Fields of Athenry- Paddy Reilly

[kmaher7891]

Why is it always American slagging off the British. My family moved from Ireland to London in the 70's there is no conflict. And while im at it, typing words into an on-line gaelic translator does not make you look more irish.

[tommyboy2157]

i get into trouble for loving this song.heard the PROPER words for the first time at the start of this year.True blue nose but love this song,dont care who disagrees with me.

[hamhw]

the best song ever

[hamhw]

the best ever

[leoriageowes]

Maar één woord, geweldig........

[sikkinixx82]

No matter whos version I hear....If they have honest heart in it I tear up of full on cry at the beauty of this amazing song. The hurt the Irish went thru at the hands of the rich and greedy. To feed the children Im sure many here would have rebeled against the crown. Minus the 7 cowards afraid of the trip to Botnay bay.

[jto1916]

Seven people don't like this beautiful song. Perhaps they are British? Many greetings from Jan in Sweden!!!

[Weasel1282]

7 people ashamed of what thier British ancestors did.

[sfranz9873]

Great song!!!

[saliyap]

I am fascinated by this song and the story. I am an Asian but I think the message this song gives applies across the board to all who are opressed and wrongly imprisoned

[Anschutz270]

To start I'm not Irish. I'm sure there is some Irish in me somewhere along with the Scot and everything else but this song is absolutely great. Paddy Reilly has a voice that one could listen to forever. I also love The Town I loved so Well.

[joannhinz]

God bless my great-great-great uncle Matthew Hourigan, unjustly exiled to Australia. There he found a new life despite the cruel circumstances that took him away from Tipperary.

[ShadowReaver101]

Long live the souls of those brave few who died freeing Ireland from the hands of the English. I hold no grudges but I still think our Country Men deserve respect. Thank you and may your souls rest eternal for your sacrifice!

[jodieg36391]

best version tbh

[Solstaro]

Beautiful. Bendigedig

[homedogphil]

Michael got shipped to the prisons in Australia when Australia was being colonised by england. he was seen as a Convict. Hense the prison ship waiting in the bay. There was no more room in the english prisons, and australia was a "new" country, which is wy they shipped thousands of convicts there. just thought if tell you this.

[gypwin]

great version..check my humble version..cheers

[goldenacacia]

A lovely song by Paddy Reilly. Two of my Irish ancestors came to Australia the same way as 'Michael'!

[liamthedream]

Ohhhh Baby, Let the free Birds Fly......

[jlang1969]

this was my dads favourite song rip dad miss you

[josparkes1]

Poignantly beautiful, and reminds us of the desperation of a young man who tried to get a morsel of food for his babies but was severely punished by cruel merciless rulers in England.

[homedogphil]

@josparkes1 actually, Michael got shipped to the prisons in Australia when Australia was being colonised by england. he was seen as a Convict. Hense the prison ship waiting in the bay. There was no more room in the english prisons, and australia was a "new" country, which is wy they shipped thousands of convicts there. just thought if tell you this.

[heighwaysonthewing]

grate song but I bet he couldn't drive with i5 homosexuals in a mini much past the A39 .

[SELEANAFAN28]

it is about a couple talking b4 the man goes to jail he is saying that life is better lived free and alone then togther and in jail

[SELEANAFAN28]

if u love irish music copy and paste to 8 ore vids may both flags wave freely 4 eva just to prove your irish faith from the number on fan of the sawdoctors look them up if u want u do not hav to jut a sugsetion

[QQStephenQQ]

I prefer Frank Pattersons version but this is great also. Such a sad song and a mournful voice.

[walkforrestwalk]

Paddy Reillly, Paddy Reilly, Paddy Reilly----What a marvelous song,with a singer that has truly a God given voice. A fan from Michigan USA

[brownies3214]

@walkforrestwalk Thumbs on that - can only agree. I'm from Denmark, and loves Paddy Reilly

[marktheholygoalie]

such a sad song but i love

[weighelc]

classic, beautiful

[greenbloodedirish]

if u dont know this is a song about the what the dirty brits did to the irish.

[tunafishoffun]

stop living in the past

[rayyocum]

History repeats itself. People died for your freedom!

[2ojacko7]

its not the past, its right now

[hoopykev]

wow what a great song

[josparkes]

Hauntingly beautiful, I just love this song !

Sacred and magical.

[CeejMyster]

london irish themetune

[jimbo1875hibs]

wot a song

[fartguerilla]

josparkes & TheArchieBell, the Irish songwriter Pete St John composed the lyrics and melody of The Fields of Athenry. I heard an interview he gave last week on RTE Radio, when he said he passed through Athenry in the 70's and it seemed a lonely place to him then and he had been reading about famine times in Ireland in general, when the idea struck him and he wrote the song.

[josparkes]

I have said all the best things about this song and the singer, but I think this is just WOW, and fantastic and everything else out of this world ! ! !

Love it to pieces and crunchie bits too.

Lifelong fan of PR

Jo Sparkes

Mattishall Norfolk

18/12/2008

[josparkes]

Gorgeous singing, wonderful voice, and such a beautiful tune too. Who wrote this song, and who wrote the tune, and did the musical arrangements, they are just W O W ! !

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

4/12/2008

[TheArchieBell]

hi, the singer wrote and arranged the song.

the spirit of the irish and scots agaist the oppression of those times is sung by the irish at all BIG games at crowe park, dublin spooky.

[josparkes]

My word, did he really, he already has my vote for being one of the best Irish voices on the planet. Is there no limit to what Paddy Reilly can do. WOW. I love this song !

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

18/12/2008

[spuddymchead1]

im americns singing irish songs just doesnt work....btw irish americans arent irish

[josparkes]

Lovely song as I have said lots of times now. So sad, and full of emotional overtones of the past wrongdoings, and injustices.

It's great singing by the master himself. a voice like a bell in the clear sky. Wonderful

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

[cueman126]

to patsgothedistance yeah we brits would if you moronic fuckers didnt keep sending misiles after us what is it about a vehicle with a huge red cross on that you dont understand fighter pilots they couldnt operate a fucking calculator murdering cunts

[cueman126]

this is a lovely song the dubliners do a great version too and to robbiekeanelfc good on ya mate not sure if you irish english chinese or martion makes no difference spot on no nation in the world are like the yanks war mongering bastards they have inflicted more harm and suffering than any nation on earth because they are a superpower ha ha

[josparkes]

Unbelievably lovely, this man's voice senda a person to Heaven don't you think.

I love it

Jo Sparkes

Mattishall

Norfolk

25/10/2008

[OiS4LiFe]

dis song makes ye proud 2 be irish

[josparkes]

It does, My Dad had an Irish Father, who I never knew, but Dad was always called Paddy or Pat, because of his Irish descent.

I have come to really love the irish songs, they are so poignant they touch the soul.

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

5/11/2008

[josparkes]

It certainly does. I just adore Paddy Reilly's singing, and this song makes me feel like I'm in Heaven. The man sings like an angel from Heaven.

I had an Irish Grandfather, my Dad was called Paddy all his life!

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

6/11/2008

[OiS4LiFe]

alri ye kewl

[josparkes]

Thanx for message. Sorry is this gaelic, as I don't exactly know what it means.

Sounds nice though, I hope I'm right !

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

8/11/2008

[robbiekeanelfc]

grate song ,

PatsGoTheDistance (2 months ago)

cock off you Amrican bastard and free the Indians you abused beat, tortured robed and murdered, give them their country back you fucking cunt. Free the Native Americans now JUSTICE the IRA the Indian Republican Army !

[DCULL23]

miss robinson your only a fucking jaffa wat do u know thiocfaidh ar la

[jaymcgeo]

i want to be FREE

[MissRobinson18]

I love this song and I am British and not wishing to stir any more bad feelings about the conflict does anyone know the name of a song which was about a british soldier who threw himself on a grenade (or bomb, i am not sure) I think to save some Irish children. I believe it was based on a true incident.

One can only hope that we have moved away from those black days, gone but not forgotten.

[Tommysmith77]

Grate song fuck politics end of story, the English and Irish get on just fine.

[MissRobinson18]

ireland u shit bags fuck u all u dicked but gd song england my hart england my soule fuck u arieland u nothing come england kick fuck out off u all

[Nightfighter74]

Vour I.Q. is below 80, right?

[LeighanneMH]

you're a twat

[PatsGoTheDistance]

I am American, so YOU FUCK OFF YOU ENGLISH PUSSY AND GO HAVE MORE SIPS OF TEA WHILE YOU ARE AT IT!!!

Irish and English are together now, so there should be NO MORE CONFLICTS!

Caps Down and Thank you

[ProjectOrigins]

Please dont give Americans any more of a bad name than they already have.

[prideofulster]

Gerry Adams loves the British paycheck, and the PSNI, Fuck he has even accepted British rule. United Ireland....dream on loosers.

[motyw]

nothing matters when you're free:')

[xoxoxmeganxoxox]

go on de irish

im irish and proud to say it :)

love dis song i have it on my phone hehe

[cantinadelsol]

Mór mo náire

Mo chlann féin do dhíol a máthair'.

[futurehead77]

A beautiful song and Paddy Reilly does the best version of it. And not really a political song at all. It's a lament. A ballad but politics has very little do do with it.

[dreggs37]

I take the same view as yourself, although im not Irish. A local pub last wk was playing Irish ballads and i asked if they had this track, to which i was promptly replied 'we dont play rebel music in here!' wtf? it doesnt need rebelious connections it can stand on its own as a classic.

[inmytub]

A gorgeous song that was hijacked by Munster, Celtic and the 'Ra.

[takethereins]

This song was played at my Granddad's funeral, we live in Scotland but my Granddad was Irish so he loved this song. Makes me cry everytime I hear it. I am currently trying to download it, if u no how 2 download it then plz reply

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[Frank12391NL]

I prefere the cover made by the dropkick murphies. ;)

[CelticLittleHawk]

What a sad beautiful song.Ireland I pray you'll soon have the unified peacful prosperous country of your dreams. God knows you deserve it.Eireann Go Braugh.

[brendykite]

up the ra

[lovelylottie12]

This song means so much to people down the swan and its for you George Stone, best bloke in the world R.I.P

[emg1888]

What a song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shan146]

dis song is fuckin deadly nd me bein irish it rocks even more i have to say the vid aint gud but the song is kickass

[art5301]

Heres the original fields of athenry for you all, sorry it took so long but Enjoy!