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Replying To Blackbog: "My crack at county songs Antrim-The green glens of Antrim Armagh - My own Irish home one fair County Carlow follow me up to Carlow - Clare - maybe - it's a long long way from Clare to here Cork the banks Cavan - no idea Dublin - molly malone Derry _ not sure- the Derry air? Donegal - maybe The homes of Donegal Down- the star of the county down Fermanagh - no idea Galway- the west awake Kildare - maybe the Curragh of Kildare? Kilkenny - the rose of mooncoin Kerry- the rose of tralee Laois - lovely laois Leitrim - lovely leitrim Longford - no idea Limerick - not sure is it Sean South or Cranberries? Louth - is it something about Carlingford Meath - no idea Monaghan no idea Mayo - the green and red. Not sure pre Sawdoctors Offaly - the offaly rover. Probably my favourite Sligo - maybe inisfree? Tipperary- slieve namban Roscommon - no idea Tyrone - no idea. Hardly the pretty little girl from Omagh Wexford - really the boys of Wexford although dancing at the crossroad has taken over Wicklow- maybe rose of Avondale ot sure Waterford_no idea Westmeath - no idea Fill the blanks or change" Mayo pre saw doctors would have been 'Moonlight in Mayo". Meath is Beautiful Meath. Not every county has a song. When Roscommon reached the All Ireland Final in 1980, a song called 'The Men of Roscommon" was penned but not sure it really took off. The Offaly Rover is a lovely anthem for the Faithful. Cavan have Cavan girl but Come home Paddy Reilly is also a Cavan song penned by Roscommon's Percy French who unfortunately never composed a song about his native county. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2154 - 16/03/2023 20:13:13 2464293 Link
Replying To Blackbog: "On a lighter note I came across a utube piece on County songs Some were very familiar like Rose of Mooncoin and the banks and the west awake, others less familiar and a few they made up Dublin was Raglan Rd??? My own county song is Follow me up to Carlow which is a great ballad about a Wicklow man I much prefer The red yellow and Green by Derek Ryan Anyway general Comments or Comments particular to your county welcome" For me (and others), the true Kilkenny song is not the Rose of Mooncoin, it's The Moon behind the Hill. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2446 - 16/03/2023 20:56:48 2464303 Link
We have any amount of them to be fair. Chúchulainns son, Bobby rackard from killane, boolavouge, who fears to speak of 98, Kelly the boy from killane, the boys of wexford, dancing at the crossroads, purple and gold. Immediately after the leinster final in 19 Croke Park played boolavouge. On the way there, the lad on the speaker in bray dart Station put on the boys of wexford when he saw us all coming in 17 which was sort of a homecoming for us. It was pretty moving. Another standout memory would be the immediate aftermath of 96 final. Every street in wexford Town had a street party. A load of food from petits, everyone had barbecues out, trax music store provided speakers etc. The team arrived with the cups and dancing at the crossroads has been on repeat since. I wouldn't change it. I would like to see just one more before my day comes though. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2625 - 17/03/2023 07:47:47 2464311 Link
Replying To Roscom-man: "Roscommon is usually 1 of 3 songs played in Croke Park after a league win, don't know what we'd play if we won a championship game there; Men of Roscommon (go marching again), The Rose of Castlerea or Lough Ree (Where the Three Counties Meet) although Back in Roscommon has been heard too. Cavan - The Gallant John Joe or Come Back Paddy Reilly. Longford - Longford On My Mind Derry - The Town I loved So Well" New Roscommon song "Roscommon People" is a good bit of crack. Wish a few young lads would learn it off and get the supporters going! The music, chorus and words is based on the Pulp song "Common People". letsgetgoing (Roscommon) - Posts: 492 - 17/03/2023 09:51:30 2464315 Link
Louths song is the Woods of County Louth sung by the great 1957 winning All Ireland Captain Dermot O Brien. Ollie2 (Louth) - Posts: 781 - 17/03/2023 10:19:47 2464319 Link
Donegal song definitely Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal . Remember the Donegal folk singing it after we win the final in 2012 seems a long way off now. rorysboys (Donegal) - Posts: 2391 - 17/03/2023 11:02:58 2464323 Link
Replying To Ollie2: "Louths song is the Woods of County Louth sung by the great 1957 winning All Ireland Captain Dermot O Brien." The Turfman from 'Ardee'. was the Louth Anthem, I thought. Sung by the late Dermot O'Brien. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1735 - 17/03/2023 11:36:35 2464329 Link
There are numerous songs about South Derry but I think they are republican ballads. I have a VHS tape that was released after 1993 with the Derry bus parade and songs playing over it. I don't know that they are as I haven't watched it in years. PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 220 - 17/03/2023 11:47:46 2464330 Link
Green and Red the best known Mayo song but Moonlight in Mayo is another. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 17/03/2023 11:52:43 2464332 Link
Replying To Ollie2: "Louths song is the Woods of County Louth sung by the great 1957 winning All Ireland Captain Dermot O Brien." Surely you must have sang a few bars of "Carlingford Bay" Ollie. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 17/03/2023 11:59:26 2464334 Link
Replying To PattyONeill: "There are numerous songs about South Derry but I think they are republican ballads. I have a VHS tape that was released after 1993 with the Derry bus parade and songs playing over it. I don't know that they are as I haven't watched it in years." Derry's Wall !!! Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1399 - 17/03/2023 12:15:43 2464340 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Fixed a few of these for ya: Meath: Kings of Wishful Thinking by Go West Cavan: Money, Money by ABBA Although, it's so long since Cavan won anything that they probably wouldn't like such modernity as an ABBA song, and they would prefer to staunchly stick to their famed old traditional Cavan ballad: The Miser's Lament for the Farthing!" USA have biggest everything including biggest mouths. Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2006 - 17/03/2023 12:29:06 2464345 Link
Here are 2 songs I wrote for the last 2 All Irelands, the Mayo song is studio produced, the Galway song a last minute raw home recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64iL_y45ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh9a489WKWQ giveitlong (Galway) - Posts: 1217 - 17/03/2023 12:31:12 2464346 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "For me (and others), the true Kilkenny song is not the Rose of Mooncoin, it's The Moon behind the Hill." Can you expand on that.? thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1735 - 17/03/2023 13:45:02 2464357 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Green and Red the best known Mayo song but Moonlight in Mayo is another." What's Another Year? peiledoir20 (Donegal) - Posts: 795 - 17/03/2023 14:17:45 2464360 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "For me (and others), the true Kilkenny song is not the Rose of Mooncoin, it's The Moon behind the Hill." The Moon behind the hill is a lovely song. A Kilkenny song "My own sweet Nore" is part of the lyrics. endgame (Roscommon) - Posts: 2154 - 17/03/2023 14:43:48 2464364 Link
Replying To giveitlong: "Here are 2 songs I wrote for the last 2 All Irelands, the Mayo song is studio produced, the Galway song a last minute raw home recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o64iL_y45ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh9a489WKWQ" Fair play, Mayo have another curse now :-) BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2521 - 17/03/2023 15:09:53 2464369 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Limerick got rid of that one, TG. The updated Limerick song is Dreams by The Cranberries. Try to keep up with the times, Mick!" But it's not actually a song about Limerick is it? Onion Breath (Carlow) - Posts: 1412 - 17/03/2023 16:23:05 2464376 Link
Replying To foreveryoung: "Limerick got rid of that one, TG. The updated Limerick song is Dreams by The Cranberries. Try to keep up with the times, Mick!" Limerick your a lady is song more than dreams,(1) Limerick your a lady,(2)Sean South (3)dreams. cityman73 (Limerick) - Posts: 775 - 17/03/2023 17:51:28 2464386 Link
Replying To Saynothing: "USA have biggest everything including biggest mouths." Post a Tyrone song if you're able, or I'll fix it for that county, too! foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1903 - 17/03/2023 18:12:18 2464387 Link