Old Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland, Famine and Troubles

The song 'Skibbereen' as sung by Mike O'Laughlin at the Irish Song Festival in 2009, at the Irish Roots Cafe. A tale of the troubles and misery connected to the Great Famine in Ireland. Including the resulting deaths, land confiscations, evictions and immigration which followed.
The song ends with the next generation taking up the cause of restoration and justice in Ireland, though now living abroad.
This song first appeared in the 1800's.

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