i shook Tommy Makems hand,at an outside concert many years ago,and i told him how much his music means to me,he said thanks and meant it,ill never forget it.
Well My Mum was Irish, My Sis and I spent all our young school Holidays over in Youghal - Co. Cork,, I grew up feeling it my Home as I loved the people, so kind and welcome you into their homes, it was a warmth that I will never forget, and I am a good age now, but those people, Holidays will stay with me forever, the Songs love, and the good old get together in little bars, with good singalongs, happy happy times, I love EIRE with all my heart.
I grew up listening to the Clancy Bros & Tommy Makem. They were a part of the 60's movement. In the are awhere I grew up in Central Jersey, they fit right in! Everyone wanted a Fishermans Sweather back then!
mary jane Prouty Heh, Mary that's nice but you do know the "Holy Ground" in this song is not Ireland, yes? In the 17 and 1800's in the County of Cork was a seaport named Queenstown. It has since been renamed Cobh. There was a section of Queenstown the sailors referred to as the "Holy Ground". It was a notorious red light district and that is what the song refers to. It still exists today, though no longer maintaining it's original function.
mary jane Prouty LOL! I thought you might get a kick out of the history. When I saw your original post I just couldn't help but smile. Thanks for that. :)
@@Rikki0 A lot of tourists make a point of visiting the Holy Ground in Cobh made famous by the song. I understood that she was saying she too visited that part of Cobh.
i have had this song on a cassette tape i recorded off the radio back in 1986 i listened to it so much, i finally saved it as mp3 back in 1997 and burn the cassette to cd great song
The Concert was held at the Ulster Hall Belfast,and a DVD called THE CLANCY BROTHERS &TOMMY MAKEM Reunion Concert, can be purchased from Amazon, including Brennan on the Moor,Wild Rover,Jug of Punch,etc It is a great DVD,I have played mine several times.Enjoy.
I was there - and those songs are in my mind more than all the poetry or business books I’ve read since. 15 yo and the Troubles just about to take off. Someone yelled from the back ‘Sing us a few revolutionary songs, there...’ and they just took off. Amazing. Some people I know met them and it’s clear their soul - each one - was what spoke.
Fine girl you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....i bet not many know this but the Holy Ground is about working girls back in Ireland..i once heard our local parish priest sing it lol......
I love the way Tommy and Paddy hardly ever moved, but Tom and Liam could never stand still. I so regret never having had the opportunity to attended one of their concerts.
Excellent stuff. But shall I listen to the music, or drown it out by clapping? I'll try to listen and let the silly planks do the clapping. Clapping belongs at the END of the song, not during. Sheesh.
God rest their souls, gone but not forgotten! This is my favourite Irish pub song! ☘️🇮🇪🎶🎵🍻🍺📿🙏
How fun are they? As much fun as they are having performing it. 100 percent Irish music. I love it!! Tese
i shook Tommy Makems hand,at an outside concert many years ago,and i told him how much his music means to me,he said thanks and meant it,ill never forget it.
I am from Carrick on suir Tipperary i used to have great chats with paddy when i was cycling home from work a lovely gentleman RIP
Nice to hear he stayed a humble man
Well My Mum was Irish, My Sis and I spent all our young school Holidays over in Youghal - Co. Cork,, I grew up feeling it my Home as I loved the people, so kind and welcome you into their homes, it was a warmth that I will never forget, and I am a good age now, but those people, Holidays will stay with me forever, the Songs love, and the good old get together in little bars, with good singalongs, happy happy times, I love EIRE with all my heart.
Fine girl you are
Mate I feel the same when I go back to Albania....
I love it. I'd forgotten how much fun everyone always has singing along on this one
we all did at home
Rest in Peace. A great fan I was of his and the dubs and all the rest. Greetings from America!
I grew up listening to the Clancy Bros & Tommy Makem. They were a part of the 60's movement. In the are awhere I grew up in Central Jersey, they fit right in! Everyone wanted a Fishermans Sweather back then!
I'm also from Central Jersey. Where did you come from.
Irish zionism. Saw them in NY many many years ago and felt right at home among all the Irish-Americans.
As an Irish/American I was so happy to visit the Holy Ground....................
mary jane Prouty Heh, Mary that's nice but you do know the "Holy Ground" in this song is not Ireland, yes? In the 17 and 1800's in the County of Cork was a seaport named Queenstown. It has since been renamed Cobh. There was a section of Queenstown the sailors referred to as the "Holy Ground". It was a notorious red light district and that is what the song refers to. It still exists today, though no longer maintaining it's original function.
mary jane Prouty LOL! I thought you might get a kick out of the history. When I saw your original post I just couldn't help but smile. Thanks for that. :)
Kindest regards from the Emerald Isle x
@@Rikki0 A lot of tourists make a point of visiting the Holy Ground in Cobh made famous by the song. I understood that she was saying she too visited that part of Cobh.
i have had this song on a cassette tape i recorded off the radio back in 1986 i listened to it so much, i finally saved it as mp3 back in 1997 and burn the cassette to cd great song
Uniques ! Ils ont marqué à tout jamais la musique Celtique en particulier celle du "Holy Ground" ... l'Ile Verte !
The Concert was held at the Ulster Hall Belfast,and a DVD called THE CLANCY BROTHERS &TOMMY MAKEM Reunion Concert, can be purchased from Amazon, including Brennan on the Moor,Wild Rover,Jug of Punch,etc It is a great DVD,I have played mine several times.Enjoy.
I was there - and those songs are in my mind more than all the poetry or business books I’ve read since. 15 yo and the Troubles just about to take off. Someone yelled from the back ‘Sing us a few revolutionary songs, there...’ and they just took off. Amazing. Some people I know met them and it’s clear their soul - each one - was what spoke.
love those irish songs.
i remember sitting listening to the clancy brotherswhen my mother put on the lp no one moved until the record was finished
in the early 60
Fine girl you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....i bet not many know this but the Holy Ground is about working girls back in Ireland..i once heard our local parish priest sing it lol......
I bet many do know.
Dad delivered Guinness to the Clancys in Thurles, Roger Carew,and I met Tommy Makem in Kentucky in the early 90's
The anthem of my home town
rest in peace thank-you god for so good men
Thank you.?.
All ways reminds me of my service with 204 Sqdn RAF Ballykelly.
to the srs of st dominic of blauvelt nyc this is ya song love to the srs
I love the way Tommy and Paddy hardly ever moved, but Tom and Liam could never stand still. I so regret never having had the opportunity to attended one of their concerts.
fine girl ya are too!
Couldn't move your arms around due to religious oppression, it is how Irish dancing developed. They got their message across even in this situation
That was mild in comparison with the British oppression of the Irish. No comparison.
I am neither fine nor a gairll, but please play this at my funeral,
remember thisbeing the Anthem of RN ships showing the Red Hand of Ulster i. 60's. brilliant drinking song.
uncle wishie this is for u rip
grew up on them
I love seeing Tommy at 1:27. When was this recorded?
This was recorded in October 1984.
where was this concert on? i want 2 buy it.
FINE GIRL YOU ARE!!
@Moneybox730 I'll bet theres a hell of a story there
to my sr Amadeus, a fine nun up at Blauvelt ny may she be happy there love her as a nun
0 dislikes, as it should be
My wee Uncle Joe’s song. He died in 1985 but I can still see him punching the air shouting “Fine girl you are “
i love this next song
Go raibh maith agat as uaslódáil
belfast
to sr marie op a blauvelt dominican nun irsish nun
Is anyone here from Distant Shores?
me bro
Excellent stuff. But shall I listen to the music, or drown it out by clapping? I'll try to listen and let the silly planks do the clapping.
Clapping belongs at the END of the song, not during. Sheesh.
to my parents dan and mary jane murphy r i p and all irish nuns r i p
to my dad a old ira man dan murphy r i p