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Ireland has produced countless talented musicians and songwriters. There are hundreds of traditional Irish folk songs that are known all around the world, and many are still performed regularly today.
See is you can name the famous Irish songs that the lyrics below have been taken from.
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Sadly you have a lot to learn about Irish music. We take it you’re more partial to a bit of R’n’B rather than diddly-dee. Never mind, it’s the taking part that counts.
Maybe you should refresh your knowledge on some of the great Irish songs, and even get the guitar out and have a go a playing one or two yourself.
Watch videos, get the lyrics and chords and read about the histories behind great Irish songs
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A solid performance, not too bad at all. You have displayed a good knowledge of Irish songs, but still with room for improvement. Why not brush up on your knowledge on Irish singers, and watch videos of them performing some classic Irish songs.
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Hold on, were you actually one of the original members of the Dubliners? No? Well you could have been! You’re knowledge on Irish songs is up there with the best. You’re an Irish music virtuoso. Well done. Now see if you celebrate St Patrick’s Day with the same songs as the top Irish stars.
Irish music stars name their favourite St Patrick’s Day songs
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
“She is handsome, she is pretty”
“She is the belle of Belfast city.”Correct
I’ll Tell Me Ma is a much loved classic that is thought to have originated from a children’s skipping song. Many Irish cities claim it as theirs so you will often hear the girl being described as the belle of Dublin city, or Galway city etc
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I’ll Tell Me Ma is a much loved classic that is thought to have originated from a children’s skipping song. Many Irish cities claim it as theirs so you will often hear the girl being described as the belle of Dublin city, or Galway city etc
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
“But the Water is wide, I cannot swim over”
“Nor have I, the wings to fly.”Correct
Carrickfergus is now one of Ireland’s favourite ballads but it didn’t really become well known until the 1960s when Dominic Behan started to perform it. The actor Peter O’Toole is also credited with helping to revive the song by bringing it to Behan’s attention.
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Carrickfergus is now one of Ireland’s favourite ballads but it didn’t really become well known until the 1960s when Dominic Behan started to perform it. The actor Peter O’Toole is also credited with helping to revive the song by bringing it to Behan’s attention.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
“I went to an alehouse I used to frequent”
“And told the landlady my money was spent”
“I asked her for credit she answered me nay!”
“Such a custom as yours I can get any day.”Correct
Wild Rover. One of the great sing along chorus songs in the vanguard of the folk revival of the 1960s. It became so popular that many folk clubs banned it because they felt it was overdone. It’s a popular drinking song…but did it begin life as anti-drinking song?
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Wild Rover. One of the great sing along chorus songs in the vanguard of the folk revival of the 1960s. It became so popular that many folk clubs banned it because they felt it was overdone. It’s a popular drinking song…but did it begin life as anti-drinking song?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
“I saw the danger yet I passed along enchanted way”
“And I said let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day.”Correct
Raglan Road. Patrick Kavanagh’s masterpiece about his doomed love affair with a beautiful medical student in Dublin.
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Raglan Road. Patrick Kavanagh’s masterpiece about his doomed love affair with a beautiful medical student in Dublin.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
“She bid me take things easy as the leaves grow on the tree”
“But I being young and foolish with her did not agree.”Correct
Down by the Salley Gardens is an old Irish folk song that was partly reworked by the Irish poet WB Yeats.
More about Down by the Salley Gardens – a story of unrequited love
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Down by the Salley Gardens is an old Irish folk song that was partly reworked by the Irish poet WB Yeats.
More about Down by the Salley Gardens – a story of unrequited love
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
“By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling”
“Michael they have taken you away”
“You stole Trevelyan’s corn so the kids might see the morn”
“Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.”Correct
The Fields of Athenry, about a family separated during the Irish Famine, became an instant ‘folk classic’ when it was written by Dublin songwriter Pete St John in the early 1980s. It has since been adopted by Irish sports fans and is sung at soccer and rugby matches.
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The Fields of Athenry, about a family separated during the Irish Famine, became an instant ‘folk classic’ when it was written by Dublin songwriter Pete St John in the early 1980s. It has since been adopted by Irish sports fans and is sung at soccer and rugby matches.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
“Just a lad of 18 summers”
“Yet there’s no one can deny”
“As he marched to death that morning”
“He proudly held his head on high.”Correct
Kevin Barry, about a young man who was executed for his part in the ambush of a British army truck, is one of the most enduring songs from the Irish War of Independence.
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Kevin Barry, about a young man who was executed for his part in the ambush of a British army truck, is one of the most enduring songs from the Irish War of Independence.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
“Now when we’re out a sailing and you are far behind”
“Fine letters I will send to you with the secrets of my mind.”Correct
The Holy Ground. Often sung as a raucous drinking song but also works as a slow ballad.
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The Holy Ground. Often sung as a raucous drinking song but also works as a slow ballad.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
“Tell me who is the giant with the gold curling hair”
“He who rides at the head of your band”
“Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare”
“And he looks like a king in command.”Correct
Kelly the Boy from Killane was one of the leaders in the 1798 Rebellion in Wexford.
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Kelly the Boy from Killane was one of the leaders in the 1798 Rebellion in Wexford.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
“I called my wife and I said to her will you kindly tell to me”
“Who owns that head upon the bed where my old head should be?”Correct
Seven Drunken Nights is about a man who returns home drunk every night and finds various clues that his wife is having an affair. It was made famous by the Dubliners in the 1960s and has recently been revived by young bands like Celtic Thunder.
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Seven Drunken Nights is about a man who returns home drunk every night and finds various clues that his wife is having an affair. It was made famous by the Dubliners in the 1960s and has recently been revived by young bands like Celtic Thunder.
