The Most Popular Irish Songs Of All Time

'Fields Of Athenry' (Pete St John) By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling Michael they have taken you away, For you stole Trevelyan's corn So the young might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay CHORUS 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 By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling 'Nothing matters Mary, when you'r

🎶🇮🇪 THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY 🇮🇪🎶 One of Ireland’s most iconic ballads. Thanks for requesting this on my previous cover video, and really looking forward to seeing what’s asked for for my next one…. You know it’s a brilliant song when it’s sung equally as appropriately in stadiums, pubs, sing-alongs or quiet ballads ☘️ Set during the Great Hunger, it tells the story of a man transported to Australia for stealing food to feed his starving family. Heartbreaking, defiant, and beautiful. 👇 Let me

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