Ann Breen ~ The Fields Of Athenry

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By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young girl calling
Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the Crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity.

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely harbor wall,
she watched the last star falling
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray,
for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

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• Ballad

[ira19161]

atleast Michael didn't steal any ferkin land like the british , he stole to feed he's young like any man from any country would do . i'm ashamed and hate the british part of my up bringing being i was born and bred in england from County Cork stock

[ira19161]

ya talking out ya rear end , he wasn't a thief the thiefs were the british that took the land in the first place from the Irish and employed british workers that they took over to Ireland so they could starve the Irish into submission . over 800 years ago britain invaded Ireland and what did they get out of it ? nothing but death and who's to blame ? britain

[escottfitzpatrick]

very nicely done, thanks for posting.

[TheSteamtramman]

But he was a thief and lucky merely to be sent to the Colonies - we hung men for less. What else was Trevelyan to do? Lovely video, especially the peasant and the dead railway. 

[TheSteamtramman]

But he was a thief and lucky merely to be sent to the Colonies - we hung men for less. What else was Trevelyan to do? 

[dercarsus]

Love this version

[kooki85]

Doesn't start until about 0:38

[11ambi]

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