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Grace
As we gather in the chapel here in old Kilmainham Jaill
I think about these past few weeks, oh will they say we’ve...
The Fields of Athenry
The Fields of Athenry
Pete St. John
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Micheal they are taking you awa...
The Parting Glass
“The Parting Glass”
Of all the money that e’er I had
I’ve spent it in good company
And all the h...
Boolavogue
At Boolavogue, as the sun was setting
O’er the bright May meadows of Shelmalier,
A rebel hand set the heather blaz...
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Chorus:
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, sure ’tis like a morn in spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear ...
The Rose of Tralee
Daniel O’Donnell serenades Elysha Brennan after being crowned the 2015 Rose of Tralee
The pale moon was ri...
Galway Bay
“Galway Bay”
If you ever go across the sea to Ireland,
then maybe at the closing of your day,
you can sit an...
The One Road
On The One Road
Francis O’Donovan
We’re on the one road, sharing the one load
We’re on the road to God...
Dirty Old Town
Dirty Old Town
I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed a girl by the factory wall
Di...
Whiskey in the Jar
As I was a goin’ over the far famed Kerry mountains
I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting
I fir...
The Wild Rover
The Wild Rover
I’ve been a wild rover for many’s the year
I’ve spent all me money on whiskey and beer
...
The Town I Loved so Well
The Town I Loved So Well
Phil Coulter
In my memory I will always see
the town that I have loved so well
Where our school...
The Spanish Lady
“The Spanish Lady”
As I came down through Dublin City, at the hour of twelve at night,
Who should I spy, but...
The Rare Old Times
The Rare Old Times
with Imelda May, Karan Casey and The Dubliners, Geantrai na Nollag, TG4
Raised on songs & stories...
The Irish Rover
“The Irish Rover”
On the fourth of July eighteen hundred and six
We set sail from the sweet cove of Cork
We ...
Falling Slowly
“Falling Slowly”
GLEN HANSARD
I don’t know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through...
The Auld Triangle
The Auld Triangle
Brendan Behan
A hungry feeling, came o’er me stealing
And the mice they were squealing in my pri...
Black Velvet Band
In a neat little town they called Belfast
Apprentice to trade I was bound
And many an hour sweet happiness
Have I spent ...
Waltzing Matilda
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
He sang as he watched and waited ̵...
Song for Ireland
Walking all the day near tall towers where falcons build their nests
Silver winged they fly, they know the call of freed...
Nancy Spain
Of all the stars that ever shone
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
Like golden corn at harvest time your hai...
Jack Doyle aka The Contender
If you haven’t heard the story before we think you should check out the Wikipedia page on Jack Doyle The Gorgeous ...
Galway Girl : Ed Sheeran
“Galway Girl”
She played the fiddle in an Irish band
But she fell in love with an English man
Kissed her on ...