Wolfe Tones - Flight of Earls

I recorded the Wolfe Tones singing the Flight of Earls on The Late Late Show, RTE.The song is from their Album Sing Out For Ireland, 1987, the song was written by Liam Reilly of Bagatelle fame.

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[FutureMcGinty]

I know I'm gonna come off as stupid, but they look so young

[machree01]

It was 22 years ago/

[FutureMcGinty]

told u i'd sound stupid

[machree01]

You weren't stupid, they were in their 40s, and they or still going strong.

[cathal627]

Is there a lag in the sound or something??

[machree01]

Hi Cathal, when i uploaded it in 2007, it was perfect, but with the "Youtube team" changing things around, it has knock'd the sound back, only for a split second

[rathdeort2008]

''Our best asset is our best export too''

The Irish so derided in the darker corners of Britain built the roads, dams and canals. 700,000 Scots are of direct Irish descent and a national celebration of immigration at the Museum of Scotland summed the Irish up thus: ''They came to Scotland after the famine and were a great draw on the poor law.'' That was it, no mention of them building the country! Negative stereotypes and bigotry was their reward for lives of unremitting labour and hardship.

[liampett]

this time we are not being force out by our own fault ,but by E.E.C laws and the goverment allowing to many imergrants in and forceing us to seek a better life in far of fields again god save Ireland because at this rate no one else will

[MrMarch2005]

too bad they didnt all stay together

[28larss]

From the The Dublin City Ramblers Album "Flight of Earls"- 1987

Tommy does a great rendition of this song, but Patsy Watchorn would be the favored singer of this ballad, as it was wrote by Liam Reilly of Baggatelle to suit the distinctive vocal that is Patsy's of The Dublin City Ramblers...

However, The Wolfe Tones are a GREAT GREAT GREAT band!

[thomasthetiger]

Eastern Germany sharing the destiny of the Irish since 20 years - we export our best too. But the Irish will come back once to their native land. It will not happen to us.

[dinnydcoyle]

reminds me of me da

[pat30473]

i was at a tones gig...and after was lucky enough 2have a pint with the lads...then they kindly signed the cd id brought and my ireland flag...which now hangs proudly on my living room wall....:)

[mememe535]

Lovely song but leaves a lump in my throat. So many of us have found ourselves in this situation recently and had to leave the land and people we love for work... Better times ahead hopefully.

[mememe535]

Lovely song but leaves a lump in my throat. So many of us have found ourselves in this situation recently and had to leave the land and people we love for work... Better times ahead hopefully.

[cinder13]

the lines we have brainsetc does that meanthe ones that left earlier had none.we endeuer a lot more than hardship. we made it easy for ye.so remember us when ye come here

[angryadams]

@CredoCatholicJournal Not many other options unfortunately.

[CredoCatholicJournal]

Please don't emigrate.