Irish Fans Sing Fields of Athenry Against Spain, Euros 2012
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Inside the eye of the storm! The Irish fans sing the Fields of Athenry, after Spain score sending us out of the tournament. Makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
I remember watching this game in Valencia, my home town, and this song kept stucked in my mind, as it showed so much courage and pride in a clear defeat. The day after Spain won the Euro 2012, I went with some schoolmates to Donaghmede, Dublin, to learn English. Once there, in the first week of classes, our teachers taught us what this song meant and their lyrics. Since then, each time I hear it and each time I watch irish people chanting it, I can’t manage to not get emotional. Some years later, when Celtic came to play against Valencia for the Europa League eightfinals, I went to the stadium’s WC during the halftime, where I saw myself surrounded by lots of Irish fans. The deep joy I felt when I started the chant (I saw the chance of my life), and my valencian friends were looking at the massive thing it became, is one of the most unexplainable feelings I ever felt! Long live Ireland!! 💚
Thank you for sharing this. It was beautiful. Grá mór do Valencia álainn.
I'm from marbella....ur rite.....spanish galicia n another region is part of the 8 celtic nations.....they even play bagpipes in couple regions in spain.....this song lyrics is unbelievably sad as fk.....omg, the pride of the irish being slaves by oliver Cromwell n king James ii n the potato famine n the irish being colonized n forcefully sent all over the world is incredible the strength of these fighting peoples!!! I've never seen such a strong tougher peoples there pride n fighting spirit is unbelievable.....gracia....Irlande!!! Viva san Patricios battalion......viva marbella....viva irlande!!!
what a story! ❤
Great story.
This is absolutely beautiful, this comment made me tear up, this song is nearly more important than our national anthem and has a huge history in irish sport and history, thank you for sharing I’m glad you got to experience this
I'm from Spain and I was so happy to see the score of 4:0 on the table. However, when those dear fellows from Ireland started to sing I realized what football really means!!! Thank you Boys in Green for giving me the opportunity to share this great spirit with you!! My heart belongs to Ireland and its outstanding fans!!
Well said friend
Thank u lad for that and I accidentally pressed report by mistake sorry lad.
+Iberia01 Irish people would be still singing if it was another sport besides football.The atmosphere was the same at the rugby world cup i know because i was part of it.Irish people are very patriotic and will support our teams in no matter what sport.
+stoney71 except cricket, just don't get it
Ian Curley may be not cricket
Considering the history of ireland, the suffering of its people and the meaning of this song this is truly a fucking great moment. Greetings with shivers from Germany.
Thank u. U also suffered a lot
@@willgeoghegan2853 haha
respect friend, deutschland uber alles
Their history is longer and greater than is currently known - they were the first - Tartaria - they were the inhertitors - they were the first
@@greatestgoals2617
We in Ireland were the 1st slaves not the black Africans.
One of most beautiful moments in football history!!!!, a moment of Honor, pride and respect!!! Thank to all irish fans from Mexico to Ireland GRACIAS AMIGOS!
3 years and I still get the shivers. I want this played at my funeral.. lads be banging on my coffin spilling beer on the alter. Father jack giving the sermon
Shane Nicholas ditto lad haha
RIP Father Jack
+JumpersForGoalposts He could have been Pope
but the feckin jesuits had it all tied up....
Shane Nicholas k
It's the moment I remember the most from the competition. It was..beyond words. We love you irish people, greetings from France
Love u France
Allez les Bleus! We love you too.
I remember this... I watch it on belgian TV... And the speaker stop talking, just to let us hear that beauty... So much goosebumps
the german announcers did the same
I'm half Irish and half Spanish, so I was confused as to which team I should support, but Fields of Athenry convinced me to root for Ireland! Go on lads! Celtic brothers, Spain and Ireland! 🇪🇸🇮🇪
🇮🇪🤝🇪🇸
This is the only thing I remember from that tournament. Watching this on the tv and hearing this was amazing.. Down with 0-4 and elimination is coming - perfect time for this fantastic song.
Greetings from Sweden.
It created telly history as commentators were enraptured by this sheer magnificence hence they hushed as the fans belted out this most uplifting rendition of an all-encompassing Irish history song. Never ceases to inspire me! Eirinn Go Beach!
* Eirinn Go Brach - bloody mobile Autocorrect
+Ulfi Bonkers well you could have been talking about Banna strand
''If you are lucky to be Irish, you are lucky enough''
You are wonderful, great respects from Italy!!
Dropkick Murphys Abu🎵🎵😂
Toto Schillachi....
As an Englishman who has lived in Ireland for 18 years(getting used to it) it makes me proud to know my son's are brought up as Irishmen(my wife's Irish) and this song moves me.
@CELTIC WARRIOR cheers buddy
@CELTIC WARRIOR thank you very much in this time of shutting ourselves away your msg was a shot in the arm you are a true brother and it's guys like you that made and sustained the legend that is Jadotville . Keep the faith brother
@@kengrimes1012 yes. They Congo. One of my family I was there. Got no reconation. And called cowards. Because they UN. Had hid a secret. I blame. Donor cruise o brien. A irishman for it all
This is why we the spaniards love the irish people...what a lesson for the world. Long life to Ireland from Spain
The Best moment from Euro 2012, Irish fans in Gdańsk. Greatings from south part of Poland
Das sorgt auch heute noch für Gänsehaut. Thanks Irish Fans.
This is absolutely amazing. I 'm from Poland and the fans from Ireland from EURO 2012 are remembered very fondly
unforgettable. U irish guys made yourselves immortal with this one!
There's 4 kinds of irish songs:
1. I met a bonnie fair lass and she was fair and bonnie
2. We fight the British
3. I was drunk af and it was awesome
4. I left Ireland and miss it dearly
FIelds Of Athenry is 1+2+4 at the very least
Around 20.000 Irish excited fans are singing although Spain Scorer 4 goal. Wow!
It impressed my deep to see how devoted these fans are!!!
I am doubting that there there is any football team in the world who has fans which are singing so cheerful and excited although their favourite is so much outclassed sporty!
Wow!!!
It’s coming home?
Bonnie fair lass is Scottish.
You are an ignorant f**k.
I thought that was going to be a joke, but it's too accurat
I'm Welsh & old enough to remember the old Cardiff Arms Park crowd so I'm well used to hearing incredible singing from sports crowds but I had proper goose bumps listening to this! You have to love the passion & pride of the Irish. Thanks for the upload Lynda.
Best fans ever ! Irish people are wonderful and ireland the best country of the world !
Respect from Switzerland !
Amazing Irish people. You lost the game but you gained everybody's love
Wow...seeing this video after 12 years. Pure nostalgia and goosebumps. One of the best moments in the history of sports. These Irish people they are the best fans out there. They are singing in pride and here I couldn't hold my tears back.
RIP Pete St John, looking down us now, his songs will never be forgotten.
I don't consider myself an emotional guy but I cry every time I hear this song.
+f0zn0ts It really sums up the pain of the Irish. Magnificent.
+Spar key It really does.
It’s a song about the struggles of the Irish nation against Englands attempt to kill the country
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
I remember watching this game in Spain, the Spanish commentators were amazed by the Irish crowd still singing like this even though they were losing 4-0 (I think) They even said to get goosebumps. Spain went on to win it but this group stage game still one of the best memories of that tournament. This is how we should all celebrate football and life!
Irish fans it was amazing!!! Celtic soul truly only knows how to sing so. Greetings from Poland.
i'm italian, from turin, and I memorized this song in its original language! It's beautiful. Free Ireland!!!
Interesting! What is its original language?
Sweet , cool two hear like
@@smacantsionnaigh Irish you knob what else
Toro♥️
@@smacantsionnaigh No it was written in English.
I'm a french canadian. I love the Irish culture. I heard that my grandmother as her own grandmother coming from Ireland. Now I wish to travel in this fabulous country
This is the most memorable moment of 2012, im not irish but i still remember this scene, it was the end of the game 5 or 6 minutes, and commentator was silenced for the whole time and at the end said man of the match belongs to these fans, its my memory from 2012, well done lads i still got chills and goosebumps
I love it. You can defeat us but you can never break us. Finnish guy here, love your music too :)
Nicely caught. pretty much our mentality. we wont turn on each no matter how bad it gets :D
Thank you, my friend. To our bought politicians with their EU brown envelopes, I say, 'We are down but not out!
Well said brother. You'll never beat the Irish.
I remember this night. It was magic. I only watched it over the TV, but I really hope I will one time experience something like this myself. This is amazing... makes me cry.
We love you Irish !
Greetings from Silesia from Poland !
Great country, great people, great atmosphere, great, emotional song with historical message ... Good Luck Irish friends from Poland.
Greetings and a deep respect from Spain. Listening to this song, I'm also feel Irish
From a protestant Northern Ireland supporter there is something about this song that makes it one of the most powerful in the world and hopefully both countries qualify for many tournaments to come as shown in the euros they put their differences aside and we're easily both highlights of the tournament.
Joe Mckeogh that was then. This is now. You aren’t oppressed Joe. And the lad you are responding to on UA-cam definitely didn’t oppress you. He didn’t choose to be born Protestant no more than you choose to be catholic.
History is important, you don’t have to forget. But you should forgive.
Gary O'Driscoll 👏🏻👏🏻💚❤️💙
@@garyodriscoll7988 Well both can make the choice of who they want to be it's really simple. Just say to yourself " I don't believe that a Galactic overlord can see everything and had a magical carpenter son, because there is no evidence of any God existing". Then you become human.
@@TheKingkeano What are you talking about? Both Catholic and protestants believe in God. You are free to push your atheism beliefs on me, and I am free to laugh at you. Christianity teaches good moral values, that make you act humane. Will I be shell shocked when I die to find out there is no God? No.
But the christian values are a fine template to live a virtuous life. They were good enough for my ancestors, and they are good enough for me, unless of course something better comes along.
And fight together to stop people in the north and the south from being replaced.
everytime i hear this song i get chills up my back and down my arms
it's just so beutiful
There's just one moment in football history that immediately makes me cry, just when I see the title of a video that makes us experience these moments again again.
As a German Schalke supporter who went through many valleys of darkness with his team this is the most memorable football moment of my life.
Not that I was at the final in Milan when we won the UEFA Cup in 97 or losing the championship by just 4 minutes.... THIS is it. This is why we love to suffer and this is why we love to celebrate.
This is football!
God bless the Irish supporters!
Greetings from Spain for all the irsih people we love the irish people here ..good luck
Im Irish 😊low lie the fields of athernry I live in athernry 😊
@@kstevenson957 Low Lie your fields!
My brother and I were there for this. It was simply amazing. I'll never forget it, thanks for the video! PS - As cool as this was, the way the Spanish fans and Irish fans interacted together on the trams out of Gdansk were great too...so much respect. And the Irish and Polish people fell in love with each other in that tournament too.
6 years ago already does not feel like that at all!! Me and a lot few of my friends were sitting in a section with a few Spanish fans us Irish were belting it out and there was tears from the Spanish fans they couldn't believe the passion we had for our country at 4-0 down unbelievable and a great memory to have for the rest of my life
Wow ! Am a German Australian. Not into football in any big way and have never seen this before. Absolutely fantastic ! That so many fans know this wonderful song and can sing it so fully and for so long. Congratulations to you all.
Studied in Ireland when I was 15, great life experience, Irish fan ever since. Eire will be missed along with its fans, the best in the world on this next world cup!
trishxxxooo
Hi, I was in Swords 90-91, Lowndes family. Almost half of Mexico is named Jose, LOL. So wrong person but nice to say hi.
Beautiful. I actually wouldnt mind listening to 10s of 1000s of Irish fans around me singing Fields over and over throughout a game. All the best Eire! 🇮🇪
I got goosebumps listening to this! Much admiration for you Irlandeses! From Mexico.
San Patrick brigade fought with Mexico
Yes. There is a memorial to the San Patricio Batallion in the Plaza of San Jacinto, Mexico city. Every year, September 12, there's a ceremony and the name of every Irish fallen soldier is called.
@@onesojourner7514 thank u very much for information. I did not know that. Total respect too u from Ireland
I am not even Irish and still get a pump watching the fans sing this song!!! Amazing!
Thank you for posting this. I remember watching this, mesmerized. Their team was being torched, and yet Ireland was victorious. As ever they are.
Wow my dad was a paddy,brought tears to my eyes I've never seen anything like this, looking at irish songs and this came up. I'm English and proud but always love the irish. So proud of you guys.
Big Sean So this song must make you not proud to be English then?
You should no that is a slang word the English used to Irish to degrade us
@@kierandaniels4035 I'd like to think we Irish are not so easily offended. If a lad born in England wants to call his own dear Father a paddy, he can do so. Be offended somewhere else.
@@garyodriscoll7988 that sentence just offended me u puff
kieran daniels well said
достойные Болельщики. Уважение вам и низкий поклон за такую подержку... Привет из Дагестана...
I'm not Irish but their songs just get to me truly breathtakingly loyal to their homeland 👏👏👏👏👏
Remember watching this live from New Zealand and just being captivated listening to it. 4-0 down, the teams going home and all that you can hear is a bunch of mad football fans singing. one of the great sporting moments for me.
This kinda passion just cant be bought or taken for granted. Love it.
Scott Hunt Well hopefully you'll get to hear it again when Ireland play the all blacks in the rugby world cup final.!
Zim Zimma id love nothing more. We owe you a rematch up in the northern hemisphere after stealing a famous win from the Irish cluthes in 2013.
Scott Hunt Well here's hoping. Distinct possibility if we win or pool. If not it will likely by the quarters and you didn't steal anything. We played well but you showed why you are and always will be the greatest rugby nation on earth. We'll beat you some day though we're getting closer and closer
+Zim Zimma Just heard it during the All Blacks vs France game!
It was incredible. To watch my beloved All Blacks take the French to the cleaners like that, with the Irish singing in the background was amazing.
Wish the Irish all the best, hope to see you at Twickenham in two weeks.
respect from Portugal! Amazing Irish supporters!!
unbelivable Irish Fans what a support amazing..Greats from Germany
My favourite song of all time, my dad sang it all the time to my mother, who is from co mayo, I wouldn't mind but my dad's name was Griffiths (Wales). He loved Ireland. God bless you dad. ❤❤❤
Best fans I have ever seen.Much respect from China.
The Chinese, a great bunch of lads
Niall Condren Not all of em. Their tourists are generally rude
@@shunyaoflaherty4587 It was a father Ted reference
I have Irish family connections but consider myself a Brit. As a Brit I can say anyone with a soul, of any nationality couldn't fail to be moved by such a wonderful rendition of a fine old song by those Irish fans. Special moment.
Irish people are amazing. I have afew friends that moved to the states, and every summer when school is out they go back to Ireland. I went with them for 3 summers because our families became so close. I have to say it's just a fun vibe all around in Ireland. I have Irish roots, indian and german roots. I want to someday track my Irish family down on my dads side. Cant wait for this summer!
Best support i ever saw.
greetings from germany
Come on you boys in green (I am from ireland)
Get out more 🍩🤣
@@2003Rooney and where are u from ?
You Irish Fans are the best of the world! You raise against fifa and uefa and commercialization and capitalism, i love you!
***** haha
Will Lightbody no were not commie antifas
@Old Monty The great Irish famine was a result of laissez-faire capitalism through imperialism.
@Old Monty Read up on what Trevelyan did because of his views on laissez-faire capitalism.
@Old Monty Yes you are clearly a genius. Give yourself a pat on the back for me.
I'm not going to get in a seemingly pointless back and forth. You can read about what I wrote if you want to learn more, because there's much more context to the situation than what you are saying. Thank you for the enlightening discussion and goodnight, or adios as they say in Spain.
I remember this it always has me in tears. I remember watching this with my late mom and just hearing her crying. Beautiful
I still cry every time I watch this. It's the most compelling sports fandom event I can think of. If you ever need to explain to someone why you care about sports, show them this.
Brilliant.....love the Irish., been over a few times now, love the people, love the countryside. love the Guinness..such a warm and welcoming people... peace be with you xx
From an Englishman... You people are a credit to your wonderful land . God bless you all ❤
HOW DARE YOU?
Yo estuve en ese partido y no he podido olvidar esa canción , se me siguen poniendo los pelos de punta cada vez que la escucho ..... nosotros les goleamos en el campo pero ellos nos golearon en la grada
Fell in love with this song because of the Liverpool adaption. Such a impactful and meaningful song about the Irish famine.
@Michael Ferry I know that Liverpool supporters adapted it. I literally said it in my comments
Astounding to hear again , pure joy and magic .
Regards from Germany, one of the best Moments in Football History!
This was the greatest experience of watching a sport in my life. It's haunting and deeply profound.
You guys beat us in the Qualifikation.. you deserved it
Hope to hear this Sound in France :) good luck and all the best from BOSNIA.. YNWA
Went for a scholar trip to your magificent country, we were quite like you and we share the same value ! Greetings from Bretagne my friend
Soy vasco, cuando estuve en Irlanda,en el 94,nos trataron bien no.... muyyyy bien!!Las personas más maravillosas que he conocido viajando.... escuchando esta maravilla, sólo me caen lágrimas, pero de felicidad!! Que grandes sois!!Gora Ireland!!!👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍
11 years later this moment of grace and love expressed by the Irish fans is still on my mind - and on occasion when I need an emotional lift I try to find a video of it. This has a bit hectic video work, but still takes me back to that most beautiful moment.
Irish fans are fabolous.
Greetings from Catalonia.
+David Lezcano Thanks!
+Batman Arkham Only telling the truth.
Greetings Batman .
Viva Catalonia 🇨🇮🇨🇮🍀
+kyle Glennonmc thank you kyle the same for Ireland.
I can certainly ask a question that I have doubts about the Irish team?
+David Lezcano Catalonia aka Spain
From the shores of Botany Bay - we are with you!
Michael McCarrey you are very smart how u got that from one of. The verses in the song ❤️❤️ only live a couple of mins from it
Best fans ever in my opinion, I have never seen any other fans close to the Irish when it comes to supporting their team even when losing by a couple of goals.We have finally got through lads, bring on France and lets try our best and we will be singing the Fields of Athenry in victory!
Most epic moment in European Championship history! Still remember the German reporter saying "I'll be quiet for the next minutes" and the goosebumps I got. You'll never beat the Irish! 🇮🇪🥰
Magnificent. Respect from Tel Aviv. Shalom!
Love this. As an irish American my great grandfather was from Westmeath I'm long overdue for a visit to Ireland
After all these years: It was, it is and it will be the most iconic moment of football support ever.
This makes me so proud to be irish! They'll never defeat our spirit!
Massive respect from 🇵🇹!!
This is what makes football a beautiful sport!
Why do I always cry whenever and wherever I hear this song? I aint an Irish though but cant help here comes the tear again x(
google what the song is about
@@niallyshere short answer: "The Fields of Athenry" represents Irish unity, even in the most dire of circumstances.
Longer answer:
The song tells of a man who was arrested and exiled for trying to steal food for his starving children. (During the famon, the Colonial British Army stole what little food the Irish did have, and punished the Irish severely for trying to steal it back.)
The Irish were starved to death, executed and exiled in great numbers. Millions emigrated to survive. Hence why it was "so lonely round the fields of Athernry".
But nomatter what, the Irish stick together. Even through The Troubles! Even with a partition dividing the island! But that's another story.
#think32
Because it was written in the style of an Irish Ballard about a man who steals for his starving family. You're meant to feel sad.
It's also a love song - one of separation and of exile at a time when there was no easy way back. Love for a woman, children and a homeland.
respect total!! heureusement que des supporters comme ça existent !! milles bravos
Why does this song always make me cry!? ❤
Brilliant. Born in England, heart in Ireland ever. John Brannigan.
We all still have this moment in memory, we remember those time when they begun sing... it was amazing...
Once when my dad was in thailand he went to a pub with a few friends and they ended up making friends with some Aussie guys. There was about 12 of them, half Aussies and half Irish walking down the street belting this at the top of their lungs. Us Irish and Aussies always seem to band together wherever we go haha. Love you Aussies. Ireland and Australia brothers forever 🇨🇮🇦🇺❤️
That’s because as a former penal colony, a LOT of Irish flows in Oz. Much respect to both from an American with Irish grandparents.
This sends shivers down my spine
As our dear Emerald Isle is on lockdown, we all need to forge this unity and solidarity. Stand together and create the path to better times, one love, one country united. Let's do it lads, love and hugs to all the countries deeply affected by this virus and Lord rest those taken by this disease, we will rise again.
Best support ever. I still remember watching this and posting live comments about how amazing this Irish crowd was
Love you Irish fans
You guys have such passion x
I am speechless I love Ireland so much for having been there several times and the Irish supporters in + their kindness are extraordinary the atmosphere they put in the stadiums you have all my respect greetings from Switzerland
Love those Irish supporters, can't wait to hear them on Euro 16.
Hope they'll get it through the play offs.
+Qadra Tini come on Bosnia!!
+John Abruzzi were there us Irish are on the march once again,
+John Abruzzi Both the republic of ireland and northern ireland will be there so the atmosphere will even be bigger
+John Abruzzi Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland... Should be One Ireland.
Tim Driscoll Yes,but the loyalists would go mad
I don't know why but sometimes I feel like an Irish, never even met any irish people before, but then I just found myself listening fields of athenry :D best regards from Turkey :)
Alper Tail. well said mate and the best of irish luck too you
Alper Yavuz thankyou please ignore the g obshytes with no brains they can't be irish as we irish love everyone sorry incase they are
Dan Paxton you are a complete gobshye a prod orangemsn going by your name nothing but a tool
I'm scottish but I'll always have a place in my heart for the Irish! :')
Then which is your favourite?
This magnificent Irish support...or......
This magnificent Scottish support..
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I love them both equally and I am Welsh raised in England!!!!
This just goes to show everyone what it means to support your team. You pay the money for flights and match tickets, you sit there with your fellow Irishmen and Irishwomen and when you're getting your ass handed to you, what do you do? You belt out one of the best songs about your country that was ever written. Singing in the process of being defeated in an auld game of soccer. Why?
FUR DA CRAIC LAD!!!!
In my opinion, this needs to happen again. At this year's Euros, with The Notorious, or even the Olympic games. There is something about Irish sporting fans like this that needs to be seen more often.
I miss you at the Euros. Ireland is the greatest country in the world. Greetings from Germany🇩🇪🇮🇪
Thank you🇩🇪🇮🇪
Low lie the Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.
Poor Michael - transported for stealing a bag of corn. So did one of my ancestors. Nicked a bag of barley and was sent to Maryland on the King's Seven Year Ticket.
Awesome Irish people :) I hope you guys will go through to Euro 16 All the luck from Poland's fan Love to Ireland
The most beautiful in football history! :) from Hungary!
This is the best moment in sports history, Hands. Down.