Fields of athenry is irelands second national anthem, not even up for debate.

that song super popular here in Newfoundland. every Sunday the radio stations plays Newfoundland Irish music all morning

Favourite drinking song in the Royal Navy... At least it used to be; they probably don't even allow alcohol anymore. Just in case someone forgets to close a valve and we end up refuelling the south Atlantic. It was ONE time!

As a folk music fan, There are a million "Irish" songs that are English, and vice-versa with all nations of the British Isles. Many examples!

100% correct. I have been singing it for about 35 years. I always preface the song with a brief explanation to this fact.

Irish people took a lot of musical influence from Great Britian: Jigs, Fiddles for example. The parting glass being a scottish song attached to a famous scottish tradition of the parting glass tradtion in scotland. One Irish muscian a hundred years ago talking about how most of the songs he song were actually scottish/English in origin because at one point Jigs, fiddles and folk music was not very Irish thing but the sound came from Great Britian like Scotland and England. So yeah, Irish music is full of non-Irish origin songs because of it, Wild Mountain Thyme is a rearangement of a famous scottish poem. Yeah, you know what that type of music is becoming more and more part of Irish culture as of British, look I am Scottish with an Irish mother and English/Scottiah father so I am all for the mixing of music on the Islands, it is definately a sound that binds us together.

What the fuck is the 'Alehouse era'? Sounds fucking great.

Love luke kelly. He's one of the people that inspired me to learn to play the banjo as a teen. Have you ever seen his looked into his Merlin Long Neck Banjo? Really cool instrument almost fully aluminium apart from the finger board and the head. Definitely think that would be worth a video lol

I was expecting to hear the song Maniac when I heard 'irelands second anthem' because at any irish wedding, you will more than likely hear this song.

Danny Boy is probably the most famous Irish song that is actually written by an Englishman - the words at least

Haha As an American I can’t believe Irish people call an English drinking song their “second national anthem” *googles the origin of the Star Spangled Banner* “Oh no…”

Thanks Davy💓. You are simply great 😍😍. I am learning a lot about different aspects of Irish history and culture with you🎉🥳💓💓😍

I never realised where this song came from. Luke Kelly was great. If he liked the song he sang it. A strong man who didn’t care what others thought. The song is Very popular in the Irish bars around New York City. At the parade on Saint Patrick’s day ,you get tired of that song ..soo many people sing it. ❤

Being Irish you will hear this song every way but we still love it

Loads of songs that people think are Irish are actually English or Scottish ... there's no great mystery here.

When I was in the navy (1972/75) this was sung regularly almost as a British navy anthem - and yes it was always accompanied by beer ( lots and lots) drink wise second only to Zulu warrior 😂.

The real Irish anthem is ghost town by the specials 😂

Come out ye black and tans!

The first Irish KZfaqr I found yey

No wonder Ma would sing this to us as kids and have no issue with us singing it. She’s English. Lol

Although it was an english lawyer(Frederic Weatherly) who put the words to Derry Air - *Danny Boy* is way up there.🇮🇪

I thought you were gonna say maniac lol

A nautical song of the merchant shipping type

How did I not know this? I always thought this the epitome of Irish music. Mind shattered 🤯

I’m my primary school we sang this song and the teacher is like oh it’s an Irish song and now me finding out it’s not-

You have the best eyebrows i have ever seen

I'll be 100% honest, I've only heard this song sang once. I'd argue come out ye black and tans is the true second national anthem

'A nation once again' is Ireland's unofficial national anthem.

if luke kelly sings a song it instantly becomes irish regardless of its history.

Well time for this lancashire lad to do a cover of this tune

Historically, the Irish couldn't afford to have much to call their own. Even if the fact is that those famous songs are not originally from Ireland, their gene-engraved gift took them, made them nice to sing, turned them into something Irish. This is the point to note - to make the best of life.

hey, this is a big campfire song at fsc! absolutely love it

This just proves that music belongs to us all.

You ever just look at somebodys face and can tell they're somewhere from the British Isles without any additional info?

Wild rover for drinking, fields of athenry and irelands call for rugby . All very popular. I love this channel,good job nicely done!!

Me being ten and hearing about this:Well I’m going to prison😢😂

I have never heard this song sung properly, ive only ever heard it sung by drunk sailors at sailing events lol

Never once heard this referred to as our '2nd National Anthem'. I can think of half a dozen that better fit that bill (and that's *without* invoking Put 'Em Under Pressure, The Breakfast Roll Song or Maniac 2000). In fact, I can think of at least 3 other *Luke Kelly* tracks that are more likely to be thought of as substitute Nationsl Anthems. That pedantry aside, good bit of info here!

maniac 2000, do not question it lads

I was singing this in the back of an Army ambulance drunk out of my mind

Whiskey im the jar

🎶 never no more will I swim in a pool with Michael Barrymore 🎶

The Irish is really hard to learn but thank u all for supporting my country

HEAD DOWN DO THE PUB FOR A PINT OF GUINNESS

Luke voice is always feel so familiar ❤

We sing it in burnley

Hi Davy. Cousin Gerard here. Great stuff!

For a second i thought he was gonna pull out the dropkick murphys 😭

Obviously Maniac 2000 is the national anthem

Now that's a really feckin' Irish lad

Me who’s Irish thinking this guy has a really big Irish accent

So ironic, listening to it always gave me a nice homie feeling of ireland. It still will, but it's cool knowing it originated in england lol

It's saying there's alot of alcoholics over there

Ireland already has two national anthems

How to clear a folk session.. start singing the wild rover.😂😂

walter white falling over gif

I heard the Blackburn parody first 💀

POV MT DADS DRUNK SONG 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Well I can confirm that buddy. I was singing this song in the car and I got pulled over.

Like Dirty Old Town.. whiskey on a Sunday.. The butcher boy.. so many songs actually came from England.. Love the channel from a Laois man in Canada :)

I've never once heard it referred to as Ireland's second national anthem

Would never have thought that now

soon as i heard it, i started singin along in my head

Sean South should be our anthem

The Germans have a similar drinking song with the same tune. Gets you merry every time🍺🍻

😂 It is Irish, whiskey is an Irish invention. Obviously written by someone from Ireland teaching the English how to drink properly!

I was expecting fields of athenry or there's whiskey in the jar

ME LITERALLY JAMMING EVERY SINGLE DAY TO THIS SONG AND LUKE KELLY!!

It's actually..."Come out ye black.and tans!"

I play that on The Tin Whistle lol

Jeez. Went to a long Dublin wkend pub crawl 25 yrs ago and this song was played everywhere. Just brought back a great memory 👍

Im irish and have lived here pretty much my entire life but I've never heard it before

This broke me soul.... Me entire family was born in Ireland... I was had here in the states... I hate everything now😢😢

Not me thinking of whiskey in a jar

Bro said it was 350 years old but made in 17th century😂 he thinks it’s 1950

Irelands call is our second National anthem, everyone in Ireland has heard the song and we even sing it as our anthem before rugby games

My dumbass tought it was green green grass

'The Black Velvet Band' is also English in origin. As is the tune to 'The Star of the County Down'.

Me about to think I’m a failure of Irish person not knowing the song but then you played it at the end and I knew it😅😅

Not me thinking it was whiskey in a jar 💀

Not me thinking the jumbo breakfast roll at the start-

Sláinte!!🍻🍻😁

No irish person ever called this the 2nd national anthem .ever

It's a staple on school saint Patrick's day

wild rover has always been british at least for me

I thought it was “Act My Age” lol

Dirty old town: is written about Salford by someone born and brought up there. Admittedly of Irish descent

I am 20 from Dublin and never heard this tune before. I go to trad seshes often too. go figure

100 per cent!!! Well done buddy!!!👊👊 and still love your videos and the GnR album behind ya!!!👊👊🤣🤣🤣 But you are right and we'll done for doing your research and work!!!💪💪

Skewball / Plains of Kildare is also, despite its geographical setting, an English song

The English lyrics are the great poofter tho.💀😂

Tree hundred years ago 🤣 never gets old...

i live in ireland and i never hear that song but i bet its just played in the kesh

I thought u were gonna say the rubber bandits horse outside

easy to explain. the songs been colonised.

I’m Irish and I’m just gonna say it’s whiskey and beer song and irish people LOVE whiskey and beer like when u showed the Irish beer Guinness

There's actually a satirical East Frisian version (German language) with some puns and very dry humour. "An der Nordseeküste"

Finally a video that mentions Irish I've been scattering KZfaq for 3 years and this is the 4th video I've sene mention the word Irish or Ireland I know the country is small but still

bonus points if someone inisits on singing the final chorus 'and i'll play when i'm sober, no never no more'

Even in the states it's an Irish pub classic