Ranked #1
Whiskey in the Jar
Whiskey in the Jar
Great pub sing-a-long about a man who robs Captain Farrell on the road. He brings the money home and shows it to his lov... Read more
27 Feb 2007
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3mins
Ranked #2
Fiddler's Green
Fiddler's Green
I learned this song from the Wolfe Tones. It's a beautiful haunting dream of a place to rest forever. The Fisherman's pa... Read more
20 Feb 2007
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3mins
Ranked #3
The Foggy Dew
The Foggy Dew
A song from the Easter Uprising of 1916Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy ... Read more
13 Feb 2007
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3mins
Ranked #4
Isn't It Grand, Boys?
Isn't It Grand, Boys?
Possibly an adaptation of an old music hall song. The song was popularized by The Clancy Brothers, but I heard it from s... Read more
7 Feb 2007
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4mins
Ranked #5
All For Me Grog
All For Me Grog
This is a fun old sea shanty about that magical mixture-grog. Grog was introduced to the Royal Navy in 1740. It was a mi... Read more
30 Jan 2007
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2mins
Ranked #6
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye
Which came first the chicken or the egg. I first learned about "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" from a popular American version... Read more
23 Jan 2007
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4mins
Ranked #7
The Night That Paddy Murphy Died
The Night That Paddy Murphy Died
Morbid comical song from Newfoundland folk song written by Johnny Burke (1851-1930), a popular St. John's balladeer.Rele... Read more
16 Jan 2007
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5mins
Ranked #8
The Holy Ground
The Holy Ground
Irish lyrics to the tune of "Old Swansea Town Once More". The "Holy Ground" is a quarter of Cobh (once known as Queensto... Read more
9 Jan 2007
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3mins
Ranked #9
Old Fenian Gun
Old Fenian Gun
This is a beautiful visual song about a boy who learns about his father's support for Irish independence and decides to ... Read more
2 Jan 2007
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3mins
Ranked #10
The Humours of Whiskey
The Humours of Whiskey
Poitin is a term for illegal whiskey. Illegal because taxes were not paid to the British government for its creation. In... Read more
11 Dec 2007
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3mins