Back Home in Derry - Patrick's Head

[dmjmcc]

*foil* foyle

Great cover.

[alfredaxolotal]

sry, im from nord-friesland, but this is the best version i´ve heard... and i can identify meself with this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[corjca]

god bless a united celtic ireland the celtic tiger will kick the english saxons out of ireland

[paulchristian55]

after having heard lots of different versions of this song I can only say: this is the best one!!!

[amazingsteve]

i'm an Englishman in Derry. Peace

[mattmcnerlin]

@amazingsteve you can never be english and live in peace in the north of eire Only jokin :P

[littlemisssunshin69]

what they did to the irish eww makes me sick but sad what wee had to go thow all because of them dickheads AND AM PROD TO SAY AM FROM DERRY and then assholes should not be prod of what they did !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!! sad sad people and for all the ones that died because of themgod blessss

[paulnagle72]

Not the song..a rip off..sue them.

[fastfatlad]

Bobby Sands...a man who liked to romanticise his republican " struggle " through verse. How romantic was his alledged bombing of furniture shop in Belfast? Not the stuff of fairytales really. The reality is that he and his comrades dealt interror, abduction, murder , petty crime . I wonder how many of the idiots who post crap on this site live through an era when the IRA's "war" consisted of bombing bus stations , hotels and the ethnic cleansing of innocent protestant civilians? Romantic? No!

[wabblum99]

@fastfatlad actually the only paramilitary in Ireland to state they wanted ethnic cleansing and a hollocaust for their rivals was the UDA/UFF so i suggest you get your facts right bobby sands gave hes life for a struggle he believed in right or wrong anybody that does that deserves respect

[CapitalBhoy78]

GOD BLESS EIRE AND FUCK THE BRITISH!

[HurricanesofHorus]

Solidarity for the Irish!

From Bosnia :)

[bigkountry69]

Oh.. I wish I was back home in Derry.

[lordmitch11]

As our good wives we left in sorrow. -> (As) Our good womens we left is sorrow. (I think.)

[josparkes1]

Really well played, I love it, a great version of this famous song !

[wabblum99]

this is actually a very good version of this song in my opinion 5 stars

[MrJtj73]

@wabblum99 could you go a chicken supper sands ya dirty fenian fucker ira scum cunts

[wabblum99]

@MrJtj73 could you go a chicken supper??? learn how to use grammer you stupid protestant cunt

[nago81]

@MrJtj73 none of ye orange bastards were ever welcome in our country, ye foreign pommy pricks invaded us an stayed here like parasites... fuck off back to your queen ya bitch....

[josparkes1]

@MrJtj73 You are a headless chicken do you know that, and Bobby Sands was not, I bet you wouldn't say that if you were in the presence of his fans !

[LondonIrishRover]

@MrJtj73 Mate...You're embarressing yourself.

[pizilla]

sounds alot like The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald......

[OztarAntoine]

@pizilla Exactly.

The lyrics were written by Bobby Sands, but the music is from Christy Moore.

He adapted it to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". ;)

[AyeWeCan]

long live bobby sands MP

[Bhoy62]

Tiocfaidh ar la!

[UISTMAN59]

agus.....?

[pepehsv]

oo goodness I love him

[pepehsv]

he is fucking awesome

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Fabulous song.God bless a united Ireland.

[josparkes1]

This is a great song

[TheApprentice014]

We the Irish stand up tall and never back down

[theredseventhousand]

We, The Irish, we will never forget the English, and what they done to Ireland.

They done cruel slaughter and as we fought back they called us criminals and terrorists! And we, the Irish, waged bloody war.

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

Too right.TAL

[mattmcnerlin]

@theredseventhousand our ireland will be free...........sometimee......­........

eire forever



[bansnegor]

Great song! I can listen to it anytime!

Greetings from Serbia!

Slainthe!

[galso]

A rebel i came

[kittypims]

love the melody so much...

[naganokumas]

I wish I was back home in Derry, so I can once again sniff that Derry air.

....

Forgive me.

[LenoksPG]

Great song.

Regards from Serbs of Montenegro.

[kerrygold19l6]

Magnificent ballad..Bobby Sands MP

[bereabeard]

Great video work.

NOT.

[Xzandarin]

Aye, but great song.

[BurnRubberBaby]

Evidently you fail to realize that 75% of videos of music tracks on youtube are merely just a picture and the important part is the song. Jackass.

[mcginlay7]

excellent ballad

may good shine on bobby

inspired people all across the world

tiocfaidh ar la

[whisperinglindas]

Love the video! mo chara

[dubldee28]

brillant song,brillant singer and de fact is was written by bobby sands makes it even more monving to listen to it

[tubbs380]

mate christy moore is so much better ,live version

[flanneryged]

Great AWESOME Song and Singer fucking

brilliant,what more can you say?.

[FROGGYDOHERTY]

slan papa doc... great insight to the orgins of this great song....my da was in the kesh with bobby...dont think i can watch this hunger film thats out now be too hard to watch

[PapaDocN3D]

From:: unitedireland.tripod. (com)

Christy Moore originally recorded 'Back home in Derry.' When Bobby Sands wrote this song, while being held in Long Kesh prison, he called it 'The Voyge.' This is what Christy Moore says about how he came about the song.

[PapaDocN3D]

I was playing in Derry and staying with The Berrett Family. After my gig, we were gathered in Chamberlain St. having an banter and drinking tea when a bit of song broke out. A lad, just home from The Blocks, sang these verses and subsequently wrote out the words for me. At the time, the name Bobby Sands was not known to the world as it is today.

[PapaDocN3D]

The following night I played in Bellaghy where the same process took place when I stayed with Scullion. Later on, he "sang" McIlhatton for me and told me it had been written by Bobby Sands, with whom he had shared a cell while "on the blanket." The name was becoming known to me.

[PapaDocN3D]

He used the air of The Wreak of the Edmond Fitzgerald from Gordon Lightfoot, an air which I suspect has earlier origins. My version of Bobby's song is shorter than the original.

[djdarren40]

its not even derry dats jus to help d stupid english... i tink people wil find its doire!! stupid english jus cudn understand!!

[commo65]

1st time heard was by a group called morison's visa out of waterbury connecticut. I worked with the lead singer.........who educated me on my irish roots! Outfrigging song.......says it all!

[boedha35]

Toicfaidh ar la!!

[lochaniuirlunasa]

check my chanenl for a brilliant version of this song

sláinte

[TheBrassFacts]

I thijnk a rock version of this would be really good. Like a Thin Lizzy style cover

[AMason8634]

Great song!

[robsan5581]

alvah22 its definately called derry.

[IrishChief007]

FreeDerry

[Randal2k1]

i am a massive fan of christy moore but i think this is the best version of back home in derry.

[ihatehippies6969]

I am in Derry right now...awesome city

[alvah22]

Londonderry you stupid bitch!

[ihatehippies6969]

whatever...what the fuck do i care...i am canadian...its an awesome city...and fuck you i call it derry

[alvah22]

And fuck you too asshole.

[love79lisa]

It's Derry and will always be DERRY. no need to curse:)

[alvah22]

Read a sign then you dunb bitch!

[love79lisa]

alvah22: It's funny how people that are wrong always start cursing and swearing.

[MickeySOF]

did you mean 'dumb'? hahaha and yes its Derry, london has no place in Derrys name

[alvah22]

Read a map you inbred fool!

[love79lisa]

read a history book darling

[djdarren40]

its fukin doire...!!!!

[TheBrassFacts]

Tá sé Doire...!! :D

[pepehsv]

This is a terryfic video which proves only once that Irish music is the bestone.

[kerrycahoon2oo8]

Bobby sands- a true Irish Hero."Ni bhrisfidh siad me mar tá an fonn saoirse agus saoirse múintir na hÉireann i mo chroí. Tiocfaidh lá eigin nuair a bheidh an fonn saoirse sin le táispeaint ag daoine uilig na hÉireann ansin tchífidh muid éiri na gealaí." Tiocfaidh ar lá. RIP Bobby. is tú mo laoch.

NO BRITISH MAN WOULD EVER HAVE THE GUTS TO STARVE THEMSELVES WITH DIGNITY AND FAITH FOR THEIR COUNTRY AS MP SANDS MRS THATCHER SHOULD HAVE GAVE INTO HUNGER DEMANDS (she inflicted terror in ireland)

[paulsy2t6]

the song was written as a poem by bobby sands whilst he was in long kesh, christy moore later took the melody from grodon lightfoot's hit "the wreck of edmund fitzgerald" and added bobby's lyrics.

[DublinBhoy81]

I'm From Dublin And I Fuckin Love Derry

Tiocfaidh Ar La

[usulkane]

can someone confirm when this was written..because Gordon Lightfoot may have some answering to do- 'The Edmund Fitzgerald' has pretty much the same exact melody???

[TributePA]

It was written by Bobby Sands while he was on the dirty protest in Long Kesh gaol

[xxxKerrygoldxxx]

Blast it Boys...

[howdofolks]

good version , thanks for posting

[JBwoodall1]

The lyrics say "old robert" but it's Bold Robert...

[OztarAntoine]

Sure, sorry for my mistake.

The lyrics were copied/paste from another site.

[madamequatre]

Very true. In fact, "bold Robert" is actually Bobby Sands. He wrote the song.

[Masthope]

no, it's Robert Emmett. 1803, etc

He had one of his cellmates from derry tell him what he knew of Derry's history during the United Irishmen period

[Metalmaja]

i love it.....

other great irish songs : Kilkelly

and star of the county down

[OztarAntoine]

Do you mean "Kilkenny" ?

[Metalmaja]

kilkelly is am village in county mayo.

the song is written like letters, an american with irish grandgrandparents found.they´re from 1860-1892 an about the life in ireland (hunger and poverty,rebellion against england,no work....)

the song is printed in my english-book ^^

[Metalmaja]

whoah...my english s nasy^^

[CHARLESHOBIN]

Thanks for posting.. Great song...

As for the people who point out the "mistakes"

really have you got nothing better to do???

Great channel also!!!!

[sausagecunt]

christy moores version is by far the best

[thomstme]

listen to a think its hair of the dog's version. Outstanding.

[yabasicm8]

deffo

[Randal2k1]

best version of this song by far!!

[SteveAldridge1]

Good song .Dont sing it now though. Best mate died used to sing it.Last line he used to say "I wish I was watching the telly"

[hardcase78]

great song, mighty people, Up Derry.

[Sineadtheshade]

i am irish (if you couldn't tell by my name) i was listening because i am a friend of matt citrones and he talks about your band a lot. my grandparents live in donegal and i spend my summers with them, but my grandfather was orginally from strabane and we go to his sister in strabane for a few days every summer and of course from there derry is the top day trip. i've spent so much time in derry i know better than some of our local malls. this song really made me feel at home. THANKS!!!

[OztarAntoine]

Glad you like Sinead !

Slainte !

[pikalax1]

Missing Verse (1:06-1:38)

At the mouth of the foil we bid farewell to the soil

As down below deck we were lying.

O Doherty's scream woken up from a dream

By a vision of Old Robert dying.

The sun burned us cruel as we dished out the gruel

Daniel Connor was down with a fever.

Fifty rattles to-day bound for Botney Bay

How many would meet their receiver?

[OztarAntoine]

Yeah, I've never put it.

I'll do it right now.

Thanks mate ! ;)

[bates1888]

by the way buddy its spelt Foyle, i.e the river

[birdman404]

why is it left out of the song??

[StiofanMacCana]

Few mistakes there mate.

1)it's foyle not foil as in the river

2)Bold Robert not Old as in Bold Robert Emmet

3)It's just O'Connor, Daniel Connor wasn't even born till the 1830's so could hardly have taken part in the 1803 rebellion.

4)50 rebels not rattles

[yabasicm8]

lol

[bebitaly]

Nice song...I'm not Irish... but I love Derry and his interesting history!

[TributePA]

bebitaly you do know Derry isn't a person but a city??

[merseyside]

its about irish rebels being transported to australia in the early 1800,s thousands of english were transported to you know,not just the irish,you didnt have the monopoly on being stamped on,great song though

[Kensobrill]

Spot on, great song.

[elcaganar]

omg i nearly forgot for ten men dead.

the hunger strikers of 1981:Bobby Sands,Francis Hughes,Patsy O'Hara,Raymond McCreesh, Joe McDonnell.Martin Hurson,Kevin Lynch,Kieran Doherty,Thomas McElwee,and Michael Devine. may ya find peace in death.

[elcaganar]

tiocfiagh ar' la' , up th R.A. time for peace time to go!

[erico1977]

What place has such a comment got on this page?? This song has nothing to do with the IRA. It was a beautiful poem written by Bobby Sands MP, which showed he was ´man of talent and morales, not the common thug the Brtish painted him as. For a peaceful future in Northern Ireland. You also misspelt Tiocfaidh.

[paulvonludendorff2]

Bobby Sands was a liberation hero - don't try to paint him as some kind of watered-down pawn of the modern Provo sellouts. His wife supports the RIRA and 32CSM anyway, so the Brits and their Sinn Fein pals can't claim Sands's memory.

[TributePA]

Thats his sister whos in the 32CSM not his wife you twat

[enda88]

deadly

[mariposamuybonita]

I am german and I love this song. I don't care adout rebellsong or not. It's a lovely tune.....

[bflyte]

Can't wait til the 10th =)

[declangannon1980]

Ireland

[OztarAntoine]

Hum... Yeah. :P