Shanagolden

An Irish folk/ballad song by Paddy Day and written by Sean McCarthy. lyris and chords here http://unitedireland.tripod.com/id26.html
Very rare song

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Music

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• irish
• music
• ballad
• folk

[sadieinkerry]

peggy sweeney sings a better version and was asked specifily to make the recording by sean mccarthy himself on his death bed....

[catalpa]

What version does Peggy sing ? this is the only version I know of.

[sadieinkerry]

the original version.... and she has a much better voice too.... sean mccarthy is the man who wroet the song.... she has sang his songs for the last 30 year.... she knows all about the history of the songs and has a dvd to show places and footage of sean himself...

[catalpa]

I look forward to hearing the original version, when will you have it posted,

I have given credit to Sean McCarthy at the start of the video and comments top right.

As for a better voice, well , everybody sings differently and it's a matter of choice.

Not much wrong with Paddy's version here though.

Up Tipperary

[catalpa]

Don't know iof any female singers recorded this beauty , the singer here is Paddy Day , an Irish singer from the 60's.

[lifesperfectpic5]

this song made me teary eyed when i first heard it, its so beautiful and he sings with such heart...

AMAZING

thank you for posting it!

[raphael2176]

(My arems then)

He sings with his beautiful accent.

I don't think this could be sung better. Its wonderful.

[Marydawgs]

@catalpa This is the version I know from childhood.This was my Uncle Maurice's favorite.I think of him when I hear it.

[Marydawgs]

@Supernova1095 Where about?My family is from Glin,County Limerick and I have many relatives in Kerry,Tarbert,Listowel and Ballybunnion.We listened to this as kids in the Bronx,as well.Up the field!

[Marydawgs]

@sadieinkerry This is the version I know from childhood.My Uncle Maurice's favorite.I think of him as I listen to it.Tears in my eyes.Hope you're listening with Aunt Nora.My family is from Glin,County Limerick.They fought the brits and their black & tans.Fought for their country.God bless them and all brave Irish men & womaen who made the sacrifice.

[5218bunny]

@Supernova1095 Ah, there's a few of us in The Bronx, too. And in the San Francisco area. I grew up with this one in the Bronx and Manhattan. My Uncle loved this one, as did we all. My mother's family was from Limerick and grew up around the time this was happening. Another Uncle was from Kerry and knew the fellows from Knockanure.

[Supernova1095]

Beautiful Song. My parents from Kerry played this song for us kids. I just heard it now as I sit in our apartment. There must be an Irish music aficianado somewhere out there in Astoria, Queens, NY

[bayridgephantom]

This is a lovely version of this song. 

[liob1611]

you can just picture the scene he describes

[twizzle447]

When i was a kid my great grandpa put a bunch of old Irish songs on a tape for my dad....we used to play the tape all the time....and i would always replay this song...we lost it right after he died and couldn't find this song for years... i could remember all the words but could never find the song.....thanks for putting this up.

[TheMagicBrick]

@dermotnoonan5 I live there too.

[xocannod]

The mans a legend in my eyes,when he sings he puts as much heart into the song as he did the first song he ever sang,hope to hear you sing again pat.your a fogotton gem.