@1262561 So do the English, please don`t ever wish away your Englishness. We are a great people & always have been!!! I agree Ireland has over the years had some of the greatest singers ever. Remember you are English. Mind you having re read your comment you could be any of the other three parts of Britain.
@Teddyb1939 please remember that not all of the other 3 parts of the uk are free as is your homeland but one day it my come to us all and this we pray
@mistyblude16 Of course the other countries are free, the strength of the union,is the union, I strongly believe that tha vast majority of the people of the British Isles would prefer to be part of the whole. Try to envisage some of the freedom that exists in wherever you are from & the many countries where there is none. The bombings that have been perpetrated by terrorists on the peoples of the British Isles is nothing short of disgusting. Harrods,Warrington Kings cross,Omagh.etc.
@Teddyb1939 thank you for your views we all know terrorists can not justify the killing of innocent people and get off with it. they turn people agenst people and this is their way but a united uk our not it will not stop them please down load a song by paddy reilly called there were roses to see what these people are all about
cool music brillant his is a great artist , just love folk music, i write about my life friends and my city Sunderland and the northeast of england in general, cheers The Makem Folk Singer
love this song n i hav lived in both sides of the community so pls dont tk the taste off it....patrioctic r not....who givs a shit....its a great song....lets just leave it at tht :)
I was fortunate to get to see tommy live. I got to meet him. He was an amazing singer and a great storyteller. Very warm heart and just an all around good guy to talk to. Tommy, you're music touched me when you were here and it still touches me now that you're gone. Someday when I'm on the other side, I will see you again and thank you again in person for what your music has done for me. Miss you, mate.
Tommy Makem touched so many people in his life.His place on E.57th St.in Manhatten was so hospitable to all.He was so friendly to all who visited there.He is missed for his music,his pride in his Irish culture and religion.He was so easy to meet.His time with the Clancy Bros.is legendary.God Bless you Tommy you mean a lot to all of us.
ok now youtube sorry to say this but the dubliners did not have tommy makem in the group the clancy brothers had him.and damnit they where the best group ive ever heard.
A wonderful singer and Irishman. He or his music will never be forgotten. As an Irish-American listening to him and the Clancy Brothers and all the others make me proud. Thank you Tommy and say Hi to Liam.
I miss Tommy Makem so much but to have this clip and especially this song,his legacy to future generations, makes it just a little more bareable. I got to see Tommy perform with Liam Clancy back in 1987 and I was lucky enough to meet them both. Tommy was just how I thought he would be, light-hearted and quick-witted with the ever dry Irish humor that had surrounded me in my family. I loved him then and I miss him now.
RIP my dearest. Oh, how you are missed. We first met when I was 12--and I shall not say how many years have passed since then--but never did I think that you would leave so soon. Thank you for the lovely tribute. I light a candle.
Four green fields not three!!! need i say more! Ireland divided shall never be free!!! What a chantter what a man Tommy Makem, your memory will allways live on in our hearts!!!
IRELAND - 7 MUSLIMS ARRESTED IN PLOT TO KILL SWEDISH CARTOONIST
4 men and 3 women were arrested in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Some of the muslims arrested hold Irish citizenship and some are originally from the Middle East. They range in age from mid 20's to late 40's.
They were detained by Gardaí in Waterford and Cork for conspiracy to murder the Swedish cartoonist.
I was blessed to have Tommy sing this to me at Marquette University in the late 60s when I was expecting my first child. He hoped I never knew the pain of the "mother" in the song which I know is my beloved Ireland. I saw him and Liam again in 86 in PA and am so blessed. They are joined in Heaven now, in all the green fields, and we are the poorer for their loss.
ladies and gents this man sang this song at the seige of derry and lifted that seige on his own with this voice thats shaking now in his dotage, GOD BLESS YOU TOMMY MAKEM.
In my case I am an Irish Brit and my strangers are in gorse hill and stretford and are criminal. Not black or white, not gay or straight not men or women. But male and female criminals crushing morality out of my beloved gorse hill. They will not move even though they robbed old people. Masked themselves up for intimidation or did things in the dark of night because they knew they were doing wrong.The IRA used criminals as did their opposites including the british goverment. Get rid of them.
What a song, and what a performance. We can take this all over the world and show everybody that we're Irish and unbeaten - Brits Out! Up the Republic!
@lamhdeargabu25 Everybody will always know you are Irish, by the splatter of some innocent childs blood and brains dripping from your hands and that lovely smell of Semtex in the air. Unbeaten? You didnt even come out to fight. Much easier to kill innocent civilians and children isnt it? Shame on you and your country.
@colinwt that is sooo rich coming from an english man.maybe if your people were not so dedicated to controling and subgegating other people and cultures.people would not have to driven to such a sad situation.800 years!you were murdered if you spoke irish.no irish man can own a horse.a famine all because of your peoples lust for power.shame on you and your country
@daveeol Hi, not all english men are the same, and the same applies in Ireland, I love the irish music and Ireland, one day I want to go to Northern Ireland.
@gilbo582 We'd prefer the North of Ireland, less likely to piss people off down south or nothern nationilists. Just a suggestion mind you & not compulsory but may save you a punch on the nose if you happen to be talking to the wrong piss head
@lamhdeargabu25 I`m English but no politics in listening to this wonderful rendition of a great song.Tommy. Luke. Ronnie Liam & all the other great singers from Ireland, Rest in piece
@Teddyb1939 you want no politics in this song? then make partition history, and allow the right of return for those you've cast out, and the right of EXILE for those who don't embrace the land they've been blessed by god to be in. And then, this song will be a beautiful piece of history, not a beautiful tragedy of the present.
@herzimmerfrei I only know what I see & read about. I see no positives in bombings & killings no matter by whom. I have already said that in my opinion the I.R.A bombings on the English mainland,Harrods [where catholics were also killed] Warrington[innocent women & children,killed] The carnage vented on the City of London & probably the most horrendous Omagh. this was an act that equalled any barbaric act ever, not only bombing but planned to lure innocent people towards the bombs, Animals!!"
@herzimmerfrei The people you want to exile must embrace the the land otherwise they would leave willingly also it seems to me no one was cast out. The song is in my opinion a masterpiece by a great singer. I admit I don't have 1st hand knowledge of Ireland,never having been there but I doubt that I would be welcome with a London accent. I would love to play golf at the magic golf clubs anywhere in Ireland.
@Teddyb1939 Theres 200,000 Brits living in Ireland so I doubt very much u'd have any problems here. Most English peple I meet here love it.. With regards the "cast out" part, how do you imagine they fit almost a million Brits into NE Ireland? I'll tell you how, through ethnic cleansing 16th century style thats how and thats a wound thats not easy to heal while Brit maintains a prescence in Ireland.
@borledx As an Englishman I see things with no hatred against Ireland or the Irish people. All the people of the island of Ireland are Irish.I see no difference in catholic or protestant, its about time that offspring of both religions were taught,love & peace,not war,bombs & barbarity.All the history & it is history is not worth one killing. The bombings carried out in the name of one side or the other are acts of depraved animals.
@Teddyb1939 Sounds like your under the illusion created by the BBC propaganda machine that the conflict in the 6 counties is catholic vs protestant. The conflict exists because the majority of people in Ireland do not wish a British prescence. BUt it seems the Brit Govt only abide by the rules of democracy when it suits themselves.
@borledx Of course it is catholics V protestants anyone with an ounce of sense can see that, who on earth do you think is killing each other then? The British would probably be delighted to leave the island of Ireland but the consequences would be catastrophic. Civil war, more than there is at present, mad bombers & killers running riot, The trouble with Ireland is that all are brought up with the teachings of older people who should know better,that the other side is evil. Take off the blinds,
@Teddyb1939 Actually the provos targetted almost exclusively members of the security forces, which is line with their claim that their fight is with the Brits & not the protestant community in the 6 counties. Like I said, BBC propaganda. Also if we have a civil war, so be it, ITS NONE OF BRITAINS BUSINESS. Better a short sharp conflict than this long drawn centuries old conflict that the Brits caused with their bumbling
@borledx I tell you what chum, you are so full of hatred & are so blinkered with your mixed up views that I do not want any more contact with you. Wishing a civil war, what next? The IRA /Provos are a load of murdering scum as are the loyalist murderers, You just remember this, All the natives of the island of Ireland are to any other nation or to any other people ALL BLOODY IRISH. If you can't see the stupidity of your argument,god help you & all the other people of Ireland, Luke,Sean & Tommy.
@Teddyb1939 Wow your so conditioned by the BBC your actually projecting how they tell you to think onto me. When did I express a desire to see a civil war exactly? At what point did I express hatred for any1? The power of brainwashing never ceases to amaze me. if the IRA are scum what does that Make the Brit army & their "dirty war" e.g. the dublin & monaghan bombings, the ballymuphy massacre, bloody sunday, etc. Who gave Brit the right to say what is what in Ireland, thats what im asking?
@borledx He actually did call "loyalist murderers" scum too, so presumably that means he agrees with you about those events. Speaking as a foreign bystander, it seems to me that England's meddling in Ireland was wrong, but it happened already and can't unhappen. NI has protestants now whether one likes it or not. What do you propose to do with them in your "united" Ireland? What is gained by changing the status of NI against the wishes of most of its people? What if they resist?
@Xezlec Your missing the fundamental problem that Reps have i.e. that NI has no right to exist. Its an arbitary line drawn across Ireland to ensure a unionist majority. A majority that is slimming every year due to changing demographics. From a ratio of 65:35 at partition to almost level today & growing every year, which is why Reps agreed to go down the political route. If caths vote out of the union, Brit has 2 accept it under the GFA. Prods can then have the stick r the carrot
@borledx I'm not "missing" it, I'm explaining the thinking underlying it. The line was drawn around the ethnic minority so they could rule themselves instead of being ruled by a group that hates them. As you say, the demographics then changed so that this line was no longer a good representation of the boundary between the two groups. I don't quite understand what stick and carrot you're talking about, and you still haven't said what you think should be done with this minority group.
@Xezlec No u r missing it, u could never draw a line around the minority group because the populations r too mixed up e.g. 2 of the 6 co's had nationalist majorities, as did Derry City. Also its ridiculous to say that the minority are hated. Hundreds of thousands of protestants where left behind in the ROI & they were given the same rights as every1 else( the 1st president of Ireland was protestant), unlike the apartheid system against catholics in the North supported by the Brit Govt
@Xezlec As regards what should be done with them, the answer is NOTHING. They should/would b treated just like anybody else with the same rights. But if they start widespread random killings of civilians, it will turn very, very nasty. Then it may turn into a truly sectarian conflict, in which case the most likely outcome is the unionist community will be reduced to the point of insigificance. In the end the minority dont get 2 tell the majority what to do & they r the minority.
@borledx Not hated? They certainly don't seem loved. The two cultures in NI refuse to even interact. All the arguments you're making could have been made by the English about the whole of Ireland remaining part of the UK. But the Irish are a separate people from the English, so it made sense for them to be a separate country. The Catholic/nationalist Irish also seem to be a separate people from the protestants in NI who self-identify as British. How is this situation any different?
@Xezlec Their not loved, y wud they b?, they've brought nothing but blood, pain & misery since they 1st came here & stole the land their living on. But people r still willing to accept reality & we have to live with them(but not be ruled by them). If u cant see the difference between Irish people wanting a country in Ireland & British people wanting a country in Ireland( & an apartheid country at that with Londons full support), I dont know what 2 say 2 u
@borledx Granted I could be mistaken, but "they've brought nothing but blood, pain & misery...& we have to live with them" does not sound to me like a basis for fair and objective governance. To an outsider, it sounds like a country run by you would be intrinsically biased against them in every disagreement. That's what I was saying.
@Xezlec U dont hav a clue of the mindset of either side. An apology from the unionists, LOL. As much as the Israeli believes all the biblical lands of Israel r theirs by God given right, the unionists in the North believe that they have that same divine right in Ireland. Reps on the other hand view their primary enemy as the British Govt. Unionists being a mere afterthought as the UVF/UFF have never posed a serious threat 2 the IRA, prefering to killing ordinary Catholics instead
@borledx OK, so using your example then, you're saying that you think if Israel and Palestine were unified under one country, and Jews somehow became a minority there, the problem would be solved and there would finally be peace, and the Jews would be treated just fine?
@Xezlec NO I think the Jews should be thrown out of palestine altogether buts thats another story. AS for support dropping thats Bullshit, the Northern Ireland Life & times survey obviously being your source. Sinn Fein have continously grown since the GFA & when catholics have enough of a majority, it will become a real issue again & only then will we know. An if after the inevitable referendum it does pass, unionists will have to accept it, leave or drown in their own blood.
@borledx By "thrown out of Palestine", I take it you mean out of the entire nation currently referred to as Israel? You want to evict 7 million people at once and create the biggest refugee crisis in the entire recorded history of the world? Who gets them? What about those who can't afford to leave? How do you tell who is Jewish? And what about those in the far-left Israeli parties (a substantial fraction of the population) who have always fought hard for Palestinians and their rights?
@borledx Having done some googling, it looks like there are fewer (but not zero) accusations of discrimination in the republic. I'll tell you what: being an outsider myself, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that there would be no more discrimination under Irish rule than there already is under UK rule. I still don't really understand why it's worth making the switch though, even if that's the case. You make a bunch of Republicans happy and a bunch of Unionists angry.
@Xezlec Also its not a matter of making Reps happy at Unionists expense, its a matter of right & wrong. Would you feel the same in 20 years if lets say the Pakistanis decide to draw a line around NE England(if they were to become a majority) & call it Pakistan?? And then to add insult to injury, discriminate on every level against the English people that are there, in effect making them 3rd class citizens in their own country. I think not.
@borledx I would fight the first generation of invaders, absolutely. But if we failed to fight them off, then 5 centuries later, after the invading culture had put down roots and become a part of the landscape, I think I would try to accept them and just settle for an apology and some kind of acknowledgment on their part that their ancestors had no right to do what they did. If there's discrimination in NI, that's awful and should be fixed. But surely there's prejudice both ways?
@Xezlec Your talking about accepting an apology, LOL. Do you honestly believe the unionist community will come out & say "ah were sorry about all that ethnic cleansing back in the day & stealing your land & all". Also "We're sorry about running an apartheid state in NI until the IRA showed us the error of our ways" I mean really what planet are you living on? As 4 "predjudice both ways", again I'll point you 2 the ROI where protestants are indistuinguishable from any1 else in society
@borledx We're going in circles, and it doesn't matter anyway because support for a unified Ireland has been dropping for years according to the polls in NI, even among Catholics. So it's never going to happen no matter what anyone wants.
Ah, lassie, it' d wodn't be so easy to forget yur man, no one can replace Tommy. I was watching the video of the tv interview with Liam and he brought tears of joy and sadness to my eyes. I only know I loved them well and miss them dearly. I want to see liam once more
Please no sadness, since Tommy in Heaven, I now he play his Banjo and good is singing "go lassie go"...sometimes i can hear this song and I find my four green fields.
my dear friend and mentor. I spent years with tommy him teaching me songs all along the way. He also sang Roddy McCorley great too. Rest in peace forever and always.
We miss U tommy. Born beside U. Only now like many other living in Keady we miss U now. Too late. But U were something else. Gone but never forgotten.
Mary Makem amde me copies of the clancy brothers and makem reuion concert filmed for pbs along with liam and tommy in concert in dublin and at irishfest in milwakee about 6 hrs of my favorite vhs tape. I have grown old listening to Tommy and I sit here and cry over his passing. I met Liam in Wilmington Deleware in 97 and we spoke for 2 hours about his brothers tom had just passed and Tommy. I miss Tommy and this easter I pray that I see Tommy again.
Tommy, your songs - and your message - will live on in our hearts, and in those of our children. I used to thrill to hear you sing "The Parting Glass", and now it stirs me to hear it sung by my daughter and her friends. May God hold you close... I'm certain that He loves your music too!
infidal ic u are an old man its just a pity that in all your life that you have not come to realise war is no good to no one, i feel sorry for people like you who ought to know better...
Tommy was and is a jewel. Had the pleasure of seeing him perform a couple of times. It's so beyond any video can capture. Hail to Mr. Makem....God Bless
I started listening to tommy when I was about 8 years old, my neighbor's had a party and were playing one of his albums (I still remember the looks on everyones faces after the song ended ) anyhow fom that day I was hooked,It was one of the moving moments in my life to see him sing this song at the rochester opera house, center stage proud & strong, singing a song that truely came from his heart! god bless him & his family R.I.P
1.God give wonder for the people.Wonderful for dancing, for music and
for book.You and I and other artists give back to the wonder of the people.
That is the goal forever.Zitat von Peter Z. 19.Okt.2011
Gott gibt Wunder für das Volk.Wunder für Tanzen, für Musik und für das Buch.
Du und ich und alle anderen Künstler geben zurück diese Wunder für das Volk.
Das ist das Ziel für immer.Peter Z. 19.Oktober 2011 anamcarairishfolk (Irish-Underground-Petr+1 in Berlin/Germany)
anamcarairishfolk 1 week ago
We will be united one day
damexicanwalrus 1 week ago
thank you good man. Green fields grow again.
daylightlover 3 weeks ago
I'm sitting here and I'm crying .
Laurena146 1 month ago
I'm American, and I always thought that issues between the English and the Irish were more or less completely over. Then I came to youtube...
PengWinOne 1 month ago
Magnificent, heart-rending an oh so true!...
victorio1940 1 month ago
The condition of fallen humanity: to be in the presence of such a saintly artist, and the promote that which is unsaintly,.
coolcelt1 1 month ago
Beutiful song! Ireland will again be free and united!
Solidarity from Sweden
TAL
RoyalAssPain 2 months ago
wot a song..wowww!!!!
10weewheels 2 months ago
I wish we had more singers like this now, People have forgotten how to put heart into music. RIP
massarot 2 months ago in playlist irish
i got to see him a year before he died and i still feel honored to this day that i was able to experience him in person.
GermanicViking 3 months ago
Epic!!
oriana331 4 months ago
R.I.P. tommy mine and my late mams fav song thank you loveit
buzzindub 4 months ago
R.I.P. tommy
buzzindub 4 months ago
Tiocfaidh Ar La!
Kelticbear1 5 months ago
you're an amazing singer Tommy!! we miss you
jlcoury23 5 months ago
fuck this FGAU
JimBell1984 5 months ago
im british but wish i was irish, ireland has great music, heritige and culture
1262561 6 months ago in playlist Dubliners playlist
@1262561 well kill yourself and see if reincarnation is true
JimBell1984 5 months ago
@JimBell1984 What a nasty comment in reply to a tribute.
Teddyb1939 4 months ago
@1262561 So do the English, please don`t ever wish away your Englishness. We are a great people & always have been!!! I agree Ireland has over the years had some of the greatest singers ever. Remember you are English. Mind you having re read your comment you could be any of the other three parts of Britain.
Teddyb1939 4 months ago
@Teddyb1939 please remember that not all of the other 3 parts of the uk are free as is your homeland but one day it my come to us all and this we pray
mistyblude16 4 months ago
@mistyblude16 Of course the other countries are free, the strength of the union,is the union, I strongly believe that tha vast majority of the people of the British Isles would prefer to be part of the whole. Try to envisage some of the freedom that exists in wherever you are from & the many countries where there is none. The bombings that have been perpetrated by terrorists on the peoples of the British Isles is nothing short of disgusting. Harrods,Warrington Kings cross,Omagh.etc.
Teddyb1939 4 months ago
@Teddyb1939 thank you for your views we all know terrorists can not justify the killing of innocent people and get off with it. they turn people agenst people and this is their way but a united uk our not it will not stop them please down load a song by paddy reilly called there were roses to see what these people are all about
mistyblude16 3 months ago
@Teddyb1939 i had the chance
of a lifetime to go and see these magnifecent four gent's way back in 1966 in Hamilton outside Glasgow this you just can't takeaway god bless-them
mistyblude16 3 months ago
Great tribute my friend! I love this man! What a heart, what a voice, what a talent!
musicaroo22 6 months ago
AMERICAN YOUTH REPORTING IN!
I have listened to Makem and the Clancy Brothers since I was like 2 years old.
I have no Irish heritage [I'm Dominican and English/German], but I LOVE this song....... Everything it stands for and every drop of music.
If anybody knows another GREAT Irish Folk Band, PLEEEEASE respond to this!
alucardboh 7 months ago
@alucardboh joe mcdonnell by the wolfe tones............and the...boys of the old brigade by the wolfe tones also
LarryFogarty 6 months ago
@alucardboh Planxty
silephilbin 5 months ago
@alucardboh Try the sash or derry's walls. Great songs
jbigmoff 4 months ago
@alucardboh lol the dubliners, the wolfe tones.
RIXLAZZZ 3 months ago
cool music brillant his is a great artist , just love folk music, i write about my life friends and my city Sunderland and the northeast of england in general, cheers The Makem Folk Singer
TheMakemFolksinger 7 months ago
love this song n i hav lived in both sides of the community so pls dont tk the taste off it....patrioctic r not....who givs a shit....its a great song....lets just leave it at tht :)
10weewheels 7 months ago
A fitting tribuite to those those brave men and women who died to free irelands four green fields.
prendy671 8 months ago
I was fortunate to get to see tommy live. I got to meet him. He was an amazing singer and a great storyteller. Very warm heart and just an all around good guy to talk to. Tommy, you're music touched me when you were here and it still touches me now that you're gone. Someday when I'm on the other side, I will see you again and thank you again in person for what your music has done for me. Miss you, mate.
rickbentsen 8 months ago
Tommy Makem touched so many people in his life.His place on E.57th St.in Manhatten was so hospitable to all.He was so friendly to all who visited there.He is missed for his music,his pride in his Irish culture and religion.He was so easy to meet.His time with the Clancy Bros.is legendary.God Bless you Tommy you mean a lot to all of us.
Marydawgs 10 months ago 4
I love this version. Thanks Tommy from the 5th Province.
Kelticbear1 10 months ago
r.i.p. tommy makem
AaRoN2T10 11 months ago
ok now youtube sorry to say this but the dubliners did not have tommy makem in the group the clancy brothers had him.and damnit they where the best group ive ever heard.
chrisnixon16 11 months ago
A wonderful singer and Irishman. He or his music will never be forgotten. As an Irish-American listening to him and the Clancy Brothers and all the others make me proud. Thank you Tommy and say Hi to Liam.
jimbronxny 11 months ago
@jimbronxny Thank you Jim for sending me this song!
RasMajnouni 11 months ago
I miss Tommy Makem so much but to have this clip and especially this song,his legacy to future generations, makes it just a little more bareable. I got to see Tommy perform with Liam Clancy back in 1987 and I was lucky enough to meet them both. Tommy was just how I thought he would be, light-hearted and quick-witted with the ever dry Irish humor that had surrounded me in my family. I loved him then and I miss him now.
kelkatbridg 11 months ago
I miss his voice but the Gods don't....he's up there. What a beautiful song and I will always love his words,songs.and music-thx for posting this
SallyMander4711 11 months ago
Arguably the greatest Irish folk singer of all time! How I miss him!
bankercop 1 year ago
Both my parents were Italian-American. I don't have a drop of Irish blood, but this song puts a lump in my throat.
I saw Tommy Makem perform in the 90s. It was a privilege seeing him. RIP.
poetryandbeyond 1 year ago
Keady's finest.
badassal 1 year ago
That was MAGNIFICENT!!.... a true masterpiece.
lanetemple 1 year ago
RIP my dearest. Oh, how you are missed. We first met when I was 12--and I shall not say how many years have passed since then--but never did I think that you would leave so soon. Thank you for the lovely tribute. I light a candle.
RockBtmLtdWin 1 year ago
A song to be very proud of!!! RIP Tommy
TheLovelyladylover 1 year ago
Thank ya Tommy.We sure do miss ya.
Acaciavet 1 year ago
i love this song,it always puts me to sleep
spongebobsquarejocks 1 year ago
I agree with lamhdeargabu. No matter what your political view, you can't help but admire the pride in this song
sandinmyears1 1 year ago
Have just listened again & still think Tommy is pure magic.
Teddyb1939 1 year ago
Up the Republic...
mayotom 1 year ago
@mayotom *up da ra
puppyshade 2 months ago
r i p dear cousin i hope gods looking after u :(
pritchie999 1 year ago
Four green fields not three!!! need i say more! Ireland divided shall never be free!!! What a chantter what a man Tommy Makem, your memory will allways live on in our hearts!!!
MrAcusack 1 year ago
Four green fields not three!!! need i say more Ireland divided shall never be free!!!
MrAcusack 1 year ago
@MrAcusack Tom Doggart resides in the Culloughs of the Glen. Have they been?
dowling1981 1 year ago
What talents both Tommy Makem and Luke Kelly were. RIP.
pandagirl1983 1 year ago
tommy makem unreal singer
R.I.P
donkeykedd 1 year ago
god look after u tommy..........
LarryFogarty 1 year ago
Wow! Thank you Tommy Makem, for all that you did and for all that you are.
triggert531 1 year ago
Cracking. RIP.
strretch1 1 year ago
Savage , best song ever , and what a pure gentleman
croftlover 1 year ago
An wonder voice and a spirit that well be missed
kipper154 1 year ago
Sleep well my friend - my mentor into Irish ballads. A legacy that can never be replaced.
sixmilebridgeandsf 1 year ago
RIP Tommy,what a voice,great song.
Saoirse Eireann Abu
theboss2432 1 year ago
God Bless you Tommy
jmjk63 1 year ago
my late mothers fav song sang by a legend,thnx for posted this tommyPM it brings bk very fond memories cheers mate.
buzzindub 1 year ago
Hadn't he a grand rich voice.
x246a 1 year ago
Fantastic :)
TheMrseringobragh 1 year ago
Thanks Tommy
Michaelbos 1 year ago
class
mark1979able 1 year ago
@pfunk64, i agree with you totally my friend....
jaycymru 1 year ago
He was so truly amazing. Sad that he left us early. Thank you for this wonderful tribute.
thatguyinchicago 1 year ago
This song always makes me cry.
Beautiful tribute.
Just gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
Pfunk64 1 year ago
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IRELAND - 7 MUSLIMS ARRESTED IN PLOT TO KILL SWEDISH CARTOONIST
4 men and 3 women were arrested in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Some of the muslims arrested hold Irish citizenship and some are originally from the Middle East. They range in age from mid 20's to late 40's.
They were detained by Gardaí in Waterford and Cork for conspiracy to murder the Swedish cartoonist.
source: Daily Mail 9/3/10
As I've said...we're being taken for mugs
waaeaa 1 year ago
As an Orangeman i alway,s loved Tommy singing , even rebel songs he was alway,s sincere and put his heart into his songs.
ulsterstan 1 year ago 5
@ulsterstan a voice off ireland not nort or south
mark1979able 1 year ago
Beautiful tribute! Loved the many pictures and of course Tommy's song.
TheJoetowngirl 1 year ago 3
"But my sons had sons, as brave as were their fathers
My fourth green field will bloom once again said she."
EllieRocksAtLife 1 year ago 12
Amen. Tommy Makem's voice always commanded respect.
macmaghnusa 2 years ago 2
He was the epitome of all that is Irish
We'll be seeing you Tommy
dave777blaster 2 years ago 3
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xx4567zb3 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this video,
beautiful...
Erma9 2 years ago 4
Again, Thank you! I loved this man...and we are the poorer for his departing...what a fine place heaven must be with such as Tommy
pierrechiasson1 2 years ago 2
I was blessed to have Tommy sing this to me at Marquette University in the late 60s when I was expecting my first child. He hoped I never knew the pain of the "mother" in the song which I know is my beloved Ireland. I saw him and Liam again in 86 in PA and am so blessed. They are joined in Heaven now, in all the green fields, and we are the poorer for their loss.
melrosemiss 2 years ago 2
@melrosemiss Thank you for your lovely words and thoughts. They touched me when I read them. I'm glad you got to meet him in person. God Bless.
portraitartistdamour 11 months ago
ladies and gents this man sang this song at the seige of derry and lifted that seige on his own with this voice thats shaking now in his dotage, GOD BLESS YOU TOMMY MAKEM.
Brianis 2 years ago 7
UNITED IRELAND!!!
rasm3390 2 years ago 5
Gyönyörű!
pulcherke 2 years ago
In my case I am an Irish Brit and my strangers are in gorse hill and stretford and are criminal. Not black or white, not gay or straight not men or women. But male and female criminals crushing morality out of my beloved gorse hill. They will not move even though they robbed old people. Masked themselves up for intimidation or did things in the dark of night because they knew they were doing wrong.The IRA used criminals as did their opposites including the british goverment. Get rid of them.
cu16855 2 years ago
This is the most patriotic song of them all.thanks Mr.Makem it just gets better and timeless.
kenocon1 2 years ago 35
its such a said song!!!! its so powerful and has such a great meaning
epcrusader12 2 years ago 3
The "flutter" in his voice is called vibrato...very common in experienced singers
rm16860 2 years ago 4
r.i.p
unitedenfree 2 years ago 6
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hahaha ew
PINKYPALLS 2 years ago
'hahaha ew'.....???????
celticghirly1916 2 years ago
MIGHTY
SeanOGallagher 2 years ago 3
Just me.....isn't a bit slow?????
furtiverogue 2 years ago
suppose to be how he wrote it
orckiller91 2 years ago
I just meant that the video seems a little slower than I've heard on the albums. Might just be me.
furtiverogue 2 years ago
Very powerful song indeed.
RIP Tommy...
TheBuilder65 2 years ago
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malachy1847 2 years ago
Saor Éire
TomBarry192I 2 years ago
Very beautiful, so lovely !
Norfolk UK
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josparkes 2 years ago
Oh God, the bst song ever, and such a singer
scoty30 2 years ago
Ah now... may you rest now tho' i never knew you i'm sure it was a missed chance! God bless x
thinkingforyou67 2 years ago
What Passion! What Nationalism ! wether you agree or not with thepolitics of it, you cannot deny the Passion ,nor the love for the country!
eirelavnaoj 2 years ago 6
AN IRISH ANTHEM Go mbeannaí Dia duit
jmjk63 2 years ago 3
What a song, and what a performance. We can take this all over the world and show everybody that we're Irish and unbeaten - Brits Out! Up the Republic!
lamhdeargabu25 2 years ago 35
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we brits are still there you thick paddy prick
hilly1690 2 years ago
@lamhdeargabu25 Everybody will always know you are Irish, by the splatter of some innocent childs blood and brains dripping from your hands and that lovely smell of Semtex in the air. Unbeaten? You didnt even come out to fight. Much easier to kill innocent civilians and children isnt it? Shame on you and your country.
colinwt 1 year ago
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@colinwt the only reason you southron filth want children left alive is because you like them warm when you fuck them
brendantmcguire 1 year ago
@brendantmcguire Me Irish? sorry mick not me..
colinwt 1 year ago
@brendantmcguire you cant even spell english correctly you bigoted idiot its a forgotten war HISTORY leave it prick
harvey546 1 year ago
@brendantmcguire thats the most disgusting comment ive ever seen on youtube.congrats you sick bastard
daveeol 1 year ago
@colinwt that is sooo rich coming from an english man.maybe if your people were not so dedicated to controling and subgegating other people and cultures.people would not have to driven to such a sad situation.800 years!you were murdered if you spoke irish.no irish man can own a horse.a famine all because of your peoples lust for power.shame on you and your country
daveeol 1 year ago
@daveeol Hi, not all english men are the same, and the same applies in Ireland, I love the irish music and Ireland, one day I want to go to Northern Ireland.
gilbo582 1 year ago 2
@gilbo582 We'd prefer the North of Ireland, less likely to piss people off down south or nothern nationilists. Just a suggestion mind you & not compulsory but may save you a punch on the nose if you happen to be talking to the wrong piss head
borledx 1 year ago
@borledx don't understand?
gilbo582 1 year ago
@lamhdeargabu25 I`m English but no politics in listening to this wonderful rendition of a great song.Tommy. Luke. Ronnie Liam & all the other great singers from Ireland, Rest in piece
Teddyb1939 1 year ago 4
@Teddyb1939 you want no politics in this song? then make partition history, and allow the right of return for those you've cast out, and the right of EXILE for those who don't embrace the land they've been blessed by god to be in. And then, this song will be a beautiful piece of history, not a beautiful tragedy of the present.
herzimmerfrei 2 months ago
@herzimmerfrei
Teddyb1939 2 months ago
@herzimmerfrei I only know what I see & read about. I see no positives in bombings & killings no matter by whom. I have already said that in my opinion the I.R.A bombings on the English mainland,Harrods [where catholics were also killed] Warrington[innocent women & children,killed] The carnage vented on the City of London & probably the most horrendous Omagh. this was an act that equalled any barbaric act ever, not only bombing but planned to lure innocent people towards the bombs, Animals!!"
Teddyb1939 2 months ago
@herzimmerfrei The people you want to exile must embrace the the land otherwise they would leave willingly also it seems to me no one was cast out. The song is in my opinion a masterpiece by a great singer. I admit I don't have 1st hand knowledge of Ireland,never having been there but I doubt that I would be welcome with a London accent. I would love to play golf at the magic golf clubs anywhere in Ireland.
Teddyb1939 2 months ago
@Teddyb1939 Theres 200,000 Brits living in Ireland so I doubt very much u'd have any problems here. Most English peple I meet here love it.. With regards the "cast out" part, how do you imagine they fit almost a million Brits into NE Ireland? I'll tell you how, through ethnic cleansing 16th century style thats how and thats a wound thats not easy to heal while Brit maintains a prescence in Ireland.
borledx 2 months ago
@borledx As an Englishman I see things with no hatred against Ireland or the Irish people. All the people of the island of Ireland are Irish.I see no difference in catholic or protestant, its about time that offspring of both religions were taught,love & peace,not war,bombs & barbarity.All the history & it is history is not worth one killing. The bombings carried out in the name of one side or the other are acts of depraved animals.
Teddyb1939 2 months ago
@Teddyb1939 Sounds like your under the illusion created by the BBC propaganda machine that the conflict in the 6 counties is catholic vs protestant. The conflict exists because the majority of people in Ireland do not wish a British prescence. BUt it seems the Brit Govt only abide by the rules of democracy when it suits themselves.
borledx 2 months ago
@borledx Of course it is catholics V protestants anyone with an ounce of sense can see that, who on earth do you think is killing each other then? The British would probably be delighted to leave the island of Ireland but the consequences would be catastrophic. Civil war, more than there is at present, mad bombers & killers running riot, The trouble with Ireland is that all are brought up with the teachings of older people who should know better,that the other side is evil. Take off the blinds,
Teddyb1939 2 months ago
@Teddyb1939 Actually the provos targetted almost exclusively members of the security forces, which is line with their claim that their fight is with the Brits & not the protestant community in the 6 counties. Like I said, BBC propaganda. Also if we have a civil war, so be it, ITS NONE OF BRITAINS BUSINESS. Better a short sharp conflict than this long drawn centuries old conflict that the Brits caused with their bumbling
borledx 2 months ago
@borledx I tell you what chum, you are so full of hatred & are so blinkered with your mixed up views that I do not want any more contact with you. Wishing a civil war, what next? The IRA /Provos are a load of murdering scum as are the loyalist murderers, You just remember this, All the natives of the island of Ireland are to any other nation or to any other people ALL BLOODY IRISH. If you can't see the stupidity of your argument,god help you & all the other people of Ireland, Luke,Sean & Tommy.
Teddyb1939 2 months ago
@Teddyb1939 Wow your so conditioned by the BBC your actually projecting how they tell you to think onto me. When did I express a desire to see a civil war exactly? At what point did I express hatred for any1? The power of brainwashing never ceases to amaze me. if the IRA are scum what does that Make the Brit army & their "dirty war" e.g. the dublin & monaghan bombings, the ballymuphy massacre, bloody sunday, etc. Who gave Brit the right to say what is what in Ireland, thats what im asking?
borledx 2 months ago
@borledx He actually did call "loyalist murderers" scum too, so presumably that means he agrees with you about those events. Speaking as a foreign bystander, it seems to me that England's meddling in Ireland was wrong, but it happened already and can't unhappen. NI has protestants now whether one likes it or not. What do you propose to do with them in your "united" Ireland? What is gained by changing the status of NI against the wishes of most of its people? What if they resist?
Xezlec 1 week ago
@Xezlec Your missing the fundamental problem that Reps have i.e. that NI has no right to exist. Its an arbitary line drawn across Ireland to ensure a unionist majority. A majority that is slimming every year due to changing demographics. From a ratio of 65:35 at partition to almost level today & growing every year, which is why Reps agreed to go down the political route. If caths vote out of the union, Brit has 2 accept it under the GFA. Prods can then have the stick r the carrot
borledx 1 week ago
@borledx I'm not "missing" it, I'm explaining the thinking underlying it. The line was drawn around the ethnic minority so they could rule themselves instead of being ruled by a group that hates them. As you say, the demographics then changed so that this line was no longer a good representation of the boundary between the two groups. I don't quite understand what stick and carrot you're talking about, and you still haven't said what you think should be done with this minority group.
Xezlec 6 days ago
@Xezlec No u r missing it, u could never draw a line around the minority group because the populations r too mixed up e.g. 2 of the 6 co's had nationalist majorities, as did Derry City. Also its ridiculous to say that the minority are hated. Hundreds of thousands of protestants where left behind in the ROI & they were given the same rights as every1 else( the 1st president of Ireland was protestant), unlike the apartheid system against catholics in the North supported by the Brit Govt
borledx 6 days ago
@Xezlec As regards what should be done with them, the answer is NOTHING. They should/would b treated just like anybody else with the same rights. But if they start widespread random killings of civilians, it will turn very, very nasty. Then it may turn into a truly sectarian conflict, in which case the most likely outcome is the unionist community will be reduced to the point of insigificance. In the end the minority dont get 2 tell the majority what to do & they r the minority.
borledx 6 days ago
@borledx Not hated? They certainly don't seem loved. The two cultures in NI refuse to even interact. All the arguments you're making could have been made by the English about the whole of Ireland remaining part of the UK. But the Irish are a separate people from the English, so it made sense for them to be a separate country. The Catholic/nationalist Irish also seem to be a separate people from the protestants in NI who self-identify as British. How is this situation any different?
Xezlec 6 days ago
@Xezlec Their not loved, y wud they b?, they've brought nothing but blood, pain & misery since they 1st came here & stole the land their living on. But people r still willing to accept reality & we have to live with them(but not be ruled by them). If u cant see the difference between Irish people wanting a country in Ireland & British people wanting a country in Ireland( & an apartheid country at that with Londons full support), I dont know what 2 say 2 u
borledx 5 days ago
@borledx Granted I could be mistaken, but "they've brought nothing but blood, pain & misery...& we have to live with them" does not sound to me like a basis for fair and objective governance. To an outsider, it sounds like a country run by you would be intrinsically biased against them in every disagreement. That's what I was saying.
Xezlec 5 days ago
@Xezlec U dont hav a clue of the mindset of either side. An apology from the unionists, LOL. As much as the Israeli believes all the biblical lands of Israel r theirs by God given right, the unionists in the North believe that they have that same divine right in Ireland. Reps on the other hand view their primary enemy as the British Govt. Unionists being a mere afterthought as the UVF/UFF have never posed a serious threat 2 the IRA, prefering to killing ordinary Catholics instead
borledx 4 days ago
@borledx OK, so using your example then, you're saying that you think if Israel and Palestine were unified under one country, and Jews somehow became a minority there, the problem would be solved and there would finally be peace, and the Jews would be treated just fine?
Xezlec 4 days ago
@Xezlec NO I think the Jews should be thrown out of palestine altogether buts thats another story. AS for support dropping thats Bullshit, the Northern Ireland Life & times survey obviously being your source. Sinn Fein have continously grown since the GFA & when catholics have enough of a majority, it will become a real issue again & only then will we know. An if after the inevitable referendum it does pass, unionists will have to accept it, leave or drown in their own blood.
borledx 3 days ago
@borledx By "thrown out of Palestine", I take it you mean out of the entire nation currently referred to as Israel? You want to evict 7 million people at once and create the biggest refugee crisis in the entire recorded history of the world? Who gets them? What about those who can't afford to leave? How do you tell who is Jewish? And what about those in the far-left Israeli parties (a substantial fraction of the population) who have always fought hard for Palestinians and their rights?
Xezlec 3 days ago
@Xezlec AS I said "thats another story".
borledx 2 days ago
@borledx Having done some googling, it looks like there are fewer (but not zero) accusations of discrimination in the republic. I'll tell you what: being an outsider myself, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that there would be no more discrimination under Irish rule than there already is under UK rule. I still don't really understand why it's worth making the switch though, even if that's the case. You make a bunch of Republicans happy and a bunch of Unionists angry.
Xezlec 6 days ago
@Xezlec Also its not a matter of making Reps happy at Unionists expense, its a matter of right & wrong. Would you feel the same in 20 years if lets say the Pakistanis decide to draw a line around NE England(if they were to become a majority) & call it Pakistan?? And then to add insult to injury, discriminate on every level against the English people that are there, in effect making them 3rd class citizens in their own country. I think not.
borledx 5 days ago
@borledx I would fight the first generation of invaders, absolutely. But if we failed to fight them off, then 5 centuries later, after the invading culture had put down roots and become a part of the landscape, I think I would try to accept them and just settle for an apology and some kind of acknowledgment on their part that their ancestors had no right to do what they did. If there's discrimination in NI, that's awful and should be fixed. But surely there's prejudice both ways?
Xezlec 5 days ago
@Xezlec Your talking about accepting an apology, LOL. Do you honestly believe the unionist community will come out & say "ah were sorry about all that ethnic cleansing back in the day & stealing your land & all". Also "We're sorry about running an apartheid state in NI until the IRA showed us the error of our ways" I mean really what planet are you living on? As 4 "predjudice both ways", again I'll point you 2 the ROI where protestants are indistuinguishable from any1 else in society
borledx 4 days ago
@borledx We're going in circles, and it doesn't matter anyway because support for a unified Ireland has been dropping for years according to the polls in NI, even among Catholics. So it's never going to happen no matter what anyone wants.
Xezlec 4 days ago
what a song
moetgirl 2 years ago
he looks so aged in these photos, so sad
beggo321 2 years ago
Ah, lassie, it' d wodn't be so easy to forget yur man, no one can replace Tommy. I was watching the video of the tv interview with Liam and he brought tears of joy and sadness to my eyes. I only know I loved them well and miss them dearly. I want to see liam once more
ogwlaw 2 years ago
Please no sadness, since Tommy in Heaven, I now he play his Banjo and good is singing "go lassie go"...sometimes i can hear this song and I find my four green fields.
Thanks you for the music...RIP Tommy
MrsHorsepower 2 years ago
my dear friend and mentor. I spent years with tommy him teaching me songs all along the way. He also sang Roddy McCorley great too. Rest in peace forever and always.
irishpride9999 2 years ago
We miss U tommy. Born beside U. Only now like many other living in Keady we miss U now. Too late. But U were something else. Gone but never forgotten.
R.I.P.
vinceyoconnor 2 years ago
Mary Makem amde me copies of the clancy brothers and makem reuion concert filmed for pbs along with liam and tommy in concert in dublin and at irishfest in milwakee about 6 hrs of my favorite vhs tape. I have grown old listening to Tommy and I sit here and cry over his passing. I met Liam in Wilmington Deleware in 97 and we spoke for 2 hours about his brothers tom had just passed and Tommy. I miss Tommy and this easter I pray that I see Tommy again.
ogwlaw 2 years ago
Sad are a few homes without yer voice and charm...RIP
kerrygold19l6 2 years ago
We miss him too. From all in Keady Town
vinceyoconnor 2 years ago
God bless you Tommy what a lovely tribute to you you have four green fields now , rest in peace .
irishthankgod 2 years ago
TAL
Germungus 2 years ago
All four green fields will be in Irish hands again.. T.A.L!
SSPanzerKommandant 2 years ago
Tommy Makem was the voice of the irish people
beggo321 2 years ago
Tommy, your songs - and your message - will live on in our hearts, and in those of our children. I used to thrill to hear you sing "The Parting Glass", and now it stirs me to hear it sung by my daughter and her friends. May God hold you close... I'm certain that He loves your music too!
rgh79 2 years ago
infidal ic u are an old man its just a pity that in all your life that you have not come to realise war is no good to no one, i feel sorry for people like you who ought to know better...
bondie45 2 years ago
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2 dead soldiers 1 dead cop. Up the 'RA! 32 counties, nothing less.
InfidelSlaughter 2 years ago
oh, tommy. i wish he was still around to sing more songs like this.
reminisce651 2 years ago
r.i.p tommy
imedi 2 years ago
Love the song.Love the tribute.Hope you dont mind me saying 3:05 is an extremely sad photograph.
DALCOLDARA 2 years ago
P.S. Thank you TommyPM for your touching tribute.
steamboatsblues 2 years ago
An irreplaceable treasure
steamboatsblues 2 years ago
County Ulster belongs to the IRISH not the LIMEYS...... My fourth green field will bloom once again
stormcrow7878 3 years ago
Tommy was and is a jewel. Had the pleasure of seeing him perform a couple of times. It's so beyond any video can capture. Hail to Mr. Makem....God Bless
ERIN1959 3 years ago
This songs beautiful
McMuffx 3 years ago
I started listening to tommy when I was about 8 years old, my neighbor's had a party and were playing one of his albums (I still remember the looks on everyones faces after the song ended ) anyhow fom that day I was hooked,It was one of the moving moments in my life to see him sing this song at the rochester opera house, center stage proud & strong, singing a song that truely came from his heart! god bless him & his family R.I.P
batche33 3 years ago