Poitin is a term for illegal whiskey. Illegal because taxes were not paid to the British government for its creation. In gaelic it is called uisce beatha (pronounced ish-ka bah-ha), the water of life. And the Irish of have tons of different names for it which you'll see throughout the song. The lyrics are no older than the early 1800s.Released unde…

A tack and sheet shanty.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, "Pogue Mahone Means Kiss My Arse" at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.

A song about an Irishman who immigrates to Australia. The song was collected in Australia in the 1950s by H.P.C. 'Duke' Tritton.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, "Pogue Mahone Means Kiss My Arse" at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.…

A Pirate Service Announcement (PSA) for Talk Like A Pirate Day.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.

A classic Irish sing-a-long.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.

Great pub sing-a-long about a man who robs Captain Farrell on the road. He brings the money home and shows it to his love, Jenny. Then while he's sleeping, his love takes his money and tells Captain Farrell where to find him. Metallica covered it in 1999 based on a version by Thin Lizzy.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike Lic…

I learned this song from the Wolfe Tones. It's a beautiful haunting dream of a place to rest forever. The Fisherman's paradise.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.…

A song from the Easter Uprising of 1916Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.

Possibly an adaptation of an old music hall song. The song was popularized by The Clancy Brothers, but I heard it from some pirate singers at various Renaissance Festivals.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling…

This is a fun old sea shanty about that magical mixture-grog. Grog was introduced to the Royal Navy in 1740. It was a mixture of rum and water. This served two purposes. One, the alcohol would kill the algae in fresh water so it was fresh water was still drinkable. Two, since sailors would often save up their rum rations and get pissed all at once,…

Which came first the chicken or the egg. I first learned about "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" from a popular American version written during the Civil War. That song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" was first published in 1863 as "Words and Music by Louis Lambert," which was a pseudonym for Patrick Sarsfield, 1829-1892. Patrick was a native of Ireland …

Morbid comical song from Newfoundland folk song written by Johnny Burke (1851-1930), a popular St. John's balladeer.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.…

Irish lyrics to the tune of "Old Swansea Town Once More". The "Holy Ground" is a quarter of Cobh (once known as Queenstown), which was inhabited mainly by fisherman. The tune is also refered to as The Cobh Sea Shanty. It was popular on the docks of Cork and Cobh as well as on the ships. The tune was originally a capstan shanty - a song sung as sail…

This is a beautiful visual song about a boy who learns about his father's support for Irish independence and decides to follow in his father's footsteps.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike License. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net or by calling 1-800-BUY-MY-CD.…

This song dates back to the 1700s. It is Child Ballad #289 and super popular on the Renaissance festival circuit where many new verses were written like the ones we added to this recording. If you enjoy this recording pick up our CD, A Collection of Irish Pub Songs at www.IrishSong.net.Released under a Creative Commons Noncommercial ShareAlike Lice…

An old Scottish song popularized by The Corries. Over-fishing in the Greenland sea during the early 19th century had a devastating toll on the whale stocks. A new hunting ground, the South-West Fishery, was discovered in the region of the Davis Straits and it was mostly here that The Diamond fished. In 1830 The Diamond, Eliza Swan and The Resolutio…