The Auld Triangle - The Dubliners (Ciaran Bourke's Final Appearance)

[ralligher2]

gay byrnes a dickhead

[PooJunior]

this shall be at my funeral .

[DestroyYouAlot]

Hey, look, it's an 80 Couric pile standing between a couple'a Pogues!

(Stunning performance, BTW.)

[johnhamilton08]

I want my funeral to be like this.

[Onewaywelding]

Bono didn't know the words then and still doesn't know them now. Bonehead.

Good 'ol Ronnie...

[Switch831]

Awesome.

[johnhamilton08]

Rest in Peace Ciaran, Ronnie and Luke. You men and the other members of the Dubliners make me proud to be Irish

[molly06finn09]

no one on this earth could have said it like our ciaran.. good man ciaran, RIP my man

[colbert6]

brillant

[NolanBryanLynch]

Is that Christy there between McCann and Ronnie?

[shanem365]

@NolanBryanLynch Tis

[cubesolver344]

does anyone know where I can find the entire recording of this show?

[finderoftreasures]

New Irish band CASTLECOMER do an AMAZING a capella version of this song.

Check them out by typing in "The Auld Triangle - Castlecomer"

[punkskabassist87]

lolz @ shane macgowan

[manormaid]

Back when men where men

[mickmc80]

Good holy Lord above ,, Thats Some attendance ,, Shane, U2, Charlie etc... Brilliant

[stedon101]

why is charlie haughey there? surely a bit politically incorrect to sing along to this on national TV? ;)

[CeltiicFC]

look at bono the fool,doesnt even know the words to the song..

[yahoochiewatchie]

Even lookin at the bunch of lads there, and listening to the old songs like this - we used to be such a great country! Now we're a broke bunch of corrupt bastards, for shame

[mariposamonroe]

Gay Byrne and the Dubliners along with a few more Irish artists, The Late Late Show in a nutshell. Jesus how times have changed

[Slan67]

Absolutely fantastic intro... if we lose our poetry we lose everything..music, our literature, is all in the sound we find in the words.. it's in the blood...great to hear this.. slan leat

[littlenookie1]

really moving stuff...you can see guys starting to get choked up.

[CeltiicFC]

STATE OF BONO THE FUCKING CLOWN..HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW THE WORDS TO THE SONG..

[CeltiicFC]

i love the way when he sings "up in the female prison" and then all of them start cheering "yip,up ya woohoo haha..fucking legend..

[lena20330]

love it (">)

[63thekey]

the mice were squeeling in his prision cell... in his head,,,, and the old triangle went jingle jangle all around the banks of the royal canal... sound went all around his ear...... the mice being the frequency sound of sorrow and grief 

[63thekey]

the mice were squeeling in his prision cell... in his head,,,, and the old triangle went jingle jangle all around the banks of the royal canal... sound went all around his ear......

[downey8888]

its a pity luke wasnt there.

[thomaslkp]

Hey - here's the words to the poem (freshly scraped of the internet):

Sad solemn notes and crates of newly drawn stout,

the usual symptoms when a life goes out.

But the extinction this time being 7 times the most.

The music held no echo and the tears drowned our toast.

Sorrow and bereavement, life has no meaning now, silence is master.

Laughter and song bowed for gone went our great captain to some more hospitable inn

where can't and hypocrisy can no longer embarrass him.

[airicka18]

I love Irish folk music, The Dubliners along with The Clancy Brothers were two of the best. This is a great appearence of Ciaran Bourke, as well as a lovely song. Thank you for posting the video. :)

[misteromeara]

never forget boys, never forget

[nipplebrady1988]

if you swap bono for luke kelly then you would have the best line up of singers ever

[MyMoppet52]

Fantastic music and video. Thank you!

[miacis1]

My mum knew the dubliners in the sixties and we bumped into Ciaran on the boat across to england in the late sixties. My ma and he were up all night in the bar - they came down to wake me up and he sang me up the Mersey - I was six. he was this great big lovely man with a beard. What a great soul

[solvejgcraig]

2:13  Bono couldn't deny himself a little sly smug grin. Always a twat.

[Lousypenguin]

@solvejgcraig Very True, what a prick. Him and that other asshole Haughy.

[cosmicheretic]

@solvejgcraig Twat indeed!

[McAteerPaul]

I wonder if the last line of " cant and hypocrisy can no longer embarrass him" was aimed at Charlie Haughy?

[Lousypenguin]

Poor Ciaran :(

They were truely an asset to Ireland and especially Dublin!

[WindRiverRider]

Hearing Ronnie Drew or Luke Kelly singing "The Auld Triangle" always brings a tear to my eye. It's such a moving song sung by legendary men with amazing voices.

Thanks so much for posting this!

[wqpeb]

This fine man died a legend despite his sufferings. He joins Brendan in the grand old pub in the sky.

[mambro21st]

Celts Rule!

[captainatheist1]

Good play to you

[scousespionkop25]

such an emotional song brings tears to the eyes

[femmegina]

heerlijke muziek zo hoor je het niet meer

[PESKEEE]

that was heartbreakingly brilliant , thanths a million for posting , love you ma xxx

[skeane1]

where can i get this entire show??

[ultanbeare]

among the best sung with the best a true legend they all be

[sherp2u1]

Real Dubs, they don't make them like that anymore!!

[AngusGibsonT]

My goodness! I had no idea that Ciaran was blind in this video! That just makes this all the more heart-breaking!

Rest in Peace, Ciaran, Ronnie, Luke, and Bobby.

You giants of the Emerald Isle

We'll take it from here

[mtounian]

@AngusGibsonT I believe this is misinformation, according to John he was not blind at the end, he did have some trouble seeing but was not blind by any stretch of the meaning.

[columlennon]

is that charls haughty there biside him the crooked bastard (haughty) not ciaran burke

[patsyod]

God bless Luke, Ronnie and Cairan,

God bless Liam and Tommy, Where do we go from here?

[Mr19derek85]

bono only a youngin their

[drumcollogher]

reminds me of my mum Glod bless Ronnie Drew

[jlavoie830]

RIP CIARAN, LUKE 'N' RONNIE!! God bless you all, life is too cruel to take you all from the earth!

[Italyown]

@jlavoie830

well I can only agree with you...but in fact...God has pretty nice tastes of music :) now he/she has them to sing and play for him/her :)

[elekmh1]

God bless Ireland ,Hungary ,Poland and the least!

RIP. Luke ,Ronnie et Ciaran!!!!!!!!!

[robboleeds1]

irish greats there love it

[stephen22585]

christy moore and shane mcgowan there too!! LEDGENDS!!

[frodoireland]

What a great Irish moment. Irish legends Gay Byrne, Ronnie Drew, Bono, Charlie Haughey. Anyone notice Charlie Roberts the actor who played Paddy Clarke in Fair City there too in the audience.

[TheAvarusAnimus]

that bollox haughey got his head in there...thats a shame for such a beautiful song....

[bradpint]

could someone send me the lyrics of

this "Lament for brendan behan"

[Brackwurst]

Wunderschön!

[ciarankeavney]

just happy they got the legand hat is shane macgowan there

[ICwater1]

im ashamed to have the bowsey haughey in this remarkable footage,disgrace rain down on that family..respect and love to the Dubliners

[d33pS3Ad1v3r]

@ICwater1:

heh, ya. Have you seen the full show (late late show, dubliners 25th anniversary special) ? ...it was pretty obvious Charlie, the cunt, invited himself. He didn't really come off looking all that welcome, especially in retrospect.

So in a way - I was happy to see his ugly mug, only because he came across as the miserable shite-hawk that he really is.

[rickykeane16]

trust that robbing bollix haughey to get his face in

[DIVELSCHILD]

tears in my eyes ,thanks for posting

[ParcelofRogues85]

Who is the man wit the beard standing behind christy moore and the fella wit d tash beside him?

[nalydennud]

it looks like a couple of member's from stocktons wing ..

[celticghirly1916]

God bless you Ciaran...a true credit to Ireland.

[pinacoladathe5th]

what actually happened Ciaran? I've heard rumours of suicide, also a stroke. He looks certainly like he'd suffered a stroke in this vid. Does anyone know for definite?

[brummydubliner]

As far as I know, he died following a long battle with a brain tumour, he suffered a number of strokes (one of which left him blind, as this video shows). Never heard of him committing suicide.. maybe that's someone confusing Ciarán with Bobby Lynch (who was in the Dubliners for a year) who killed himself in 1982?

[pinacoladathe5th]

ah thanks, yeah chances are I just got confused. you never hear Bobby mentioned ever, was he at all significant in the group?

[tazzdevil24]

We all know Luke Kelly died of a brain tumor, but I have heard that Ciarán had an aneurysm in like 1974, the repair of which gave him a lot of neurological problems like paralysis, blindness, etc.

[djsting]

@brummydubliner He had a brain aneurysm. And bascially fought with those complications until he died. There's some good info.on his wiki page. He actually tried to tour with the band after his surgery. Unfortunatly, it took it's toll on him and he had to stop. Luke Kelly was the one who died from a brain tumor.

[potstillbill]

@brummydubliner He suffered a brain Aneurysm in the early 70's, forcing him to retire from playing. He suffered strokes as a result of that throughout the rest of his sadly abbreviated life.

[JohnPreston0157]

@brummydubliner mostly right, he diad in 1988 due to a cerebral hemorrhage and many apoplectic strokes. God bless him :C

[Weetikveelwelkenaam]

@pinacoladathe5th According to wikipedia he had a brain aneurysm and the bleeding of it caused left side of his body to be paralysed.

[CMLPaddY]

@pinacoladathe5th "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.'”

he had so much of a happy heart which always was full of hope.. i would never believe he committed suicide..

[JonasBKessler]

@pinacoladathe5th

Ciaran suffered from a cerebral haemorrhage since 1974. For this he had to leave the band, but formally he stayed a member. Till 1988 he had many apoplectic strokes which resulted from the cerebral haermorrhage. Therefor he was astoined at one side of his body. In 1988 he died as a result of all this.

[KieDin06]

Most of them are still alive you fuckin ape.

[saintpeter13]

i've only just started listening to the Dubliners and they're brilliant and to all the band members

R.I.P.

they are and always will be great

[fartfighter]

burke was a genius, drew was talentless

[TheBigBoose]

was ciaran blind at the end of his life?looks like it in this video...

[Jamesm1802]

yeh i think he was good song aswell

R.I.P Ronnie drew

[brianmcsweeney]

what does "ciarans bourkes final appearance" mean?

superb stuff

[brummydubliner]

Sorry, that is a bit vague isn't it? This was Ciarán's last TV appearance, just a few months before he died.

Tom

[mlaunder]

I sincerely send a challenge out to anyone who can find music with more passion from their country, than that of Ireland. The pain, the poverty, the struggle, and finally, the success are felt in each of these voices singing an Irish classic. Truly majestic.

[liamg236]

r.i.p ronnie drew

[UnderligGrotta]

what's the name of the poem Ciaran enbarks?

[brummydubliner]

It's "The Lament for Brendan Behan" by Joe O' Broin

Tom

[thebulch]

The Lament for Brendan Behan

Sad solemn notes and crates of newly drawn stout,

the usual symptoms when a life goes out.

But the extinction this time being 7 times the most.

The music held no echo and the tears drowned our toast.

Sorrow and bereavement, life has no meaning now, silence is master.

Laughter and song bowed for gone went our great captain to some more hospitable inn where cant and hypocrisy can no longer embarrass him.

[JamesDestry1]

@brummydubliner One of my favourite poems. (but anything by W. Collins, J. Masefield, or W. Whitman is better.)

[SmileyMT]

and gaye burn theres a man who could talk to his guests made them feel appreciated

[SmileyMT]

what a hero , you and christy moore and wolfetones and the pogues make me proud to be Irish, U2 are good too but they're just not the same, tear tear

[shaiman9]

R.I.P. Ronnie!

a fan from Hungary

[barttheanorak]

Was I hallucinating or did I see a young fresh-faced Bono at the back?

[Den22theCoat]

yes he was there..all of u2 were.

[mlaunder]

and two people to his right, was an even younger Shane McGowan

[king1now]

you brought my country back to me, what a gift.

[pluckdaduck]

Heartbreaking

[joemanc70]

Bring a tear to a glass eye ... Cheers brummy .