GAA County Songs

Preset No.3

Im looking for a listing for GAA county songs. What are the current ones, what are the big ones? I found one website, but the information was very out of date.

Johnny_the_fox

is this any help? here

cournioni

Cavan's is "Come Back Paddy Reilly", it is not listed there.

Funsterdelux

Meath = Beautiful Meath

Anyone remember Jimmy Mcguinness singing it?

cruiserweight

Most counties would have songs that could be affiliated with their counties, and not just GAA like the ones listed there!

For Wexford most recently we would have had Dancing at the Crossroads '97 and of course the original Dancing at the Crossroads which got to number 1 in the irish charts in 1996

I think I will listen to it no in i-tunes!:D

StupidLikeAFox

The Curragh of Kildare

My Lovely Laois (puke)

Dubs have Molly Malone maybe?? All the chants done on the hill are done by the other counties too.

Thats all i can think of off hand

kc66

Funsterdelux wrote:

Meath = Beautiful Meath

Anyone remember Jimmy Mcguinness singing it?

When? I saw him one night píssed in the pub singing it

Danno

Meath = "You'll never walk again"

Kojak

Galway have 'The fields of Athenry'.

Although the Munster rugby crowd seem to steal it for their Heinekin rugby matches. I didn't know Galway was in Munster. :rolleyes:

Funsterdelux

kc66 wrote:

When? I saw him one night píssed in the pub singing it

after the all ireland in '96 on the telly

Funsterdelux

Danno wrote:

Meath = "You'll never walk again"

ha ha ha when was the last time a meath man put someone in hospital

blackbelt

Does anybody know where I can get a hold of an audio clip of fans singing "cmon you boys in blue" on the hill?

Whenever I think about being in Croker,those chants come to mind.I'd like to send it to my girlfriend in Italy to show her what being at matches are like.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Dont Ban Me

The song that is listed for Waterfrod isnt right, as far as I know!! I think its actually Old Dungarvan Oak or Old Dungarvan Oak and there are a few more as you can see here: Songs + Words

Fozzie Bear

Roscommon have a bastardised version of Pulp's "common people" just that we never last long enough in the championship for it to catch on...:rolleyes:

panda100

cruiserweight wrote:

Most counties would have songs that could be affiliated with their counties, and not just GAA like the ones listed there!

For Wexford most recently we would have had Dancing at the Crossroads '97 and of course the original Dancing at the Crossroads which got to number 1 in the irish charts in 1996

I think I will listen to it no in i-tunes!:D

I always remember that song cos Limerick came out with the sh*ttest song ever that year too.Was something like 'did you ever get that limerick feeling'-cant remember the rest of it.
Limerick is 'Limerick your a lady' and 'sean south of Garryowen'

cruiserweight

panda100 wrote:

I always remember that song cos Limerick came out with the sh*ttest song ever that year too.Was something like 'did you ever get that limerick feeling'-cant remember the rest of it.
Limerick is 'Limerick your a lady' and 'sean south of Garryowen'

Don't remember that! Thank god I don't by the sounds of it

Fitzblado

Galway-The wests awake,Fields of Athenry

Greenhorse

Leitrim - Lovely Leitrim re-released by Larry Cunningham in the 50s or 60s and was a number 1 hit at the time. Wuh Whooo!!

Words are at http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2225 and go to comments.

Not a fast song but a few verses so have time to finish a pint while singing along.

Plus the classic 50, 50 cash back 50, 50 cash back na na na na Whoo na na na na Whoo-- saved specifically for when we beat the Rossies

cheers

shnaek

Offaly - to the tune of 'When the moon hits your eye...'

"When the ball's in the air there's a man in the square - that's Joe Dooley"

Preset No.3

Looking forward to Rody Bolands on Sunday.

What are the songs for Mayo, Laois, Kilkenny, and Clare.

Someone mentioned a saw doctors track for mayo?

And the rose of mooncoin for kilkenny?

kevmy

'The Green and Red of Mayo' by the Saw Doctors for Mayo but its only really catching on in the last couple of years.

REBEL CORK

"De banks of me own lovely Lee" for cork anyway and the odd time "the boys of fairhill"
God knows what the west cork boys will be singen in the unlikely event we bring sam home.

theCzar

Rare auld times
Trad. Arr. Merry Ploughboys

Chorus:
Ring a ring a rosie,
as the light declines,
I remember Dublin city
in the rare auld times.

Raised on songs and stories,
heroes of renown.
The passing tales and glories,
that once was Dublin town.
The hallowed halls and houses,
the haunting children's rhymes.
That once was part of Dublin,
in the rare old times.

Chorus:

Oh me name it is Sean Dempsey
as Dublin as can be,
Born hard and late in Pimlico,
in a house that ceased to be.
By trade I was a cooper,
lost out to redundancy.
Like my house that fell to progress,
my trade's a memory.

And I courted Peggy Diugnan,
as pretty as you please,
A rogue and a child of Mary,
from the rebel Liberties.
I lost her to a student chap,
with skin as black as coal.
When he took her off to Birmingham,
he stole away my soul.

Chorus:

The years have made me bitter,
the gargle dims my brain,
'Cause Dublin keeps on changing,
and nothing seems the same.
The pillar and the Met. have gone,
the Royal long since pulled down,
As the gray unyielding concrete,
makes a city of my town.

Chorus:

Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey,
I can no longer stay,
And watch the new glass cages,
that spring up along the quay.
My mind's too full of memories,
too old to hear new chimes,
I'm part of what was Dublin,
in the rare auld times.

Chorus:

When Dublin are up and coasting in the final 10, standing in the midst of the Hill 16 crowd, I swear I'm near tears. *Sniff*. I remember standing on the turf, watching the Sam get lifted after the Tyrone game in '95, The only one I've seen them lift (So far).

Also, during the Kerry-Dublin in thurles a few years back, it was like a festival in the town, loads of groups of strangers gathered in bars are in the streets taking to turns to lead in an old dublin ballad, of which there are many, but sadly lost to E-asy-E-asy rubbish you hear now, copied from "dem acorss the water"

Just don't judge the 3rd verse too hard! different times (rare auld ones in fact)!

Nalced_irl

I love The Rare Auld Times. It really does bring a tear to the eye. At the Leinster Final there was a short version of it on The Hill which is not a song they usually sing there. Definately the best Dublin song in my opinion.

UnitedIrishman

kevmy wrote:

'The Green and Red of Mayo' by the Saw Doctors for Mayo but its only really catching on in the last couple of years.

Yep that's the one. Oh how we sang after the U-21 final...biggest memory was of a mate in the squad and more of the lads on stage signing it whilst off their heads. Simply brilliant.

If anyone mentions that truly terrible "Ma-yo Maaay-yo, Sam Maguire's comnig home to Mayo" song..

cruiserweight

UnitedIrishman wrote:

If anyone mentions that truly terrible "Ma-yo Maaay-yo, Sam Maguire's comnig home to Mayo" song..

Ah come on now it made the top 10

boysinblack

anybody know what the name of the kildare song for the 1998 final was or even who sang it??

GAAman

blackbelt wrote: »

Does anybody know where I can get a hold of an audio clip of fans singing "cmon you boys in blue" on the hill?

Whenever I think about being in Croker,those chants come to mind.I'd like to send it to my girlfriend in Italy to show her what being at matches are like.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

You not remember when i was all set to record it at the end of the meath match...........and everyone just left without a word after the whistle! :mad:

Sure there is always the summer!

GAAman

Nalced_irl wrote: »

I love The Rare Auld Times. It really does bring a tear to the eye. At the Leinster Final there was a short version of it on The Hill which is not a song they usually sing there. Definately the best Dublin song in my opinion.

When i hear that song it hits me in the chest, 1995. Emotional stuff

gaeilgegrinds

Galway-Fields of Athenry

Pigletlover

Kojak wrote: »

Galway have 'The fields of Athenry'.

Although the Munster rugby crowd seem to steal it for their Heinekin rugby matches. I didn't know Galway was in Munster. :rolleyes:

Don't get that either!

Something's telling me Clare have Lovely Rose of Clare, but I could be completely wrong there, not sure if it's even a song?? :eek:

Valley of Sliabh na mBan for Tipperary.

EDIT: Just googled Lovely Rose of Clare and it IS a song, still not sure if it's sang at matches though

grenache

Kojak wrote: »

Galway have 'The fields of Athenry'.

Although the Munster rugby crowd seem to steal it for their Heinekin rugby matches. I didn't know Galway was in Munster. :rolleyes:

I wouldn't equate that song directly with Galway. Apart from the fact that Athenry is in Galway, there is no other mention of the county in the song. Its more to do with the Ireland's struggle for freedom and the abandonment by many people of the west of Ireland. I think its more an Irish song than a Galway song - that's my take on it anyway.

Zzippy

grenache wrote: »

I wouldn't equate that song directly with Galway. Apart from the fact that Athenry is in Galway, there is no other mention of the county in the song. Its more to do with the Ireland's struggle for freedom and the abandonment by many people of the west of Ireland. I think its more an Irish song than a Galway song - that's my take on it anyway.

Have you listened to the lyrics? The "abandonment by many people of the west of Ireland"!! The guy in the song was transported to Australia by the British, I don't think he abandoned his home...
Oh , and of course its a Galway song. Doesn't mean other people can't sing it, but its still a Galway song. Same as The Auld Triangle is a Dublin song... the Royal Canal is the only placename mentioned, but I suppose its more to do with Ireland's struggle for freedom and the descent into criminality of people oppressed by the British?