Micamac - "The Star Of The County Down"

The star of the County Down

Near Banbridge Town in the County Down
One morning last July
Down a Boreen green came a sweet colleen
And she smiled as she passed me by
She looked so sweet from her two bare fee
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair
Such a coasing elf that I shook myself
To make sure I was really there

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin Town
No maid I 've seen like the brown colleen
That I met in the County Down

As she onward sped, then I scratched my head
And I looked with a feeling rare
And I says, says, I to a passer-by
Who 's the girl with the nut-brown hair ?
Then he looked to me with a smile and says
That 's the gem of the Ireland 's crown
She 's young Rosie McCann from the Banks of the Bann
She 's the star of the County Down.

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Music

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• micamac
• star
• county
• down
• ireland
• dublin
• colleen
• france
• provence
• concerts

[rpgplayer101]

I agree it sounds funny, but at the same time it sounds damn good :)

[bruyerey]

The accent is charming and it's a reminder that there are Celts originally from France and Spain as well as Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. I wish my French accent was as good as their English!

[MamaLuigisOVER9000]

I have been really into Irish music recently, so when my school's men's choir started this I was excited.

[TheKRistina0303]

e heard somwhere a remix on this theme? does anyone know what it is?

[Jeromemas]

@JoostVanKommer I know exactly what you mean, I am grown up with Micamac, too :)

Thanks very lot for uploading it !

[JoostVanKommer]

@Jeromemas I will upload it for you! I'm sorry but i dont think i sell the cd ): its part of my youth caus the first time i saw them live was when i was 10 in Bretagne. memories. but I will upload it!

[Jeromemas]

@JoostVanKommer That's no problem, I love Micamac, whether live or not :)

It would be great if you could upload them ! :) Thanks a lot !

PS: Would you sell the CD ? :D

[JoostVanKommer]

@Jeromemas Im sorry I made a mistake it is called Volume 8 CONCERTS but I'm not sure it's live because I havent heard it in ages. THis isong is the opener of the CD. Would you like me to still upload them>?

[Jeromemas]

@JoostVanKommer cool ! :)

could you maybe upload a few songs from it, please ? I've never hear this Album before ...

[JoostVanKommer]

@Jeromemas i have volume 8 (live) on CD

[Jeromemas]

@03kitleh I've uploaded some songs from the Froggy Dew Album, just visit my Account :)

to get CD's is very difficult, I've looked every week on ebay for a half year, so I found the "Froggy Dew" & the "O' Korrigan" Album... the other Albums are only LP...