Maura O'Connell has a beautiful voice! I love her singing! I like that dress she's wearing in this "My Irish Molly O" video! I commented on that dress when I saw her at the Cleveland Irish Festival in July 2010 and she said that she was forced to wear it for this video. I told her that I like the cloth the dress was made from and she said that it's 100% cotton. She said that dress is very comfortable for her to sing in. I have the De Dannan Collection CD with her singing "My Irish Molly O" on.
@lovestwilightxxx Jerome's father, Patrick Flannery, arrived in Orange County, NY from Tipperary, in the 1850s. Patrick married a Dublin native named Mary Donnellon in Newburgh, NY in 1857. Jean Schwartz was born in Budapesst, Hungary. His family moved to New York City when he was 13 years old. In 1901 he started working with William Jerome.
The song is a product of the American "Stage Irish" style of the early 20th century; such songs very often include tags such as "acushla" and "machree", which essentially were thrown in for flavour by professional songwriters who as often as not were far from being Irish themselves. De Dannan first released the song on their album "Star-Spangled Molly" (1981)
@ScudEast2 you could be right, it doesn't sound like an irish tune, chances are it was written in america, by Irish and English who settled there and a mix of the two music styles came up with that - having said that i could be completely wrong
Love dancing to this song :')
1misschatty 2 months ago
Maura O'Connell has a beautiful voice! I love her singing! I like that dress she's wearing in this "My Irish Molly O" video! I commented on that dress when I saw her at the Cleveland Irish Festival in July 2010 and she said that she was forced to wear it for this video. I told her that I like the cloth the dress was made from and she said that it's 100% cotton. She said that dress is very comfortable for her to sing in. I have the De Dannan Collection CD with her singing "My Irish Molly O" on.
dianedamico 2 months ago
One of my favorite "Irish" folk songs. Love it!
Pat
sk8tergrl911 1 year ago
love it as i love my border collie-Molly.
Danny
megiddo007 1 year ago
Very playful song:-))
SpiritOfBanshee 1 year ago
Ahh!
rorystokes 1 year ago
it was released in 1982
craigshort123 1 year ago
@lovestwilightxxx Jerome's father, Patrick Flannery, arrived in Orange County, NY from Tipperary, in the 1850s. Patrick married a Dublin native named Mary Donnellon in Newburgh, NY in 1857. Jean Schwartz was born in Budapesst, Hungary. His family moved to New York City when he was 13 years old. In 1901 he started working with William Jerome.
machree01 1 year ago
Lovely rendition of the old classic.
mcfrdmn 2 years ago
Very lovely rendition of the old classic
mcfrdmn 2 years ago
The song is a product of the American "Stage Irish" style of the early 20th century; such songs very often include tags such as "acushla" and "machree", which essentially were thrown in for flavour by professional songwriters who as often as not were far from being Irish themselves. De Dannan first released the song on their album "Star-Spangled Molly" (1981)
riverpotato 2 years ago
its called my IRISH molly?
imo07 2 years ago
this is my babys cousins favorite song she even learned how to use a radio to hear this song
sershia 2 years ago
It was film in Bantry House Co. Cork, in 1982.
machree01 2 years ago
Sounds like an English music hall song to me, with some little Irish twiddles thrown in. Does anyone know the origin of the song?
ScudEast2 2 years ago
It was Written in 1905, with lyrics by William Jerome and music by Jean Schwartz, on Tin Pan Alley in America.
machree01 2 years ago 2
Thanks. I suppose it would be more correct to say that English music hall songs sound like Tin Pan Alley ones. Great song.
ScudEast2 2 years ago
@machree01 Didn't Frank Harrison have the first popular version?
mylesag2 11 months ago
@ScudEast2 you could be right, it doesn't sound like an irish tune, chances are it was written in america, by Irish and English who settled there and a mix of the two music styles came up with that - having said that i could be completely wrong
jcbiscuitsniece 1 year ago
Brilliant, Up the Irish!
phoenix1916 2 years ago 2
Wonderful song and great performance! I envy you Irish................. ;-)
finnhere2 2 years ago 2
grass looks greener on the other side
koleekonkong 2 years ago
Ah! Maura one of my favourite singers.
sandstoney 2 years ago 2
What a fantastic voice . Always was my favourite irish female, since i saw her in (siamsa cois lee) in the 80,s
katydaly64 2 years ago 2
love this song...god bless the emerald isles....check out the dubliners zoological gardens...
lilpop808 2 years ago
De Dannan at their best. Beautiful. You'll search hard to find a set of pipes like that!
akaheadfonez 3 years ago 2
oh god the bones in there are just perfect!
ThingsWeSaidToday 3 years ago 2
Love this song - thanks for posting.
cocklesandmussels 3 years ago
Fantastic Music
Just Loved those old Irish Song's
oper341 3 years ago
Young Maura O'Connell from Ennis,County Clare ~~~ Up The Banner ♥
clarebannerman 3 years ago 2
Great song Decky, thanks. (have they got a recording I can find?) rex
draoi1 3 years ago
Great Song and Vedio
oper341 3 years ago 2
Thanks for the comment.
machree01 3 years ago
Great footage. Great song & Great Band. ***** :-)
UISTMAN59 3 years ago 2
They were a brilliant, in song and music, thanks for the comment.
machree01 3 years ago