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John Sheehan and Barney McKenna are Legends, may they live forever. And of course we can never forget Ciaran, Luke and Ronnie.

Where was this recorded?

I could listen to the fiddles forever; pure magic, brilliant musicians.

@dave555able

No way ever will u figure what Dessie is saying. That is why we have to search for lyrics, I think. (was she courtin' in the kitchen or coming down from the mountain, maybe).

@SpecimN

The music is great, the orchestra is top class; the Vienna Philharmonic. They do it every new year. But somehow it does look a little old. And when you see the couple at about 1.12 you would wonder if communism still reigned in eastern Europe and you would wonder if the orchestra was fr...

Who else kept Elmo from sleeping? Yes I know Andre Bocelli managed to wake him up.

Who else woke him up?

Please, please mr. elmo, how can I meet you? Do I have to write to elmo@sesamestreet dot dot?

@johnfoconnor

We had just 10 or maybe 11 degrees here in Ireland today; How cold was Greece? I hope it was not as frozen as most of Europe, hope it was not -10??

Will they be singing this all day in heaven? (or will they have other songs too). I need to chose where I am going soon.

@SatchmoSings

I did not get any hint atall of BO in this performance. Did I miss something or maybe I was asleep.

@homelonging

Me too, but don't know if I would be a fiddler or box player. Ah, yes a box player - there are too may 'fiddlers' in this country.

Ronnie, Luke and Ciaran are up there in the clouds singing away.

God rest ye, and we will be up there sometime to see ye in a great concert.

Anois ta sibh go leir i neamh.

Ye were great, ye brought songs to our minds and ye sang them all brilliantly,

Go raibh mile maith agaibh go deo.

It takes a lot of words to describe this, but maybe one word will be enough: Beautiful.

@giulia3710

There is such a limit to uploads here,

Wie geht's? Wie steht's?

schon lange nicht geseh'n

nicht schlecht! nicht recht! es muss halt weitergeh'n

woher? wohin? ich hab jetzt keine Zeit

daher! dahin! es hat mich sehr gefreut

So rast die Zeit mit Geschwindigkeit,

@muisire

Ah yes, getting close to a good old boxing match here: I love Sean O'Se singing the Poc ar Buile, a good Kerry song.

There is not much wrong either with Jimmy Crowley singing the "Bandon Car".

And will agree with you one hundred per cent, the dirty rotten bankers should be locked o...

On a scale of 1 to 10, I will give this man 10.

He is so cool and sings this song for five minutes. Brilliant

This is great, he is the best accordien player on the planet, better than sharon shannon even, I think. That is my opinion and I am sticking to it.

Didn't she have a "tear in her voice".

Love to hear here voice. Way down in Kerry, where I was born and grew up, my mother used to listen to radio and many times Bridie was singing on the radio. Memories, great memories.

I know that your soul has "passed through old Ireland" Bridie.

Good night Bridie, we will meet you again please God,

Liam O Maonlai is magic singing this. He sings with power and passion. A great tribute to the Dubliners and almost purely Luke Kelly too. Memories, great.

@RUSHIE1892

Yes I will agree. Liam sings it so well, and I think he is interrupted by a very flat Mary Coughlan. He gets all the notes, she gets none. Liam O Maonlai knows how to sing this song, he can put heart into it.

The real Dubliner, 50 years and going strong. Please God we will see you at 60. Good luck Barney

A calm singer, a calm song, magic

Another great version is here if the link is allowed:

just put youtube etc on front of the following /watch?v=pYYTdtRrg8M

It is a great Radetsky March on New Years Day conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. It is very good, but somehow I get a feeling that North Korea got its military arrangement fr...

Say nothing.

@Mirisabelines

Cherish every memory forever

@Balenza345

Irish people do not hate English people, we never did. Take a look at how we welcomed her Majesty last May.

We like independence, we like freedom; but above all we like to know that individuals will be treated justly and fairly.

And that is what we always teach out sons and daughter...

Up Brosna, up Scart and always up Kerry

Thank you Louis Armstrong, it is a wondeful world.

I had a shirt with big stripes too, but never had a Purple Jacket. Ah, no matter, the song is great and the audience is great too.

Wouldn't be fun to get that audience together again along with Kenny to sing to them. Wonder what are the chances of doing that?

Originally in Gaeilge:

Maidin moch do ghabhas amach,

Ar bruach Locha Léin;

An Samhradh teacht's an chraobh len'ais,

Is ionrach te ón ngréin,

Ar thaisteal dom trí bhailte 

poirt is bánta mine réidhe,

Cé a gheobhainn le máis ach an chúileann deas,

Le fáinne geal an lae.

Ní raibh bróg ná s...