Uploaded by TomBarry192I on Oct 4, 2008
Music has been a big part of Irish life from day one. The High King of Ireland, Cormac MacArt (AD 254-277) was know as 'Ceolach' meaning musical. He was surrounded by musicians and singers. The Great music school of St.Gall was founded by the Irish Abbot Meongal. Ireland became a musical school for people across the sea in ancient times. The Saxon Kings recieved their tuition from the Irish. Irish settlers in Wales introduced the Welsh to Celtic minstrelsy and taught them the music of Erin. The English were also musically inspired by the ancient Irish. Alfred the Great sought help from the Abbot of Clonmacnoise to set up musical universities like the Irish had.
John of Salesbury once said in 1099 -"there would be no music at all but for the irish"
The first book on the theory of music in the english language was written by a Dubliner William Bathe in 1584.
Irish music was loved and inspired the people. Some lords used music to inspire men to fight. The Norman invaders detested this so much they passed laws banning Harpers, Bards, and ballad singers.
This music survived all of that and is alive to this very day inspiring people in song. Songs about opression, the Great Famine, Foreign occupation can all be heard today. Many would like it to be silenced....
Let the People Sing!
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No you don't? ...
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irish music has soul always
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love this song
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@TheMinimerlin What? I'm talking about football with that idiot, not Celtic (Kel-tic) music. So...
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@CapitalBhoy78 Celt sand Celtic music have been around allot longer than most religions the Celts were here hundreds of years before the Romans so ..
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@AndrewTally2 Celtic may coincidentally have been a formed by a Catholic monk, on similar lines to how Hibernian was formed, however Brother Walfrid set up the club to raise funds for the poor Irish immigrants in the east end of Glasgow. You may have helped us out by letting us borrow some of your players but you can't say Hibs invented Celtic or whatever because that is just ludicrous. Stick to your own team, Calderwood's record after todays 1-0 home defeat to Dunfermline = P-50, W-13 D-11 L-26
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If you sing this or any other Irish folk song in Scotland you get jailed, believe me! :(
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@PyrofanaticCrew Thanks for your kind words.
deutschland uber alles
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@jacko34able well said bud
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@caoland1990 CELTIC FC
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I think Brother Walfred would have liked this song !
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