Emmet Spiceland - Mary From Dungloe

Emmet Spiceland Folk Group Singing Mary From Dungloe. It was number 1 in Irish Charts 1968.

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• emmet
• spiceland
• irish
• folk
• song
• Ireland
• donegal
• dungloe

[OSLAINTE123]

There is a song my father used to sing to me.. Shane MacGowan used the air for "The song with no name".. .."remember laddie he's still your Dad, tho' he's working far away...." Anyone know what that is?

[machree01]

The song is titled "My Little Son".

[magiegiema]

I think, it´s Danny Doyle

[machree01]

It's one of these who is the lead singer Donal Lunny, Brian Byrne, Michael Byrne, Mick Maloney & Brian Bolger. Danny Doyle didn't play the Emmet Spiceland Group. Thanks for commenting on it anyway.

[machree01]

The Emmet Spiceland Folk Group,through the years were Donal Lunny, Leo O'Kelly, Brian Byrne, Michael Byrne, Mick Maloney & Brian Bolger. I am not sure if they were Dublin Based.

[Frauenheld1]

Oh, then fare ye well, sweet Donegal, the Rosses and Gweedore.

I'm crossing the main ocean, where the foaming billows roar,

it breaks my heart from you to part, where I spent many happy days.

Farewell to kind relations for I'm bound for Amerikay.

Wonderful,it reminds me of wonderful days unfortunately gone by.I definitely love this song.

[blyid1]

Beautiful version of this song! Thanks!!

[sainglain]

@edymull - Carlin's records in hill street, Newry, co. Down might have it but they can order it for you (for such a small record shop they are great)

[ASonOfLiberty1776]

This is by far the best version I've ever heard of this song. I can see why it went all the way to #1 on the Irish charts. Emmet Spiceland crafted a beauty with this rendition.

[ugizzat]

The CD version of the album has "Mary of Dungloe" but

with a slight variation in the presentation that makes the

song sound even better than on the origina LP.

[RunningDog3]

@machree01 That's Brian Byrne doing the lead.

[RunningDog3]

@machree01  That's Brian Byrne doing the lead.

[dunluce83]

I still have the album, and i treasure it. I met Phil Coulter once and asked him would he reissue the album. Nope. But he has the tapes.

[Neves376]

@teddyoneills ,,,I was born in Mayo and have been living in England since i was 8

...My Irishness is all important to me .:-).

[teddyoneills]

@Neves376 I was born in Dungloe and lived in the united states for three years in the late eighties and this song was always guaranteed to bring a tear!! I think Brian Byrne brought out a solo album after spiceland split up!!

[Neves376]

@luxyaltz219

Well said , we won't see them again , things have changed too much .

making me cry .

[luxyaltz219]

Reminds me of my childhood growing up in Dublin when Irish folk was at it's peak compeating on Irish radio with American West coast , mainstream pop ie ,mama and papas, byrds, beach boys as well as UK influence beatles ,stones etc .But this takes me back to fonder days and times the like of which we will never see again .Pity the TOTP video is not around ,thank you