Irish place names mentioned in Song Lyrics. Do they help Tourism?

fimat

We all know there are many famous songs that include info on places in Ireland, such as "My lovely Leitrim", "The Mountains of Mourne", "The Rose of Tralee", "Galway bay", "Come home Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff" etc... the list goes on.... But many of these songs evoke a romantic, and often attractive notion that cause people from abroad (especially the Unites States) to want to come and visit that place. I'm interested to know if anyone has any information on this from a relative (for example), such as my Uncle, who after hearing the "Fields of Athenry", was keen to come back from Canada and had to SEE (the fields of) Athenry, and surrounding area for himself!.. Also, Iv'e been asked recently where this place "Tulla Bhadin" is, or if it exists at all, in the lyrics of the song "Catch me if you can" (me name is Dan, sure I'm yer man) by Brendan Shine: It starts with the lyrics "I'm a Padeen from Tulla-Bhaidin"?.. Not even sure if I've got the place name spelled correctly!. Perhaps there are loads of Irish songs with mythical place names!, and then we can go on to invent them for real, so we'll get more tourists coming to visit Tulla-Bhaidin or is it Dulla-Waidin?!!!!

chin_grin

I'm sure they do to the dough-headed yanks, they love a bit o'the ould country music.

Badgermonkey

Every time I leave the pale I encounter this chap

http://snipsnip.it/apbm1lfencz

Hope that helps.

Wazdakka

fimat wrote: »

We all know there are many famous songs that include info on places in Ireland, such as
"My lovely Leitrim", "The Mountains of Mourne", "The Rose of Tralee", "Galway bay", "Come home Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff" etc...
the list goes on....

But many of these songs evoke a romantic, and often attractive notion that cause people from abroad (especially the Unites States) to want to come and visit that place. I'm interested to know if anyone has any information on this from a relative (for example), such as my Uncle, who after hearing the "Fields of Athenry", was keen to come back from Canada and had to SEE (the fields of) Athenry, and surrounding area for himself!..

Also, Iv'e been asked recently where this place "Tulla Bhadin" is, or if it exists at all, in the lyrics of the song "Catch me if you can" (me name is Dan, sure I'm yer man) by Brendan Shine: It starts with the lyrics "I'm a Padeen from Tulla-Bhaidin"?..
Not even sure if I've got the place name spelled correctly!.
Perhaps there are loads of Irish songs with mythical place names!, and then we can go on to invent them for real, so we'll get more tourists coming to visit Tulla-Bhaidin or is it Dulla-Waidin?!!!!

Freshaired.Your.Post..

Also.. I bloody hate AH when college papers are due..
Are there Lecturers in UCD that give Boards.ie as a resource?
:mad:

chin_grin

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Every time I leave the pale I encounter this chap

http://snipsnip.it/apbm1lfencz

Hope that helps.

Watching that with no sound is the freakiest thing...................Just him.........bobbing hypnotically.

stovelid

Do your own ecker.

Standman

Dunno about songs but movies are pretty good for it. After PS I Love You I'd say there was a 70% increase in love sick Americans comin looking for their dream irish laddy, begorra.

policarp

I heard from a Clareman years ago that "The Cliffs of Duneen" brought thousands of visitors to The Cliffs of Moher from all over the world, even though it is thought that the song isn't about those cliffs at all.

stovelid

policarp wrote: »

I heard from a Clareman years ago that "The Cliffs of Duneen" brought thousands of visitors to The Cliffs of Moher from all over the world,l

To throw themselves over.

ejmaztec

Standman wrote: »

Dunno about songs but movies are pretty good for it. After PS I Love You I'd say there was a 70% increase in love sick Americans comin looking for their dream irish laddy, begorra.

Have to mention "Shrooms":o

chin_grin

ejmaztec wrote: »

Have to mention "Shrooms":o

What about Rawhead Rex?

Standman

ejmaztec wrote: »

Have to mention "Shrooms":o

haha, they only Irish that were in that were two dribbling fools, probably closer to truth than in ps i love you ill grant you

Luxie

Don't know about tourism, but it must get grating hailing from a place a song has been written about.

I remember years ago chatting to someone, that 'where you from yourself' conversation Irish people have abroad. She says 'Glenamaddy'. Followed by 'shut up' before I managed to sing 'Four Roooooaaaads'.

im invisible

Spancill hill is another one, theres a line in it 'it bein on the twenty third of june, the day before the fair' yould have people turning up on the 24th wondering why its so quiet, the horse fair is actually on the 23rd.

mudokon

So has anyone ever gone to by carrots from Clonown?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu823JdZmQg

Orando Broom

Badgermonkey wrote: »

Every time I leave the pale I encounter this chap

http://snipsnip.it/apbm1lfencz

Hope that helps.

YEEEEEEHOW!!!!!!

gamgsam

I met 12 different groups last summer from France who came to see Connemara. They knew all about it from the song les lacs du Connemara. They'd be telling me things about the place that I never knew.

Bit of a weird one cause they were people of all ages. Different strokes I suppose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l11GyqVu_-o

InTheTrees

gamgsam wrote: »

They knew all about it from the song les lacs du Connemara.

Yes, I've seen this too. Funny. I think it crosses age barriers because there's so many versions. The young'uns have modernised it.

Whole generations have grown up with that song and my french isnt quite good enough to know what the hell they're on about!

I'd like to see a translation of the lyrics.

InTheTrees

Ah the optimism of the 80's, when it looked like Dublin might become the new Monte Carlo...

:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw6F6XtBdoQ

gamgsam

InTheTrees wrote: »

Yes, I've seen this too. Funny.

I'd like to see a translation of the lyrics.

Scorched Earth Wind
Moorland stone
Around lakes,
This is for the living
A bit of hell
Connemara.

Dark clouds
From the north
Stain the earth,
Lakes, rivers
It is the scenery
Connemara.

The following spring,
The Irish sky
Was at peace.
Maureen has plunged
Naked in a lake
Connemara.

Sean Kelly has said:
"I'm Catholic.
Maureen too. "
The granite church
Limerick
Maureen said "yes."

From Tiperrary
Bally-Connelly
And Galway,
They arrived
County
Connemara.

Was the Connor
The O'Conolly,
The Flaherty
Ring of Kerry
And something to drink
Three days and two nights.

There, in Connemara,
We all know the price of silence.
There, in Connemara,
They say that life
It is folly
And madness
It is danced.

Scorched Earth Wind
Moorland stone
Around lakes,
This is for the living
A bit of hell
Connemara.

Dark clouds
From the north
Stain the earth,
Lakes, rivers
It is the scenery
Connemara.

It still lives
At the time of the Gaels
And Cromwell,
The rhythm of rain
And sun,
At no horses.

We still believe
Lake monsters
Seen swimming
Some summer nights
And plunge
For eternity.

It still
Men also
Came for
The rest of the soul
And for the heart
Taste better.

It still believes
That day will come
It is close by,
Where the Irish
Will make peace
Around the cross.

There, in Connemara,
We all know the price of war.
There, in Connemara,
We do not accept
Peace Welsh
Nor of the kings of England ...


There you go

InTheTrees

gamgsam wrote: »

The following spring,
The Irish sky
Was at peace.
Maureen has plunged
Naked in a lake
Connemara.

Sean Kelly has said:
"I'm Catholic.
Maureen too. "
The granite church
Limerick
Maureen said "yes."

Compelling stuff. I can see how it gets the frenchies blood boiling...

:eek:

gamgsam

Yeah the translation doesn't do it justice really, but I'm too lazy! You'll have to put up with googles job.

Some tune!