewishDescent
      @CelticNorseGaelJewishDescent 7 місяців тому +1

      He be a weepy-eyed lad!

    • @MooSaidChicken
      @MooSaidChicken 7 місяців тому +2

      Nah he's just irish. I look the same, plenty of Scots-Irish DNA from usa 😂

    • @piping9153
      @piping9153 6 місяців тому +1

      Looks Irish indeed

  • @ifyoudontknownowyouknow2836
    @ifyoudontknownowyouknow2836 4 місяці тому +1

    So many songs by The Pogues could be in this list. Obviously Fairytale of New York is a classic but I think Thousands are Sailing is just a perfect song about Ireland and the love for it despite the difficulties it has

  • @OnsWereldSuiderland
    @OnsWereldSuiderland Рік тому +9

    Theres a old Irish song, sung by mothers during the Anglo-Boer war (1899 - 1902) where mothers sing about wanting the Boers to beat the English, and be free of tyranny, but knowing that the cost of the Boers winning would be the lives of Irish sons forced to go fight the Boers who never did anything against the Irish for the English....
    As a Boer, I always believed there was a kinship between the Irish and Boers of South Africa.

    • @carkey2868
      @carkey2868 6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks to the people of Orania for removing the Irish Monument from Brixton ,Johannesburg to Orania for safekeeping as it was neglected in Brixton and they wanted to develope the ground on which it was situated.

  • @savetheworld4741
    @savetheworld4741 4 години тому

    Oh my gosh, what a beautiful accent you have!💚 I love the irish accents and Ireland💚🍀

  • @leorull7892
    @leorull7892 2 місяці тому +3

    Thank you thank you so much your consistent concise information in history on my ancestors I am irish-american my family came over during the famine so much of these stories and the story time I want to learn Gaelic like you inspire me my friend

  • @keffen
    @keffen 4 місяці тому +3

    Fields of Athenry !! - Whole family knows this song & we sing it at every wedding. Not everyone realises what it calls for however ..

  • @achliscantplay4202
    @achliscantplay4202 6 місяців тому +8

    As a Russian singer, touring with an Irish dancing show in Australia 😅 - my two absolute milestones are "Goodbye, Johnny Dear", and, of course, "My Lovely Horse".

  • @GCEJGDWPE
    @GCEJGDWPE 28 днів тому

    Thousands are sailing.
    Really epitomises and captures the struggle our ancestors faced by having to leave these shores and set up life far away. I’ll not try to explain as the song does it best

  • @DenDoig1956
    @DenDoig1956 Рік тому +5

    Bonnie Prince Charlie. My da spoke regarding him. He was an iron miner in the Northern part of Minnesota. What a tale he could tell about Bonnie Prince Charlie. He read everything.

  • @brittsavage007
    @brittsavage007 Рік тому +2

    just listening to your voice takes me back to hearing my visiting Irish relatives when I was. young. Such a beautiful accent.

  • @jennifermaharaj3551
    @jennifermaharaj3551 7 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for the top three.I love all Irish music,songs,everything Irish.Not a drop of Irish blood running through my veins.

  • @patwynne8373
    @patwynne8373 2 місяці тому

    Thank you Davy, I appreciate all of your videos, God bless Ireland.

  • @TheCreizyWorld
    @TheCreizyWorld Рік тому +61

    In Argentina we love the song to the Admiral Brown 🇮🇪 🇦🇷

    • @TheCreizyWorld
      @TheCreizyWorld Рік тому +17

      @@benchilton1391 no, is because like the Irish we face whoever comes to fuck with us no matter how big or powerful they are, we also reject imperialists

    • @ManitouReal
      @ManitouReal Рік тому +6

      @@TheCreizyWorldrespect, also celts did inhabit Spain before the Roman invasion so technically speaking your Spanish ancestors could be part celtic never know! It was a while ago

    • @ralphmehlhorn2920
      @ralphmehlhorn2920 Рік тому +5

      1777🇮🇪🇦🇷

    • @ko0974
      @ko0974 Рік тому +1

      Founder of your Navy

    • @bigploppa154
      @bigploppa154 Рік тому +1

      @@ManitouReal realistically, only real chance of that is if their ancestors are Galician. majority of Conquistadors were Castilian, Andalusian or Basque, not Galician

  • @lawrencevaughn9149
    @lawrencevaughn9149 3 місяці тому +12

    As someone who really wants to travel to Ireland and get enthralled in their culture I appreciate this! As an African-American the struggle for freedom and the discrimination that Irish people have had to do with from the American past and the British crown I have a feeling of kinship for you all. Your music is great, the artwork and culture is amazing and I look forward to traveling there in the near future hopefully next year!

  • @rodchallis8031
    @rodchallis8031 5 місяців тому +4

    The Drop Kick Murphy's turned "Fields of Athenry" into a song of defiance, and it gets me everytime.

    • @osa7569
      @osa7569 5 місяців тому +1

      Drop kick Murphy is an American band tho

  • @rosieo5875
    @rosieo5875 7 місяців тому +5

    The Wearing of the Green and the Fields of Athenry are family favourites ❤

  • @Mute_Nostril_Agony
    @Mute_Nostril_Agony Рік тому +32

    You forgot Father Teds My Lovely Horse and Dana’ All Kinds Of Everything

  • @ac1d290
    @ac1d290 2 місяці тому

    “Only our rivers run free” is one of my favourite Irish songs ever , may one day we see an independent Ireland and Scotland .

  • @KingdomOfItaly793
    @KingdomOfItaly793 Рік тому +7

    I live in Pennsylvania and I am German, Italian, and Irish which is what majority of people are here. Nice to find a channel about Ireland

    • @kinglionkayce
      @kinglionkayce 10 місяців тому +4

      You're American.

    • @KingdomOfItaly793
      @KingdomOfItaly793 10 місяців тому +3

      @@kinglionkayce I’m an American citizen and born and raised here yes, I’m ethnically German, Italian, Irish

    • @perfsev
      @perfsev 3 місяці тому

      @@kinglionkayce it's like Americans speak a different dialect or something, weird.

  • @dominiquebrochonski
    @dominiquebrochonski 8 місяців тому +3

    Foggy Dew- Whiskey in the jar- molly malone❤

  • @blackbarnz
    @blackbarnz Рік тому +32

    In America "Dear Old Donegal" is the quintessential immigrant tune. It's not specifically about Irish history. It's about being successful in America, but being homesick for Ireland & dreaming of going back home to Ireland to share their success w/ loved ones. My grandfather loved this song. I would listen to it w/ him, but the entire time I didn't realize what it was about & that he must have been homesick himself. Broke my heart when I finally realized what the song was about, but by then he was gone.

    • @stiofanofirghil1916
      @stiofanofirghil1916 Рік тому +2

      Dún na nGall, or my old Irish home as I know it as because I'm now living in Scotland..

    • @Stardustpal25
      @Stardustpal25 Рік тому +6

      Thank you for sharing your memories. I think your Grandfather would be proud to know you are remembering him. 🤗 🫂🇺🇲

    • @CMitchell808
      @CMitchell808 2 місяці тому

      I think the quintessential Irish song in America is Danny Boy, even if it’s actually English.

  • @kerbearlynch15
    @kerbearlynch15 6 місяців тому +1

    I 100% agree!! Well at the same time I can't just leave it at 3!! Lol I love our native songs, another two of my favourites is "the town I loved so well" and "the foggy dew"

  • @IrishSturmtruppenGodBlessUSA
    @IrishSturmtruppenGodBlessUSA 6 місяців тому +3

    As an Irish guy, can confirm, love from Ireland!

  • @timothymoran2010
    @timothymoran2010 3 місяці тому +2

    I go with four green fields, a town i loved so well, sean south of garryowen

  • @GWOAT
    @GWOAT Рік тому +9

    Fields of Athenry...Spancil Hill...

  • @liamforde702
    @liamforde702 9 місяців тому +2

    Shoulder to shoulder
    Spencil hill
    Whiskey in the jar
    Fields of athenroy

  • @trishaprett7721
    @trishaprett7721 8 місяців тому +2

    As we are now watching our country,being decimated,thank God for this young man.I have always loved my country,and I am devastated.I kissed the ground at Dublin airport long before the Pope did.💚I used to be so emotional seeing Ireland from the plane,through the clouds as a teenager coming home from London,that fellow passengers would shed a few tears with me.

  • @sophiabreidfischer6242
    @sophiabreidfischer6242 Рік тому +4

    Oro se is definitely a classic. Ive never heard of the song Grace before. I love Song For Ireland, although it wasnt written by an Irish person. 🇨🇦✌️

    • @jacquelinemca6614
      @jacquelinemca6614 5 місяців тому +2

      You’ve never heard “Grace”… ohh my goodness that is tragic.. you have to listen to Wolf Tones singing it.. ❤️❤️❤️☘️☘️☘️☘️

    • @sophiabreidfischer6242
      @sophiabreidfischer6242 4 місяці тому

      ​@@jacquelinemca6614 i did listen to their version after your comment--many times now. So so beautiful

  • @plymouth491
    @plymouth491 7 місяців тому +58

    "Go On Home, British Soldiers," should get an honorable mention.

    • @geist33w
      @geist33w 5 місяців тому +4

      “Don’t you got no focking homes of your own”

  • @djgarvey123
    @djgarvey123 Місяць тому

    I love Valley of Knockanure as well, it was my grandfather’s favourite song. I remember him singing it in a small pub in north Kerry, with a pint of Guinness and a whiskey up in front of him.

  • @GaryHynes-im5di
    @GaryHynes-im5di Рік тому +4

    Sean o riada.. Mise Eire... should be our national anthem..

  • @patwynne8373
    @patwynne8373 Рік тому

    Thank you Davy, for these videos, I don't know any other way to thank you, but thank you. God bless, 🇮🇪 IRELAND.

  • @Cheekysquirel
    @Cheekysquirel Рік тому +7

    1. Foggy dew
    2. Oro se do behtha bhaile
    3.amhran na bhfiann

    • @Fuffy192
      @Fuffy192 6 місяців тому

      Mine drunken sailors

  • @thedabbinunicorn5432
    @thedabbinunicorn5432 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely Grace is such a beautiful song

  • @Googoogagamf
    @Googoogagamf Рік тому +6

    “Beer, beer, beer”. Absolute classic.

  • @zynosgd9982
    @zynosgd9982 9 місяців тому +2

    what would I tell them?
    "idfk, why you asking me? I'm french"

  • @eimead
    @eimead Рік тому +4

    Maniac 2000 (mark mccabe)
    C'est la vie (b*witched)
    Good lookin woman (joe dolan)
    Checkmate.

    • @joegreen2750
      @joegreen2750 11 місяців тому

      Don't forget.
      You Wouldnae Shove Your Granny Af A Bus.
      sung by
      Robin O Hall. and
      Jimmy O McGregor.
      With additional material by
      Buffalo Bill and
      His High Flying Dish Clothes.
      Coming to a Urinal near you!

  • @veramaughan2426
    @veramaughan2426 4 місяці тому

    Has to be kevin barry for me seems to hit a spot that no other does the bravery the strength the love for his country i play it often its brings out pride inside and im so proud to be irish the stories ive heard off what irish went through such a small country yet one off the greatest love my country ❤

  • @cathyskywalker77
    @cathyskywalker77 Рік тому +8

    You just acquired a new subscriber here!! Absolutely love Irish music...well, everything Irish. Self-taught student of Irish history.

  • @pokerofaces
    @pokerofaces 10 місяців тому +1

    Love me some spancil hill. Breaks my heart every time!

  • @bensigl3766
    @bensigl3766 Рік тому +18

    How did "A Nation Once Again" not make the cut?!

    • @joegreen2750
      @joegreen2750 11 місяців тому +1

      They're all away doin the double!

    • @donbaker5707
      @donbaker5707 6 місяців тому +1

      Was just thinking the same

  • @SaoirsenahÉireann1
    @SaoirsenahÉireann1 3 місяці тому +1

    Love your work ......♥️🇮🇪

  • @Gombeen1916
    @Gombeen1916 7 місяців тому +3

    Even don't people don't know it yet, a song called "Eire" by the band Gombeen could be the most
    prophetic Irish song ever written.

  • @Loveit1552
    @Loveit1552 10 місяців тому

    Great choices Davy ❤ My 2 personal favourites are Grace - sung by Jack Keogh, and Fields of Athenry - Sung by Ann Breen ❤

  • @randomkid7064
    @randomkid7064 Рік тому +16

    I also like come out ye black and tans

  • @michaelwhite3374
    @michaelwhite3374 9 місяців тому +1

    Dublin, in the rare old times, hauntingly beautiful song.
    The foggy Due.
    Zombie.

  • @Gideon_Ofnir_The_All_Knowing
    @Gideon_Ofnir_The_All_Knowing 11 місяців тому +25

    1. The Foggy Dew (The Young Wolfe Tones)
    2. Whiskey In The Jar
    3. Follow Me Up To Carlow

    • @GooberDapple
      @GooberDapple 10 місяців тому

      mmm yes perfect!

    • @yermanoffthetelly
      @yermanoffthetelly 5 місяців тому +2

      I'd put the rockey road to Dublin 3rd but yea good call.
      Actually now I think about it the Fields of Athenry would have to be in there first.
      Dearg Doom would also be an honourable shout.

  • @conorquinn6357
    @conorquinn6357 20 годин тому

    I got grave love that song.i really enjoy ur stuff.good on ye

  • @goblinbastard5310
    @goblinbastard5310 6 місяців тому +23

    whiskey in the jar is like the most iconic irish song

  • @SchardtCinematic
    @SchardtCinematic День тому

    I can't judge your choices because I'm from America. But I love Irish and Celtic music. I'm not far from Gettysburg Pa sight of one of the American Cival War. I heard the song Paddy's Lamentation. The song about the Irish that fought in the war and canimagine how those soilders must have felt being so far from home. The song is great and fits in well with American songs sung during the American Civil War.

  • @youngian
    @youngian 7 місяців тому +3

    Dustin the Turkey overlooked again.

  • @ruthguthrie1099
    @ruthguthrie1099 Рік тому +1

    First two absolutely wonderful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I'll need to check out the 3rd one.🤍

  • @donaldwilson2548
    @donaldwilson2548 11 місяців тому +4

    Thanks you so very very much for this video, it made me start to cry. The music jusy punches me in my heart. I'm a Wilson, I'm a 5th generation Scottish American. However, before my mother passed away in 2000, she told me to find my cousin's in Ulster. It will make me proud to find my Wilson family in Ulster. ThankYou, Regards, Donnie Wilson, Ulster Scot.
    relayives on Ulster

  • @pieceofmymind360
    @pieceofmymind360 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much for making this video many a time I was asked and never had an answer

  • @Badger69-96
    @Badger69-96 Рік тому +13

    Sunday bloody Sunday 🎶🎵🎸

  • @EyeLean5280
    @EyeLean5280 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for this, and oh, what a lovely accent!

  • @kategreat87dowdall36
    @kategreat87dowdall36 Рік тому +8

    Thank you 🙏 I agree 💯

  • @gracepixie111
    @gracepixie111 11 місяців тому +3

    Number 3 is GRACE I DO IRISH DANCE AND MY NAME IS GRACE

  • @HollowJacket
    @HollowJacket Місяць тому +1

    I would say “ come out ye Black and Tans “

  • @noreenhoward5857
    @noreenhoward5857 7 місяців тому +4

    Quick fact: Soldiers Song is the national anthem of Ireland🇮🇪

  • @agentmasterflex5545
    @agentmasterflex5545 6 днів тому

    1. Gerryowen (My dad fought in nam. 65 to 68, 1st Air cav, 7th Cavalry at Ia drang. the MOS Code is almost certainly different now but I found out his MOS then was. 91A. And this was their regimental song historically..)
    2. Kinky Boots.
    3. My Little Armalite

  • @jasonmccain9544
    @jasonmccain9544 Рік тому +5

    Love the dubliners singing oro se do bheatha bhaile in the background!

    • @MarcLeonbacher-lb2oe
      @MarcLeonbacher-lb2oe 9 місяців тому +1

      I did recognize it immediately and thought almost the same like you.

  • @frogspawnofsatan
    @frogspawnofsatan Місяць тому

    "my lovely horse" from father ted would be my number one! 😂

  • @antoniovlassa5886
    @antoniovlassa5886 9 місяців тому +22

    You can tell how important #1 was because of how much time was dedicated to it

    • @FootballPsychoPS3T
      @FootballPsychoPS3T 7 місяців тому

      It's the national anthem of Ireland

    • @antoniovlassa5886
      @antoniovlassa5886 7 місяців тому

      @@FootballPsychoPS3T yes, you too found my joke funny, right?

    • @FootballPsychoPS3T
      @FootballPsychoPS3T 7 місяців тому +1

      @@antoniovlassa5886 I did. I left the comment for anyone reading who didn't know!

  • @marceloscanu71
    @marceloscanu71 18 днів тому

    Long live to the brave Irish. In Argentina we have our irish hero Guillermo Brown

  • @brianharrison133
    @brianharrison133 8 місяців тому +8

    Zombie by the Cranberries needs to be added to this list since it bookends the rebellion period the rest of the songs came from to the end of the troubles.

  • @patscanlon6778
    @patscanlon6778 6 місяців тому

    Thank you keep going Good luck and God bless you ❤

  • @LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk
    @LaurenceOConnor-fg4dk Рік тому +3

    1. Do You Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down?
    2: Wanderly Wagon
    3. Bingo Crazy

  • @Hardrada88
    @Hardrada88 3 місяці тому

    I like 'Erin go bragh''. Had a few family in Dublin during '16 and when my great grandfather came back from the western front, he fought with Dan Breen. Definitely 'Erin go bragh' when the green flag went up, and the crown rag came down. Edit: Davy lad, great video. Sorry I didn't type so before :)

  • @vojtechzapletal8783
    @vojtechzapletal8783 Рік тому +27

    honorable mention: Cranberries Zombie

  • @Veronica705
    @Veronica705 8 місяців тому +2

    The best-known and best-loved song in Ireland is "The Fields of Athenry." ❤🇮🇪❤

    • @WookieWarriorz
      @WookieWarriorz 7 місяців тому

      exactly, cant believe its not here, its the song the fleadh would start and end on and everyone knew the words and belted them out and even today its sang all around the world in football stadiums and irish bars.

  • @lukesherry8416
    @lukesherry8416 Рік тому +6

    And when we go on night patrol we hold each others hands

    • @everflxme
      @everflxme 9 місяців тому +1

      We are the British Army and were here to take your land 💅

  • @trickfall8752
    @trickfall8752 Місяць тому

    A Nation Once Again is definitely up there for me.

  • @chris-ryan
    @chris-ryan 11 місяців тому +23

    1. The fields of athernry
    2. Come out ye black n tans
    3. The boys are back In town - thin lizzy 😂
    4. MANIC 2000 Mark McCabe 😂😂

  • @arlowolf1690
    @arlowolf1690 5 місяців тому

    "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" is one of the most important Irish songs. Pretty much anything on any Pogues album is a nonle pick. "Shamrock Shore" would also be on my list

  • @dbsmic5709
    @dbsmic5709 7 місяців тому +10

    In no particular order
    3. God save ireland
    2. A nation once again
    1. A soldiers song