Paddy's Lamentation - Mary Black De Dannan

[Askren]

Whoever dislikes this has no respect for true American history. No group formed what is modern America like the Irish did. And I say this as a descendant of mostly English.

[mrspunkaay]

Oh 240p...we meet again

[Roxashater3]

I found this song..on gangs of new york...lol

[edelahaye]

@Roxashater3 Yes, and it suits perfectly (place and time). Good historical documentary research made by the Scorsese team about this film.

[Andulsi]

@DaveyRace. Don t much care about the yanks, but the Brits should do the world a favour and stop trying to civilise it. Ireland' s Brehon laws were centuries ahead of common law, India was much better of without your interference. You impoverished China with the opium wars. Everywhere the Brits went, things turned to shit. Stay on your own island. And while you re at it tell them northern protestants they' ll never be accepted as Brits in Britain itself.

[DaveyRace]

Dear The Dallas Dragon, we Brits gave you your language (Butchered though it is now) most of your early culture and we taaught you how to make fire.

[jimbobthepunker]

So after surviving the great famine, and the horrible conditions on the coffin boats the Irish land in a strange nation only to fight a war that has nothing to do with them. History has a way of making you sad to look back on it. I'm proud of my heritage, and hope that history is never forgotten.

[Marydawgs]

@jimbobthepunker It did if they wanted to be considered Americans.The Irish contribution in the Civil War is what gave them their intro to American life.After the War they went into politics and did it better than the American Nativists that tried their best to stop them.My mother & father came from Ireland.My father served in the Fighting 69th,the regiment Meagher led during the Civil War.

[tractorkid223]

please tell me is that Frankie Gavin on fiddle??

[machree01]

@tractorkid223 Yes, that's Frankie Gavin playing the fiddle.

[tractorkid223]

can anyone please tell me if that is frankie gavin on the fiddle???

[evildeathmonkey1]

If the Dutch are god's contractors, than the Irish must surely be his musicians!

[TheDallasDragon]

could please someone tell me why the English are allowed to live in Peace in the US ?

they were killing and raping so many Americans for so many years.

the english never gave anything good to America !!!!!!

AHH i forgot they gave us something totally free of charge great BP

God Bless Irish people

[edelahaye]

@TheDallasDragon This comment is irrelevent. The topic of the song is about Irish immigrants enlisted into the Civil War when arrivng in New York (USA). See the last part of Scorcese movie "Gangs of New York".

[IchBinSchwartz]

i have this on CD I luv it, on CD it sound better :D But i still love it :))

[joeygsmom]

Brilliant version. Im always finding great new, well "old" videos on this channel, but they are new to me!

slan mo chara

[jackdoldseven]

Does this woman sing Danny Boy by chance?

[Marydawgs]

@jackdoldseven Please,a song written by a englishman about an Irishman about to enlist in the British Army?I can live well without hearing that.

[jackdoldseven]

@Marydawgs Calm down. This is a song about Irishman enlisting in the U.S Army. Was just asking.

[Marydawgs]

@jackdoldseven You're the one touting Danny Boy,not me.It's the English Army he was joining not the US Army.

[jackdoldseven]

@Marydawgs As an American. I care not about Irish-English politics. I heard Danny Boy somewhere when I was young. I like this ladies voice I wanted to know if she sang a song I like. And that's the end of this conversation. And by the way this song was about Irish Immigrants in the American Civil War

[Marydawgs]

@jackdoldseven I said that already.Just to let you know Danny Boy isn't considered an Irish song.Only those Americans who know nothing about Irish history would think that.Guess you're the typical American.My family came from Ireland and fought the brits & their black & tans.Maybe you should ask if someone in the british royal family sings it.

[jackdoldseven]

@Marydawgs And why would we know Irish history? My family came from Ireland too, or so I'm told. But I only know the heritage passed down through song. More a childhood thing anyway. For reasons unkown my family left the old country and forgot what they must have considered irrelevant or distressful. They only looked back to remember a song sung by their mother as I only look back to the same songs sung by mine.

[jackdoldseven]

@Marydawgs As bitter as you sound maybe its for good intent they left the hate behind to fester in their own homeland as it impotently simmers without any action other than expressful comments on youtube and other bullshit media.

[Marydawgs]

@jackdoldsevenMy mother & father came from Ireland.They didn't forget the fighting & hardships caused by England.That's what I'm referencing here.My mother's brothers & older sister were active in the IRA & fought against both the Black & Tans & Brit Army.When they came to America they were glad to become US citizens but told their children about their experiences,good & bad,in Ireland.I & my siblings know Irish history.It's not about hatred.It's about fighting for your country.

[jackdoldseven]

@Marydawgs *Sigh* And I'm telling you I don't care. And niether did my fore-bearers. Sometimes wars cause internal problems. So it's not always "for your country". There's multiple sides to a conflict. I'm not pretending to understand your war it's just war in general. When I'm of age I intend to join the U.S Army and when I am deployed I'm not going to pretend it's for my entire country. It's for a certain point of view that I may not agree with. And my kid's don't have to either.

[Marydawgs]

@jackdoldseven Not my war.The war was fought by my family in Ireland.I know you don't care.Don't bother me about it then.

[edelahaye]

@Marydawgs What British Army ? Does 'Lincoln' ring a bell ?

[Marydawgs]

@edelahaye One subject leads to another.Get it?Like you are going to reveal something about Irish history that I don't know.

[edelahaye]

@jackdoldseven Possibly, but to be honest, who cares ?

[ladyoakie1]

god i love this song!! she is such a great singer!

[BardofCornwall]

A powerful song, and Mary Black does it well. Thanks for posting.

[Phelan666]

No one can out-sing the Irish.

[cptgaryklein]

Her voice is absolutely amazing. God Bless Ireland.

[kierabyrne09]

amazing this is what irelands all about the words the music, mary sounds so young here incredible!!!xX

tiocaidh ar la (our day will come)

[6alan6]

The brave Irish who fought this nations wars will never be forgotten!!!!!!!!! Paid in blood,paid in FULL!!!

[mpm505]

Mary Black sings it best. God bless the brave Irish who have fought and died worldwide.

[duffelmeister]

God bless you Mary!

[duffelmeister]

and Lavelle is such a MILF!

[edelahaye]

Isn't it Catherine Lavelle (and not "Caroline Levalle ", as mentionned on the original comments) that is playing the cello ?

[edelahaye]

Actually, after investigation, she is Caroline Lavelle.

[wrathchild1988]

That's for me best version !!!

[OztarAntoine]

Totally agree...

[sailorsdoxy]

sinead o'connor does a really good version of this!

[kloverlindelona]

now I know what she looks like! After all these years of listening to this lovely piece and admiring her voice...

The musicians sound much better on the record, though.

[Mirdala]

I wish she would do Kelly's Irish Brigade, The Irish Volunteer 11, Song of the Irish Brigade (Confederate), etc. She does this song soo well, I hope she does some more irish-Civil War songs!

[Mirdala]

Éirinn go Brágh!

Alba Gu Brah!

[MrFrostbite]

Ireland Forever!

[mclellanc2006]

An old favourite of mine, beautifully performed

[Mirdala]

So sad.  No peace.

[876234ABC]

Is this a PAL conversion? Is that was the picture is a bit squished?

Five stars anyway...Mary is brill!

[machree01]

They play alright on the computer, but when i upload them onto YT, they come up as 4.3, size when i play them, and i can't change it. Sorry about that, thanks for the comment.

[clarebannerman]

To make your clip wide screen--- drag your clip on to movie maker then click tools, options, advanced, & change video properties to Pal /16:9

[Sweden80Here]

Amazing. Very nice

[crazymonkey60]

One of my favorite songs of all times. Mary turns it into something truly amazing. 5 stars. Erin Go Bragh!

[Mirdala]

Yes, she does. She's truely the only one who does this song right, understands it and puts so much nenergy, spirit, life and most of all ....sorrow!

[Weatherbyrd]

Surprised more have not viewed this beautiful song by Mary Black of De Dannan. I first heard De Dannan on "Folk and Country" on the BBC back in 1977.

[lorgain2]

Great song from a wonderful folk singer, thanks Machree.

[catalpa]

Mary is a great auld folk singer, a rare one. 5 stars, last time I seen her was 1981 on the back of a lorry singing with Christy Moore in Ballymun Dublin. a fine thing