Are you right there Michael - Brendan O`Dowda

[Aizoon]

Pure delight! As a garden railfarer, I've always wanted to hear this.

[saab2456]

Brīnišķīgs dziedātājs, īpaši skaisti izpilda Bezdelīgu - Swallow.

[Sportymike]

Great Irish song!

[MrMatagouri]

A fine song, well sung. Many years since I've heard it, many thanks for posting.

[ThePjedward]

my old teacher sang that song !!

[torquaydave]

takes me back to the eighties when my granddad took me to see his parents farm in kilkee saw the engine on the side of the road looking all forlawn. i hear the west coast railway has reopened and the enigne restored by locals

[TimothyJNichols]

There's also a great version of it on the Best of the Irish Tenors

[mrswaltzingmatilda]

Like all Brendan's songs wish I could find more of them.R.I.P.

[machree01]

@mrswaltzingmatilda 

[machree01]

@mrswaltzingmatilda If you want to here more songs from Brendan, i uploaded Percy French, 50 minute documentry, with Brendan O'Dowda.

[irishchick07l]

My grandmother was a rail gateway keeper for the train:) until it closed in 1961,(if im not mistaken) she took care of the gates when it passed through clonadrum, mullagh. This song is a great piece of history!

[ambyyy1]

Percy French was a genius and Brendan O' Dowda paid his genius the perfect compliment by singing his works so perfectly! Thank you for posting!

[teresamary1992]

This song is written about my great, great grandfather Michael Hayes from the railway cottage between Lahinch and Ennistymon

[MegaGerard70]

havent heard this in years my mum used to sing it to us when we were kids. thankyou for posting it and letting us all relive those happy memories.

[toyotaprius79]

the funny thing about this song is the writter who wrote this was being sued by the WCR company. As the court was held in Ennis Percy ''the writer'' was almost an hour late and told the judge about his absence and he said, in quote ''I took the west claire railway here your honor'' Immediately the judge said case dismissed.

[carriemoemoe]

memories!

[Jakers2009]

My Mum reckons this song was written about my Great Great Grandad. he lived in the railway cottage between Ennistymon and Lahinch. Thanks for makin our Christmas yesterday.

[Billy0mate]

My Uncle claims it was written about his uncle Michael that worked on the line ! Maybe we are related :-)

[Jakers2009]

@Billy0mate do you really think we are related? =)

[turnpike01]

I wanted to hear this song for over 30 years.Thank you very much.

[lorgain2]

@turnpike01 Glad to be of service, thank you.

[tomschevette]

my old teacher used to sing this in class he would tell us all sorts about the train he was a great man god rest is soul

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment tom.

[tomschevette]

your welcome

[lorgain2]

Good bit of info, Clareman,Thank you.

[spannerotoole]

When you say mourning, were you mourning the fact that it took ages to get to ennis from Lehinch and that you could've driven there or taken a bus quicker?

[balfnet]

What a great voice for a great song.

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment balfnet/

[alicecolleenflynn]

Wonderful singer! Thanks for posting this.

[lorgain2]

Thank you Alice.

[lorgain2]

You are welcome Machree.

[machree01]

The most underatted singer to come out of Ireland, a briiliant voice, Brendan was most popular with Percy Frenchs songs, thanks for posting it.