Dublin in the Rare Old Times

[TheBoru2011]

im a culchie in NY, ... i drank beer i n liberties, best years of my life.....

[Shufflerman101]

Im 15 and from dublin and it sickens me to know that im probably one of about 10,000 kids my age who actually listen to this music,probably never going to happen but if there is anyone reading this and have children,play them this music cause i was born and reared listening to this music and i love it

[MegaAdam1000]

@Shufflerman101

Mate I'm 15 too and I love this. :)

[adoor321]

No offence to the other Dubliners, true legends all of them, but Luke was in a world of his own. Greatest Irish Singer of all time!

[jimmyjumpers22]

R.I.P Luke Kelly 71 today Happy Birthday no doubt yourself and Ronnie are having a sing song together!!

[veebee58]

I never was in Ireland - but my Irish friends always gave me the feeling of belonging there too!

Thanks to all my wonderful friends from there!!!

<3

[Ireland690]

Tune :)

[Pyro5139]

i feel like a failure irishman, all this time i never never that flogging molly's version was a cover of the dubliners XP

[cindydintn]

I want to know who is singing this? I don't recognize the voice at all.

[Billycfc123]

@cindydintn

Luke Kelly



[tourist2ireland10]

christy moore?



[tourist2ireland10]

christy?



[Jesusisreal]

I like it, but the Flogging Molly version is better.

[nomisrotsen]

@Jesusisreal I couldn't disagree with you more. This is the song as it was meant to be sung-it's not that old a song-mid 1970's. I dislike those American bands like Flogging Molly that are so contrived in an effort to sound "Irish".

[malicant123]

For christmas, this year, I gave my grandmother a digitally enhanced photo taken from the top of nelsons pillar in the early 1960s. When she tore off the wrapping paper, she remarked, "the rare old times" : ).

[supercoolbrian]

grey unyeilding concrete, Class cages? never been to Dublin, Im American so I dont REALLY know what this song is about.... but... from what it sounds, the contrast between the past town and the standard sounding current city is remarkably depressing. I dont know if a song about a city could be any sader...

[biggmick1]

@supercoolbrian

It's a great song, (and I listen to it regularly) but let's not forget those glass cages represent jobs,instead of unemployment or emigration.

ooh sorry spoke too soon!

[supercoolbrian]

@biggmick1 fair enough. People's well being in health and etc always does come first. i mean I'm all for jobs and not starving on the streets.. but for a song about a city it is sad.

[patrickspoint]

@FarrellConor... The correct line is: "As the grey UNyielding concrete makes a city of my Town."

[TheSatisfyingSarah]

sing this round the fire on camps with the scouts :)

[mscheckygal]

Jesus this brings me back.. I used to sing this song when i was only 3years old & knew it off by heart... Brings back great memories...

[JamesDestry1]

I want this song to be played during my funeral, as well as Scotland the Brave, and a few Whitman poems recited.

[DublinDave1978]

Every Dubliner should be embarrassed if they dont know this song off by heart !

[TONYIRISHPROUD]

CRACKING TUNE UP THE SAFFRONS

[welshperson123]

which one of them sings this song?

rip ronnie

[darren4011]

@welshperson123 luke kelly sings dis.. and sings it the best aswell !!!

[davidson799]

Heard lots of different artist do this song, none can come even close to Luke, i had of copy of Luke doing this song back in the early 80s, it started out with a chant about down in some lane there lived a big fat women and if you want to know her name you have to pay a shilling, anyone remenber that? I lost the copy and have never heard it since

[Ggirl91]

i need an instrumental version of this

[boozey1234]

dublin shitty in the modern times

[LDanieli88]

IRELAND FOR EVER ! !

[Irishdrunkenpyro725]

*wipes a tear away. just beautiful

[TulkorHAOMARUSH]

ya it does make you want to cry...but not out of sadness but out of beauty like you said.

[alrightiwill]

our sweetest songs are of saddest thoughts... this song is just one of many pieces of proof of that fact

[sugarplumfairiie]

True heartfelt narrative of life and city... The gargle dims me brain, so very true.

I doubt you'll come across a cooper these days, I think its a barrel maker, the song is a an introspective history lesson.

[DLS95]

beautiful,just beautiful. im from Waterford myself but it still warms my heart to hear this R.I.P luke agus ronnie gone but not forgotten.

[Nigo82]

Nigo82

One of the greatest Irish songs ever!!!

[Thompsonf1001]

along with raglan road this is my favourite from the dubs

[PhenomenonX]

Really love this song.

[Vader19838420]

what a song cant put in words how this song makes me feel

[sumwatcrazy]

heartbreaking, and beautiful.

[Laurahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Proud Te Be A Dub Babeeee =]

X

[09eom]

going 2 see them on saturday :D:D

[rollzst]

great song, flogging molly also do a good job with this song

[rutlandplace]

Hello fellow Dubs,Im crying sorry.Just came back from the pale sad very sad.what they did to summerhill.Christ Its all gone.Pubs r all empty .

[TONYIRISHPROUD]

as a BELFAST man wot a massive TUNE so easy gr8

[irishglLUVSgermanboy]

story horse =D

ah proud to be a dub =D

[shamrock87]

i live now jus outside toronto great city i love it over here (except for winter lol) ya lots of ppl from home are sayin that now i heard the economy jus fell right off cant find work no were were bouts in dublin ya from im from ballyfermot myself

[hiddenidentity10]

can anyone send me this song please?? :D

[SpamFairy]

bit torrent dude

[josparkes]

great simply great!

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

9/12/2008

[shamrock87]

song always brings back memories i was born and lived in dublin till i was 13 then moved to canada i miss home i go back but jesus this song brings me back

[athcliath1995]

what part of canada you live in?? want to emigrate there maybe

[shamrock87]

i live now jus outside toronto great city i love it over here (except for winter lol) ya lots of ppl from home are sayin that now i heard the economy jus fell right off cant find work no were were bouts in dublin ya from im from ballyfermot myself

[panzermatt]

story bud

[MayNiDhufaig]

@shamrock87 what part of dublin where you from??

[shamrock87]

@MayNiDhufaig

im from ballyfermot originally but i now reside in canada

[marcusceltic]

@shamrock87 Go on the Ballyer , thats were im from :)

[cuimhin81]

@shamrock87 your not missing anything!i wised i lived in canada!!!!!!

[GatesOfHell4]

@cuimhin81 Canada's an amazing country, and I'm so proud to call it my home. Ireland's also an amazing place. I'd love to visit there some day.

[kimluvsmusik]

WE ARE THE PEOPLE IRISH AND PROUD OF IT

[pyhroman]

this song always brings a tear to my eye, if you enjoyed this search for the poem "the rebel" narrated by luke kelly here on youtube

[BANDIT120066]

rip ronnie god bless

[karelklovn68]

I went to Dublin this autumn, and it's the greatest city I've ever been to. I really have to come back some time. U Irish people have a lot to be proud of! ;o)

[TONYIRISHPROUD]

WE ARE THE PEOPLE IRISH AND PROUD OF IT

[josparkes]

great comment Poem ( I like to write a bit) The pull of Irish music's strong It often tells of what went wrong In tales of struggles to be free And the long fought wars to liberty So if the tune sounds strangely sad It's telling of when times were bad This gets respect and takes a bow And makes us what we were and now. Jo Sparkes Norfolk 9/12/2008

[toiotoio2]

nice poem lad, good work

cheers

[josparkes]

Hi Toiotoio

Thanks for comment on my ode!

I am actually a female of the species and Jo is short for Josephine,(which I don't like)

Great song, I am a real Irish music fan.

Jo Sparkes

Norfolk

22/1/2009

[panzermatt]

a truly beautiful comment. thank you.

[Albatross2008]

dis makes me feel im in old dub!!! wat a pub.

[europeangirl1616]

Very nice song.Ireland is a great country :) I have been in Dublin and i enjoyed a lot.People are friendly and fonny.

Kisses from Spain

xxxSandrinaxxx

[cuimhin81]

@europeangirl1616 wished



[drrraug]

Love Dublin and Ireland, greetings from Finland!

[rudatheboy]

luke and ronnie are havin a gargle now great dubs and great irishmen never to be forgotten forever missed god bless .

[mcguiganrx01]

what does Gargle mean when he says " the gargle dims me brain"?

[akbuk88]

Gargle means drink......slainte

[gregwyatt46]

Jamiesons Irish Whiskey

or Listerine

It probably all depends on whether you swallow

[melodysurf]

gargle means alcohol (lol)

[fleminjnr]

ha very few bits of dublin are still like this...

[PILGARLIC42]

Love tis song , i have it as a fav , thanks darrin .

[GeneralAntillies]

Although it was before my time, most people I know aren't sad to see Nelson's Pillar gone. Even the naysayers who opposed the Spire.

[achtungbaby2k]

love this song,i'm not irish but i'm in love with a dublin lass,just wish it were more simple.

love the irish!

[SCORDRIBBLE]

I remember dublin city in the rare...!yes I work with many an irishman/parents of green

be proud every 2nd/generation and to the english lads,I bet each of us holds some respect for each other/we work on site/wehave green in our blood/we have blue,we stand together when the outsiders come in,god bless ireland

[TONYIRISHPROUD]

INCREDIBLE song till this day says NORTH BELFAST cedit were its due! BAWNMORE NORTH  BELFAST

[jonob600]

luke kelly wat a voice so pleasent strong and powerfull makes any irish man feel proud and so we should great music

[celt20]

cheers mate your irish and so am i ya legend

[jim2t6]

irish are the core of the earth ...true bill

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

There is no other song effects me so much.

[elizestr]

Most us of don't come from Ireland, but most have their own lost Dublin in their hearts.

[margita013]

Flogging Molly sounds like red-neck.

lol...this version is pure art.

[tomtesticle]

this is a lovely version

[SionGine]

this is one of my favorit irish song right next to kiss my irish ass

[Petterperolav]

Great song. I miss the version where Patsy sings live, liked that even better.

[buckkn1f3]

amazing...

[wolfpacsyxx]

flogging molly does this much better

[turforme]

I like Flogging Molly as well myself, but their cover of this song is just not as good, doesn't give me the same feeling, the feeling that we lost many things to modern times.

[Kathaarsis]

I love Luke's voice, but I still haven't heard anyone sing this better than Ronnie Drew.

[dadubs123]

truely a dublin song

[morphingjar1]

where is it sung by flogging molly?????

[1bust2]

best drinken song ever !

[podger81]

the dubliners sang by luke kelly

[sgtkav]

favourite traddional tune

[sippala]

I have loved the song since I heard it in Dublin in 2000. Though don't know the band that was playing it. Now I've uploaded the video to youtube in order to hunt down name of the band. Can anyone help?

Seems can't link the video here. You can find it via my page or with the id v=K5JXgwL0A6U. Sorry if inappropriate promoting another video but I would like to know the name of my favourite Irish band.

[podger81]

the dubliners sang by luke kelly theres loads of their vids and songs on you tube

[DrNSalmon]

Did you see it performed in a Temple Bar pub? I first heard the song only a few days ago (less than a week) performed by a ragtag group of excellent musicians at Oliver St. John Gogarty's Pub in Temple Bar, Dublin. The patrons, mostly Dubliners, were wildly appreciative. It was a magical, moving experience I won't soon forget.

[podger81]

herringthorpe its the gargle (drink) is dimmin me brain

[Disonyxiated]

Is it not just gargle in reference to the huge amount of cars, trucks, people etc in Dublin these days..??

[labhrash]

i tink he means drink

[kevinwhorgan]

having a gargle ,or having a jar-its slang for going for a pint

[THECHEESEASD]

Flogging molly did a cover of this right?

[Rauswaffen]

yeah, i loved it

[dukla]

Ive actually heard a better version than this one.

[listrac]

that would be ronnie drew from the same band

[DongerBanks]

Fucking brilliant song!!!

[cfcarefree]

SAM 2007

[herringthorpe]

The gaggle dim's mi brain, thank's mate

[RockyMcBatts]

If Darrin were a Satelite channel that costs 500 Eu a month, I'd be the first guy in line to buy. Darrin thanks for uploading this videos and incredibly beautiful songs! 5 stars across the board mo chara!

[peacefrog1916]

love it.

[IrishDaragh]

GREAT SONG LOVE IT

[kilkennykat]

Grand old song. Dubliners singing of Dublin, yeah.