One of the all time best irish ballads - Spancil Hill 🪕🪕

No Irish sing-along is complete without a rendition of Spancil Hill. Witten by Michael Considine in 1850 Spancil hill is named after a crossroads between Ennis and Tulla in east Clare, it tells the story of a man which whom emigrated From Ireland to America with the intention of bringing his sweetheart over when he had made enough money but, sadly it never materialised.
As is the case with many folk ballads, the lyrics have been changed over the years but in the 1940s famed folk singer Robbie McMahon while at a music session in Spancil Hill was approached by a woman who identified herself as a relative of Michael Considine and gave him the original lyrics to the ballad.
Preformed By - Ronan Morris 🪕