I’m Dutch, but my God, how I love that Irish music, there’s no country, there are no other people that can make better music than you can, Irish folks…God bless you so you can go on making that beautiful and touching music…
Most indeedy. Though I love your country as well (One of my novels is set in Amsterdam. After my trip there where I fell in love, I felt the profound beauty of this town was not heralded enough…)
I'm 65 this week, Friday. I was born in 1954 in Dublin. I'm very proud to be Irish. I love you all. I was taken to England when I was 7. My Daddy had work there, no work in Dublin. I spent every Summer since 7 years old till 14, every Summer in Dublin!!!! I'm Irish, we are the best! Love you all.
My mother was born on Dublin, Ireland. This was one her favorite irish songs.. preferably the Mary black version. A few years after her passing my father, 3 older brothers and I went to Ireland to visit family... after a day of travelling the country side on on our way back to Dublin we found a small pub in the middle of no where surrounded by beautiful green fields. When we enter the pub it's the ending of a song and a brief pause of silence for a second or 2.. before the next song can come on i already knew what it was going to be, that rare feeling when you know what's coming, sure enough Mary blacks voice pierces through my ears with her version as tears rolled down my cheek, my mother was present with us at that moment.
My fathers people came from Ireland - to the mountains of north Georgia where they still life and sing the old Irish Songs...I still hear the call from Ireland - most likely always will.
I‘m German but Ireland is more than a second Home to me. All my Love to the Irish People, the Music and the sunsets and the Guinness. Erin Go Bragh ❤️🍀🇮🇪
David S Welcome to the internet pal. This is what happens when an Irish man gets to see a picture of a Brazilian girl! Nothing creepy about it, just red blooded lust as God intended!!!!!
+Nikola Radosavljevic just to make this clear: true irish patriots wouldn't have approved that racist milosevic. just pointing this out in case you believe serbia was attacked for false reasons in the 90s.
I'm just so proud so say I'm 100% Irish born and raised on the west coast of a small county with a big voice . I love Irish music and always will this in one of my favourites
I lived in London for 11 years and got the hell out of there end of 2018. It almost drove me insane. I am now living on the West Coast of Ireland a new man! Absolutely love it here.
Happy Saint Patrick's days...I'm enjoying in drinking a beer this night in my flat in Belgrade and listening this masterpiece song..Greetings from Serbia to my Celtic brothers
This was the last song Luke recorded right before his death. Even as he was weak from the toll his brain tumor took on him he was able to give a powerful performance that ranks with the best of the songs he recorded. So sad that he was lost at such a young age.
@@markdonoghue1351 nope. The night visiting song was recorded in 83. Song for ireland was recorded merely a few weeks before Lukes passing, and was his final recording
i've never went to Ireland, but i think it's the country i would like to visit the most... so green, wild, mystic, old, beautiful, magic. There's a sentence that say "If you are enough lucky to be irish, you are lucky enough" something like that. I think it's really the idea that irish are born on a place like no other on earth , where these proud people shares to our world love of nature, beauty of music, and richess of mankind. I love Ireland, and Irish for their history through the ages, they always have been brave and strong with a poet soul, overcome wars, repression, submission, diseases, poverty, famine and live simply, the celtic way. have a good day, you irish brothers and sisters think to you everytime i hear a Dubliners song or open a Guinness ! (mean everyday) cheers
Dont mind what they think one is always a first class person when one is Irish....those in the UK are a sanctemonious narrow minded bunch anyway and hate everybody
I am well traveled, I am from Manchester, England and now live in Texas, USA and one thing I have noticed no matter where I have landed is there is good and bad everywhere! Flags, religion, borders are all man made and people choose to dip on one side or the other tend hate and hate is always destructive and painful. I will always make a point on dipping on the side of humanity, hence why I love a man like Luke Kelly. It pains me to see such negative comments attached to such a beautiful song! RIP Brother Luke you were a one off!
I am touched by the Irish music. I love the pride they have for their country and they sing that in their songs. The music hits me right in the heart. I am from The Netherlands but wished I was Irish
MrBlacksabbath94 Eire is achingly beautiful, but unfortunately scenery does not put food on the table. Which is why Eire's greatest export is it's people.
+MrBlacksabbath94 Damit bin ich einverstatnden,wenn ich noch einmal zur Welt kommen koennte dann als Irlaender.Fuck Thatcher, mit viel Freundschaft fur Irland, Axel
My be-sainted Irish mother left Ireland said she was so sad to leave but often said to me she couldn't eat the grass & landscape. She's gone some 19 yrs. but I still miss her.
Listened to Luke Kelly and the Dubliners with my dad every weekend, lost my dad a month ago and forever onwards il always sit and think about my dad when listening. Rest in peace dad I know you’ll be blasting Luke Kelly out up there x
I was born in America but am of English, Irish ,Welsh, Scottish, Russian-Jewish, Croatian and Swedish descent. I enjoy this music very much just as well as the old time Polish Polka by Frankie Yankovic that my Croatian Grandma listened to. She died in 2017 at nearly 100 years old. I miss her so much.
I'm a 21y old guy from germany and i'll go after one more year of school for about 3 weeks to ireland. i love the country and the culture, the music, and of course the beer :-) I can't wait to meet irish people. 2 weeks, i want to walk through the rough landscapes, just me and my tent. i'll ask for some work at farms. the last week i will spend in dublin. am amazing city. i'm looking forward to the next year. and please excuse my bad englisch. Be proud of your country!
EskobanMusic your welcome and I hope you enjoy your trip. Try and watch the beautiful game of hurling. Its our national sport its over 3000 years old. we are trying to promote it...
You should do the Connemara trail! It's really beautiful right in the west of Ireland! And really wild. You get to eat in one of the most beautiful hotels there. Oh yeah, and you'll need to be able to ride a horse! :)
conghamking There are not too many tent-packers who "get" to eat in beautiful hotels in my experience ,more like the local chipper or something from the local supermarket.....
Beautiful man who died way before his time and a beautiful song that rises above the crass comments made here. I'm an Englishman born in Ireland, my mother is Scottish, so I'm a proper mongrel. I'll fight all corners(or 3 out of4), so I reckon I'll comment on the song .I was over in Mayo a few years ago with friends visiting family. we stayed at a pub at Belderig Beig (apologies for the spelling) One night a coach pulled up outside, it was full of youngsters going to the local club (30 miles away!) Anyway, they had called in to see us, as they had heard about us, The Singing English! Obviously we sat, had a few drinks and had a few songs. The highlight for me, of that evening and that weekend, was of a lovely young lady in a lovely part of a lovely country singing Song For Ireland. Hers was the best version I've ever heard, Luke's was the second.
30 years later and luke cant even be touched by the best singers of today, luke kelly, dubliner is all thats on his headstone, nothing else needs to be said of such talent
spent two weeks one summer in the 90's walking from Rosslaire to Galway; my heart would never be the same ever again i now understand the 99 shades of green & the fierce & terrible beauty of Irish love for the lands.
An Irish friend introduced me to Luke, The Dubliners and this song ... the imagery from the words aided by the joyful but almost lamentable music is utterly gorgeous! Luvs & hugs from New Zealand xx
+Lisa T Luke was an institution ...these guys were really good . ...MUSIC..Luke gave it all , but never overdone ...lovely open throat , yet something of the street balladeer ...no crushed vowels ...Luke sang out for us all...RIP
+Tom Greene Awesome description Tom, I totally hear all that and understand what you're saying - I feel blessed to have found this, grateful to my Irish mate for the insight :)
+Lisa T Great not to be misunderstood on utube! I only heard him live once around 1972. He had great projection as he filled the Great Hall in University college Dublin-now the National Concert Hall- without a mike ...ah the days of 44 years ago!
+Tom Greene Oh wow you got to hear him live? My Irish mate said if he's not mistaken, Luke last performed at Cork Opera House but collapsed :( It must have been amazing to have experienced Luke live! :)
Born in Tyrone and moved to England in '72 - brought up on this music and have just re-kindled my love for it after my Mom passed away recently, it's such a beautiful and emotional song. I can hear her singing it whenever I listen - treasured memories.
I was born in America but am of English, Irish ,Welsh, Scottish, Russian-Jewish, Croatian and Swedish descent. I enjoy this music very much just as well as the old time Polish Polka by Frankie Yankovic that my Croatian Grandma listened to. She died in 2017 at nearly 100 years old. I miss her so much.
I have stood you “Your Atlantic Shore” with the green of Ireland behind me, and there is no better place to play and sing this song. I miss my Ireland 🇮🇪 .😢
'For' being the operative word. This song was written about Ireland's west coast, by an English visitor. Brilliant, isn't it? And sung perfectly by a true master of the genre.
Are you Sunni or S'hite akee? Just out of interest, respect from the Green Shores of Ireland. Turkey is a great country, the Celtic people once live there too!!!
I believe that this song is one of the greatest Irish songs ever, mainly because it shows the true appreciation for many Irish hearts, Being American but with many Irish Traditions, I can feel the song and I can visualize what Luke Kelly is singing about. It really touches my heart, can anyone else?
Yes I'm Irish from Dublin and I know what you mean an English man wrote the song when he was in the West of Ireland 🇮🇪 he gave the song for luke kelly he is the best Ballot singer ever in Ireland
Luke Kelly our true Irish son💚💚🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 Our Legend..we,re a tiny country but we have big hearts big souls and great empathy for other countries that went through the same things we went through ❤️❤️💚💚.. The Irish will always be very proud people and so so soooo proud of our little island.. what we've been through for 800 years and still going strong.we may be small but we're strong minded and never give up on our beliefs..🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 yup yup the Emerald Isle 💚🇮🇪
This song was sang around my after 11 years ago as they turned off the life support. Time is a great healer but we will never be the same again. I am thankful that we were able to be there and sing him this beautiful song as he left us . Life is so hard.
My father inlaw from Kilrush Co Clare, at 83 this is one of his favorite songs,he's been in America since 1956 Slainte, Luke Kelly had the voice he would often tell his sons!
Every time I feel well or sober, I play this song, it is a song of memories good and bad, prosperous and poor. It is a song of hope and lost memory, future and past. It is a great song, no two ways about it!
This song makes me so content. Proud, to be Irish, Happy, to live in Ireland. Wholesome to appreciate the best balladeer there is in the world and he is from my land. R. I. P. Luke
Thanks to Ireland and the Irish! I have come once in this magnificent nation and I feel bound in indissoluble manner. Hope soon to come back. Angelo from Rome
I was born in America but am of English, Irish ,Welsh, Scottish, Russian-Jewish, Croatian and Swedish descent. I enjoy this music very much just as well as the old time Polish Polka by Frankie Yankovic that my Croatian Grandma listened to. She died in 2017 at nearly 100 years old. I miss her so much.
The Dubliners sure know how to transport you to where they are singing about they touch your soul such beautiful songs that tell real stories thankyou.
Grew up listing to this music... My mum used to sing me traditional Celtic music, the same songs that her mum sang to her and so on. Traditional Celtic music is such a big part of my life... I love it
This song was played at a my good friends fathers funeral.Taken from us too soon. such a beautiful song and means so much to me now. Could be anywhere in the world and one listen to this song takes you straight back to Ireland..
The brilliant and irreplaceable Luke Kelly. A unique talent who was with us for too short a time. From the comments on this clip and many others featured on TH-cam I've noticed that Luke Kelly (and the rest of The Dubliners) have a fan base all over the world and that they are especially popular in Germany. I was introduced to their music growing up in Ireland in the 1960s' and even though the original group is nearly all gone their music will live forever.
The Corrs brought me here and i'm going to continue my journey to The Pogues with the Dubliners, what a beautiful country with well known, famous rich tradition.
I’m Dutch, but my God, how I love that Irish music, there’s no country, there are no other people that can make better music than you can, Irish folks…God bless you so you can go on making that beautiful and touching music…
Most indeedy. Though I love your country as well (One of my novels is set in Amsterdam. After my trip there where I fell in love, I felt the profound beauty of this town was not heralded enough…)
couldnt more agree, from a german =)
This song was written by an Englishman
@@davoman1231 So what?
I am Irish and my children are Dutch. Thank you for your blessing.
Respect the Irish. The people who worked very hard for their independence. Great people and beautiful music. With love from Russia.
Thank you. Russia was the first country in the world to officially recognize Ireland as a free and independent nation so thank you.
popeye
right back at ya russia ;)
irish is the best place you will see
Russia is beautiful too
Thank you Ireland for admitting me and letting me make my new home here. God bless Ireland.
Welcome 🙏 🤙
God bless you too
de si bre ostoja
God bless you to. People like you make this country great
God bless you welcome to the emerald isle
I'm 65 this week, Friday. I was born in 1954 in Dublin. I'm very proud to be Irish. I love you all. I was taken to England when I was 7. My Daddy had work there, no work in Dublin. I spent every Summer since 7 years old till 14, every Summer in Dublin!!!! I'm Irish, we are the best! Love you all.
❤️
Get a listen to the song Dublin Town in 1962 .
RIP
God rest your Dad.
My mother was born on Dublin, Ireland. This was one her favorite irish songs.. preferably the Mary black version. A few years after her passing my father, 3 older brothers and I went to Ireland to visit family... after a day of travelling the country side on on our way back to Dublin we found a small pub in the middle of no where surrounded by beautiful green fields. When we enter the pub it's the ending of a song and a brief pause of silence for a second or 2.. before the next song can come on i already knew what it was going to be, that rare feeling when you know what's coming, sure enough Mary blacks voice pierces through my ears with her version as tears rolled down my cheek, my mother was present with us at that moment.
+C Ruest You wern't up in Johnny Foxes by any chance?
C Ruest v
My fathers people came from Ireland - to the mountains of north Georgia where they still life and sing the old Irish Songs...I still hear the call from Ireland - most likely always will.
Logan Nicholson where about in Ireland?
Two years since you posted this, still feeling the emotion. Cheers mate.
I‘m German but Ireland is more than a second Home to me. All my Love to the Irish People, the Music and the sunsets and the Guinness. Erin Go Bragh ❤️🍀🇮🇪
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Is leben Deutchland.
Ireland like Germany let so many in that it's not ireland or Germany anymore
@@Ryan-tq7oiWe're winning slowly but surely keep speaking the truth as it will set you free 🇮🇪✝️🇮🇪
i'm a bit like that about russia ...
I'm 18 old Polish and i love your country like main. Stay always strong Irish brothers/sisters.
And our Polish brothers and sisters 💪
God bless you and your family friends lots love luck from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 🍀💚🥃🍻
🇮🇪😥🇵🇱
I'm brazilian, but I love Irish Music. The Dubliners is the greatest music group *-*
you look good yourself Isabel!...lol
Sea Mus
Thats a touch creepy!!!
David S Welcome to the internet pal. This is what happens when an Irish man gets to see a picture of a Brazilian girl! Nothing creepy about it, just red blooded lust as God intended!!!!!
s99bf0c8 now now dave, I went out with one for years when there was none of them in Dublin and they are cracking birds!
Ei, Isabel! Vc tem bom gosto... =) Procura ouvir "The Pogues" talvez vc goste tbm. É irish folk com punk rock. Eu adoro!
Im 21 old Serb and im listening this all day :D Love this
+Nikola Radosavljevic Respect from Eire
+Nikola Radosavljevic Fantastic isn't it...........and the country holds this feeling
+Nikola Radosavljevic hvala vam. Sure it (this song & singer) Touches the Chroí (срце) (heart). It's runs Deep!!
well son welcome 2the real irish music..the dubliners are a legendary irish band..4get about "u2"these r the real deal..mr.luke kelly...what a voice..
+Nikola Radosavljevic just to make this clear: true irish patriots wouldn't have approved that racist milosevic. just pointing this out in case you believe serbia was attacked for false reasons in the 90s.
I'm just so proud so say I'm 100% Irish born and raised on the west coast of a small county with a big voice . I love Irish music and always will this in one of my favourites
same as ..unreal ..I listen to a lot of Irish music and ..I always say carlsberg don't do tunes....but if they did this 1 would beat it Deffo ..
Where about? I’m from the east!
@@YurManDavid in from the east too! Kelly territory. Generationally proud of Luke x
I lived in London for 11 years and got the hell out of there end of 2018. It almost drove me insane. I am now living on the West Coast of Ireland a new man! Absolutely love it here.
Katie, I am from Castlebar, now living in Canada. Whilst I love living in Canada, Ireland keeps calling me home and I am luck enough to visit often.
Happy Saint Patrick's days...I'm enjoying in drinking a beer this night in my flat in Belgrade and listening this masterpiece song..Greetings from Serbia to my Celtic brothers
Cheers brother .
Love you
How you getting on now my friend 👍👍
Kinship
The celt's from eastern Europe
Hello Serbia
This was the last song Luke recorded right before his death. Even as he was weak from the toll his brain tumor took on him he was able to give a powerful performance that ranks with the best of the songs he recorded. So sad that he was lost at such a young age.
T'is amazing what Irish will do for there country
Beautiful, what a beautiful song and voice.
I think you got mixed up with the night visiting song
@@markdonoghue1351 nope. The night visiting song was recorded in 83. Song for ireland was recorded merely a few weeks before Lukes passing, and was his final recording
@@alexhickey5633 maybe I'm wrong, the visiting song was his last performance a month Before he died.
I love the Irish people. Humble and the friendly. I love visiting Ireland.
Thank you for your lovely kind words for Ireland and the Irish people, God bless, Anne xx
i've never went to Ireland, but i think it's the country i would like to visit the most... so green, wild, mystic, old, beautiful, magic. There's a sentence that say "If you are enough lucky to be irish, you are lucky enough" something like that. I think it's really the idea that irish are born on a place like no other on earth , where these proud people shares to our world love of nature, beauty of music, and richess of mankind.
I love Ireland, and Irish for their history through the ages, they always have been brave and strong with a poet soul, overcome wars, repression, submission, diseases, poverty, famine and live simply, the celtic way.
have a good day, you irish brothers and sisters
think to you everytime i hear a Dubliners song or open a Guinness ! (mean everyday)
cheers
That means alot Pierre thanks 👏👏👏
thank you brother
Dont mind what they think one is always a first class person when one is Irish....those in the UK are a sanctemonious narrow minded bunch anyway and hate everybody
I am well traveled, I am from Manchester, England and now live in Texas, USA and one thing I have noticed no matter where I have landed is there is good and bad everywhere! Flags, religion, borders are all man made and people choose to dip on one side or the other tend hate and hate is always destructive and painful. I will always make a point on dipping on the side of humanity, hence why I love a man like Luke Kelly. It pains me to see such negative comments attached to such a beautiful song! RIP Brother Luke you were a one off!
+Chris Lee Amen!
I am touched by the Irish music. I love the pride they have for their country and they sing that in their songs. The music hits me right in the heart. I am from The Netherlands but wished I was Irish
Ireland is the most beautiful country in the world!
MrBlacksabbath94 Naw it isnae Scotland is Ireland is a very close second
jack pirie
hard to say, never be to Ireland nor Scotland, but our dear Finland sure is pretty
MrBlacksabbath94 Eire is achingly beautiful, but unfortunately scenery does not put food on the table. Which is why Eire's greatest export is it's people.
+MrBlacksabbath94 Damit bin ich einverstatnden,wenn ich noch einmal zur Welt kommen koennte dann als Irlaender.Fuck Thatcher, mit viel Freundschaft fur Irland, Axel
My be-sainted Irish mother left Ireland said she was so sad to leave but often said to me she couldn't eat the grass & landscape. She's gone some 19 yrs. but I still miss her.
Im spanish and I can not stop listening to those songs.
they are more than irish folk.
+Sergi Castillo Good man yerself Sergi!
sergi Castillo we are very much related my friend✌👍 the Irish & Spanish are one
I like this song, and Admiral William Brown by The wolfe Tones, Jhonny I hardly kew ye
I'm Spanish too and I love Ireland ❤ since I was little
Portugal loves this too hehe this is amazing music !
Song for IRELAND 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 sooo proud to be Irish such a small country but full of love 🇮🇪🇮🇪💚💚 and great people!!..we love our drink and craic..
The Irish, like a few other peoples, know a love of their earth so deep that it fills our eyes to brimming with tears
Listened to Luke Kelly and the Dubliners with my dad every weekend, lost my dad a month ago and forever onwards il always sit and think about my dad when listening. Rest in peace dad I know you’ll be blasting Luke Kelly out up there x
❤❤
I am not an Irish but I wish I was one... people of honour, dignity and passion
Support to Éire from Slovakia
thank you .i work with 2 from ur country here in ireland .very nice people.
Do you know any brazilian?
+Marciliano Ribeiro no lad
we'll have a bit of Slovakia!
i'm italian and i often go to dublin, there's no place like ireland and i like the way u love your country!
Good man Gabe, fair play to you!
Ave... ROMA VICTOR! ;)
I was born in America but am of English, Irish ,Welsh, Scottish, Russian-Jewish, Croatian and Swedish descent. I enjoy this music very much just as well as the old time Polish Polka by Frankie Yankovic that my Croatian Grandma listened to. She died in 2017 at nearly 100 years old. I miss her so much.
Tears in my eyes...... every time again.
I'm a 21y old guy from germany and i'll go after one more year of school for about 3 weeks to ireland.
i love the country and the culture, the music, and of course the beer :-)
I can't wait to meet irish people. 2 weeks, i want to walk through the rough landscapes, just me and my tent. i'll ask for some work at farms. the last week i will spend in dublin. am amazing city.
i'm looking forward to the next year. and please excuse my bad englisch.
Be proud of your country!
Dublin is just a city like any other city in Europe. Visit the west of Ireland, its there you will see ancient Ireland in all its mystic glory
thank you very much. im thankful for every tip =)
EskobanMusic your welcome and I hope you enjoy your trip. Try and watch the beautiful game of hurling. Its our national sport its over 3000 years old. we are trying to promote it...
You should do the Connemara trail! It's really beautiful right in the west of Ireland! And really wild. You get to eat in one of the most beautiful hotels there.
Oh yeah, and you'll need to be able to ride a horse! :)
conghamking There are not too many tent-packers who "get" to eat in beautiful hotels in my experience ,more like the local chipper or something from the local supermarket.....
"If you are lucky enough to be Irish, you are lucky enough" not sure who said it but Nana always made me feel lucky for it
:)
ahh god bless her and she knows best.
sammi4982 bud lim cute ramblers
My mother loved this man! Touching and beautiful. I was concieved in Glendalough and raised in Cork by a Wicklow woman. ❤🇨🇮
Luke has one of the best voices I have ever heard in any genre. God bless Lukie, you're sorely missed.
Nice surname I'm Diamond to
A beautiful country with some amazing people. Rightfully proud of their culture and most deservant of their independence. Love from the Netherlands!
Ireland is not independent. We're governed from Brussels. Same as the Netherlands.
True
@Sean Noone Common Fisheries Policy
Respect to Holland. I don't like saying "Netherlands"
A superb song about Ireland, written by an English couple and sung by a genius.
I am 12 and love the Dubliners let's keep the music alive!!
Makes me so proud to be from our little Country.Sing Luke sing you are at peace now !!!
song was written by an Englishman
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
Beautiful man who died way before his time and a beautiful song that rises above the crass comments made here. I'm an Englishman born in Ireland, my mother is Scottish, so I'm a proper mongrel. I'll fight all corners(or 3 out of4), so I reckon I'll comment on the song .I was over in Mayo a few years ago with friends visiting family. we stayed at a pub at Belderig Beig (apologies for the spelling) One night a coach pulled up outside, it was full of youngsters going to the local club (30 miles away!) Anyway, they had called in to see us, as they had heard about us, The Singing English! Obviously we sat, had a few drinks and had a few songs. The highlight for me, of that evening and that weekend, was of a lovely young lady in a lovely part of a lovely country singing Song For Ireland. Hers was the best version I've ever heard, Luke's was the second.
We'll said . It must have been some night!! Live long in your memory. Luke ie is the best ever.........
30 years later and luke cant even be touched by the best singers of today, luke kelly, dubliner is all thats on his headstone, nothing else needs to be said of such talent
spent two weeks one summer in the 90's walking from Rosslaire to Galway; my heart would never be the same ever again i now understand the 99 shades of green & the fierce & terrible beauty of Irish love for the lands.
An Irish friend introduced me to Luke, The Dubliners and this song ... the imagery from the words aided by the joyful but almost lamentable music is utterly gorgeous! Luvs & hugs from New Zealand xx
+Ciaran French That it does! I even get the feels in my chest and that doesn't happen very often :)
+Lisa T Luke was an institution ...these guys were really good . ...MUSIC..Luke gave it all , but never overdone ...lovely open throat , yet something of the street balladeer ...no crushed vowels ...Luke sang out for us all...RIP
+Tom Greene Awesome description Tom, I totally hear all that and understand what you're saying - I feel blessed to have found this, grateful to my Irish mate for the insight :)
+Lisa T Great not to be misunderstood on utube! I only heard him live once around 1972. He had great projection as he filled the Great Hall in University college Dublin-now the National Concert Hall- without a mike ...ah the days of 44 years ago!
+Tom Greene Oh wow you got to hear him live? My Irish mate said if he's not mistaken, Luke last performed at Cork Opera House but collapsed :( It must have been amazing to have experienced Luke live! :)
Born in Tyrone and moved to England in '72 - brought up on this music and have just re-kindled my love for it after my Mom passed away recently, it's such a beautiful and emotional song. I can hear her singing it whenever I listen - treasured memories.
Im Irish and so is my cat, Mossy. Powerful medicine when you are living away from home for so long as I am.
Sitting having a drink and listening to Luke Kelly is my happy place. Unbelievable voice.
Happy St. Patrick day from Serbia.
Orthodox Celts... A class Serbian Irish folk group.
I was born in America but am of English, Irish ,Welsh, Scottish, Russian-Jewish, Croatian and Swedish descent. I enjoy this music very much just as well as the old time Polish Polka by Frankie Yankovic that my Croatian Grandma listened to. She died in 2017 at nearly 100 years old. I miss her so much.
i am 15 and I am from holland. dont know why but this is realy getting my attention, keep going, love it!
Hi its about loving your country whose people are confident nice and love a conversation about life
Now I couldn't have said it better myself. Slan go foile macarra.
Because quality transcends age and geography. Keep your mind and ears open.
Ireland=Netherlands 😎
I have stood you “Your Atlantic Shore” with the green of Ireland behind me, and there is no better place to play and sing this song. I miss my Ireland 🇮🇪 .😢
A truly heartfelt song..played it at my Dad's funeral a Mayo man to the end, humble, funny and didn't take life too seriously. Wonderful father, RIP.
A truly beautiful tribute in so few words. Very moving.....
God bless your father, I'm a mayo man myself. This is the finest song there is about Ireland.
Makes me more proud to be Irish just hearing this. Never forget the sacrifices our ancestors gave to create our great nation 🇮🇪
Oh the government want you to forget.
They want Africans in the dail. Mosques in every town and village.
The government hate you.
when I die If I start to hear Luke singing i'll know i'm in heaven
I may not be Irish, but I love this song very much and have often been interested in Irish culture
+StrasbergProtégé This is an English song, written about Ireland by an Englishman, and sung by an Irishman, both of whom were masters of their art.
John Benton
Whatever the origin, I still love this song very much
Indeed, it is a wonderful song, wonderfully sung.
'For' being the operative word. This song was written about Ireland's west coast, by an English visitor. Brilliant, isn't it? And sung perfectly by a true master of the genre.
Welcome to the madness!
Nobody ever expressed the Irish plight better then Luke.
Bellísima!! Hermosa canción con la mejor voz, para los que llevamos a Irlanda en nuestros antepasados y en el corazón.
Who here in 2022 listening to this class tune 👍🇮🇪👌
From the same estate as Luke. His brother still lives there know. Larkhill Whitehall Dublin 9☘️
I m from TURKEY ! I love Irısh people I love Irısh SONG !
Are you Sunni or S'hite akee? Just out of interest, respect from the Green Shores of Ireland. Turkey is a great country, the Celtic people once live there too!!!
Burak Kuşlu But it is very sad what the government of Turkey is doing to the Kurdish People... And it's own people for that matter
It´s the St Patrick´s Day! Ireland forever! Luke´s magic voice - forever!
I m in Dublin for 3 months I have never see so beautiful people like the Irish thank you beautiful and lovely country . I LOVE IRELAND !!!
I love Luke Kelly, i love Ireland, have live in Dublin for many Years
I believe that this song is one of the greatest Irish songs ever, mainly because it shows the true appreciation for many Irish hearts, Being American but with many Irish Traditions, I can feel the song and I can visualize what Luke Kelly is singing about. It really touches my heart, can anyone else?
Yes I'm Irish from Dublin and I know what you mean an English man wrote the song when he was in the West of Ireland 🇮🇪 he gave the song for luke kelly he is the best Ballot singer ever in Ireland
Still a great song in 2020. Lighting up the dark and lonely covid-19 days here in the Netherlands and all around the world.
Beautiful musik. Respect and kind regards, from Denmark
This song always makes me have to hold back tears remembering an old man singing it in a Killarney pub. How I miss Ireland
Luke Kelly our true Irish son💚💚🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 Our Legend..we,re a tiny country but we have big hearts big souls and great empathy for other countries that went through the same things we went through ❤️❤️💚💚.. The Irish will always be very proud people and so so soooo proud of our little island.. what we've been through for 800 years and still going strong.we may be small but we're strong minded and never give up on our beliefs..🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 yup yup the Emerald Isle 💚🇮🇪
loving this from South africa. Proud to sy my forefather came from Ireland and my red beard is the prove of the fire burning deep within me.
Luke at his very best.The great voice, the sincerity, the absolute beauty. I love this son and I love Luke Kelly. God bless Ireland ☘️🇮🇪☘️
Luke Kelly had a voice that captured the heart and soul.He was Indeed Irish through and through.Enuff Said!!
This song was sang around my after 11 years ago as they turned off the life support. Time is a great healer but we will never be the same again. I am thankful that we were able to be there and sing him this beautiful song as he left us . Life is so hard.
My father inlaw from Kilrush Co Clare, at 83 this is one of his favorite songs,he's been in America since 1956 Slainte, Luke Kelly had the voice he would often tell his sons!
Every time I feel well or sober, I play this song, it is a song of memories good and bad, prosperous and poor. It is a song of hope and lost memory, future and past.
It is a great song, no two ways about it!
This song makes me so content. Proud, to be Irish, Happy, to live in Ireland. Wholesome to appreciate the best balladeer there is in the world and he is from my land. R. I. P. Luke
Thanks to Ireland and the Irish!
I have come once in this magnificent nation and I feel bound in indissoluble manner. Hope soon to come back.
Angelo from Rome
r.i.p my old pal.......irish music will never be the same.........magic all round
I’m about 97% Irish but have lived in America for most of my life. When I listen to Luke and the Dubs, I weep for I’m not there.
Such a BEAUTIFUL song. There is no sadness in it. This is a TRIUMPH song in tribute to IRELAND. Well done Sir...well done.
a true Irish legend and patriot, Luke Kelly is the man.......
From USA, this is a special man and a special talent. Among the greatest of many great Irish singers. So sad his career was cut short.
Just a reminder. You don't have to be Irish to believe in culture, people, and freedom.
God rest you Luke.
United Ireland for the Irish! Never stop forgetting!
+PublicDisgrace2 What would Eire do with the six counties if they had a chance? Apart from making the A roads into N roads?
aHA! So now it becomes clear!
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I was born in America but am of English, Irish ,Welsh, Scottish, Russian-Jewish, Croatian and Swedish descent. I enjoy this music very much just as well as the old time Polish Polka by Frankie Yankovic that my Croatian Grandma listened to. She died in 2017 at nearly 100 years old. I miss her so much.
Croatian here in love with Irish music
This song feels so meaningful.. It's beautiful
Brought a tear to my eye
A voice unmatched, rest in peace luke kelly💚
All my deepest love to IRELAND and to THIS GREAT IRISH MAN, OUR BELOVED LUKE KELLY!!! 😘💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪👍☘☘☘
what a beautiful song just discovered Luke Kelly what a great talent he was thanks for posting.
My boyfriend s parents were Irish ,this music brings tears to his eyesThis music is for all European people,God bless you all
Gone a long time now, never forgotten. Beautiful voice,such a legend!
The Dubliners sure know how to transport you to where they are singing about they touch your soul such beautiful songs that tell real stories thankyou.
to true
Lisa - I'm from San Diego and the Dubliners music captured me , I'm a long way from Ireland but now I long for the Isle .....
Proud to be Irish. For such a small island we are world class.☘️
Grew up listing to this music... My mum used to sing me traditional Celtic music, the same songs that her mum sang to her and so on. Traditional Celtic music is such a big part of my life... I love it
This song was played at a my good friends fathers funeral.Taken from us too soon. such a beautiful song and means so much to me now. Could be anywhere in the world and one listen to this song takes you straight back to Ireland..
It's amazing the way people from all over the world are listening to a simple yet powerful song inspired by our wee, beautiful country. Stay strong
The kind of music you can just lay back, sip a cup of tea and actually listen to whilst diving through countless emotions. Man, how golden!
I'm not Irish but this is amazing. Patriotism at it finest 👌 🇮🇪🍀
Even the intro melody calls the tears in my eyes. Greetings from Bulgaria. Irish music is really emotional!
Just been to Ireland a few times. Forever longing to go back there. This song always brings tears to my eyes.
How unique Luke was...
The brilliant and irreplaceable Luke Kelly. A unique talent who was with us for too short a time. From the comments on this clip and many others featured on TH-cam I've noticed that Luke Kelly (and the rest of The Dubliners) have a fan base all over the world and that they are especially popular in Germany. I was introduced to their music growing up in Ireland in the 1960s' and even though the original group is nearly all gone their music will live forever.
i love irish folk since i was 8 years old this is about 55 years ago, Luke Kelly is a true legend
Respect from Croatien
I live in a corner of Ireland in Italy, on Lake Como, and I'm in love with Ireland, Irish people and songs.
I was brought up on this music I missed it all these years. it still brings tears to my eyes,keep it going
What a fantastic song, Luke truly was amazing.❤🇮🇪
The Corrs brought me here and i'm going to continue my journey to The Pogues with the Dubliners, what a beautiful country with well known, famous rich tradition.
I do love Ireland and the songs they sing! With love from germany!