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Beautiful Song. My parents from Kerry played this song for us kids. I just heard it now as I sit in our apartment. There must be an Irish music aficianado somewhere out there in Astoria, Queens, NY

Supernova1095 2 months ago

@Supernova1095 Ah, there's a few of us in The Bronx, too. And in the San Francisco area. I grew up with this one in the Bronx and Manhattan. My Uncle loved this one, as did we all. My mother's family was from Limerick and grew up around the time this was happening. Another Uncle was from Kerry and knew the fellows from Knockanure.

5218bunny 2 months ago

@Supernova1095 Where about?My family is from Glin,County Limerick and I have many relatives in Kerry,Tarbert,Listowel and Ballybunnion.We listened to this as kids in the Bronx,as well.Up the field!

Marydawgs 2 months ago

This is a lovely version of this song.

bayridgephantom 5 months ago

you can just picture the scene he describes

liob1611 8 months ago

When i was a kid my great grandpa put a bunch of old Irish songs on a tape for my dad....we used to play the tape all the time....and i would always replay this song...we lost it right after he died and couldn't find this song for years... i could remember all the words but could never find the song.....thanks for putting this up.

twizzle447 11 months ago

The mans a legend in my eyes,when he sings he puts as much heart into the song as he did the first song he ever sang,hope to hear you sing again pat.your a fogotton gem.

xocannod 1 year ago

What's funny is that the picture used for this video (and many others featuring the song) is that they look almost NOTHING like what Shanagolden really looks like. It's a small village in between some low hills with the nearest mountains being miles away. The village has changed over the years, and while it is still quite beautiful, it now features a huge and almost ugly housing-estate situated in it's outskirts. Truely, this song has long had little to do with the actual village.

TheMagicBrick 1 year ago

@TheMagicBrick I live in shanagolden. you got it exactly right

dermotnoonan5 1 year ago

@dermotnoonan5 I live there too.

TheMagicBrick 1 year ago

Beautiful song, I love Peggy Sweeney's version, but Paddy Day is great too, he has a lovey voice.

kate285 1 year ago

I really like this song!

I have even written it down , with notes, chords and guitar tabs... If you're interested, you can send me a message, and I can send you the pdf.

jorgenSve 1 year ago

hauntingly beautiful and beautifully haungting; movingly inspiring and inspiringly moving.

Love Isish songs.

tomwong100 2 years ago 4

So far, this is my favorite rendition of Shanagolden.

Very sincere, very simple, without unnecessary emphasis, yet efficient and heartfelt.

legato699 2 years ago 4

Thanks for this and your wonderful site. My father in law used to sing this in the pub after a few small ones, God rest him. Brought a tear to my eyes. Some great old tunes bringing back happy memories.Health and happiness to you.

tony59able 2 years ago

I absolutely adore this song.......

does anyone knoew where I can download it from?

RafikiGurl123 2 years ago

Beautiful. There are a lot of Irish songs or melodies that I find very moving, haunting and lovely.

legato699 2 years ago

Lovely tune. Thanks for posting.

Ganjus 2 years ago 3

this song made me teary eyed when i first heard it, its so beautiful and he sings with such heart...

AMAZING

thank you for posting it!

lifesperfectpic5 3 years ago 8

(My arems then)

He sings with his beautiful accent.

I don't think this could be sung better. Its wonderful.

raphael2176 3 years ago 6

Various songs with this melody. What about Wild Mountain Thyme. What is really its origin?

geosilver 3 years ago

I live in Shanagolden - The songs about a woman who's son or husband has died (I think fighting the english) and is buried shanagolden

taniatank1 2 years ago

well said ashfly

liob1000 3 years ago

Peggy Sweeny's version is certainly lovely, and it is a woman speaking in the song, yet I give this one by Paddy Day the edge.

There's a cutting poignancy to it.

Raymantico 3 years ago 2

FANTASTIC*****

baldiepaul 3 years ago

Awesome song!!

enticer11 3 years ago

MAN, THAT WAS LOVELY.

Raymantico 3 years ago

Sorry, no disrespect to Peggy Sweeney, but no one can sing sing this like Paddy.

CATALPA, again thank you for posting.

buththay 3 years ago

this is a beautiful song x

johnpw316 3 years ago

this was the first rendition that i heard and i think its the best sutch a haunting song

ashfly 3 years ago 4

peggy sweeney sings a better version and was asked specifily to make the recording by sean mccarthy himself on his death bed....

sadieinkerry 4 years ago

What version does Peggy sing ? this is the only version I know of.

catalpa 4 years ago

the original version.... and she has a much better voice too.... sean mccarthy is the man who wroet the song.... she has sang his songs for the last 30 year.... she knows all about the history of the songs and has a dvd to show places and footage of sean himself...

sadieinkerry 4 years ago

I look forward to hearing the original version, when will you have it posted,

I have given credit to Sean McCarthy at the start of the video and comments top right.

As for a better voice, well , everybody sings differently and it's a matter of choice.

Not much wrong with Paddy's version here though.

Up Tipperary

catalpa 4 years ago

when you hear her you'll know what i mean by better.....

she has 7 cds & 3 dvds out if you want to look her up or listen to any of the local radios ....shes quite popular in parts of tipp... been on a few radio show too up there....

I love tipp too been there lots.... great county

sadieinkerry 4 years ago

@sadieinkerry This is the version I know from childhood.My Uncle Maurice's favorite.I think of him as I listen to it.Tears in my eyes.Hope you're listening with Aunt Nora.My family is from Glin,County Limerick.They fought the brits and their black & tans.Fought for their country.God bless them and all brave Irish men & womaen who made the sacrifice.

Marydawgs 2 months ago

Margo sings this song beautifully.

ERIN GO BRAGH.

SANDSER 4 years ago

Lovely! I know this tune as "The Riddle Song," and sang it to my children. It's wonderful to hear the original sung so beautifully.

mamadontmosh 4 years ago

We do know of some in our family that came over to Illinois about the same time as you had mentioned, and they are still in contact with us, their name is predominantly Lawler now, but as far as the specific people you had mentioned going over (to America), someone in my family would know, but I just wouldn't.

I do know though that there is ourselves, and one other family of Brouders in Athea itself.

Again, I'm sorry to hear your experiencing the recent loss of your mother. All the best to yu

brouderskins 4 years ago

I'm sorry to hear your mother just passed, but thank you for contacting me, it's always nice to hear of more Brouders.

My name is Neil Brouder, I'm definitely not of those that came to America in the 1890's, as my dad is from Athea, about 10miles from Balyhahill.

brouderskins 4 years ago

merci Catalpa very nice song !

rundavid22 4 years ago 2

This is my favorite song of all time, my Dad is from a nearby town in Limerick

and I truly feel the best version of this song I ever heard was by my sister Corina at a live performance on the harp in NY about 6 years ago

but, it's always good, and Pady sounds good here too

brouderskins 4 years ago

My mother has just died and we found amongst her things a copy of the song Shangolden. I just wonder? She was from Ballyhahill, the next village to Shanagolden her maiden name was Brouder. Her father's sisters Bridget and Catherine (Katie) and brother Michael all immigrated to the States in the 1890s and virtually disappeared. We have traced them on the boats and until the 1930s census but then can find nothing. Your signature brouderskins ade me wonder.

Julia H.

malcolmhell2000 4 years ago