Spancil Hill Horse Fair, Co. Clare, Ireland 1981

[@Jeremyramone]

Woke up in California many miles from spancilhill. The shane/c Moore version is perfection.

[@raygreen5926]

Ah, that is Red Hurley walking amongst the country folk in the mystical County Clare. These were horsey people but not the posh ones. Had to laugh when the camera zoomed into the trader's pocket full of cash. All those oldtimers dead now sure life is verily only a passing dream. The kids now probably have their own kids and occupied with the manifold cares of life and long forget that innocent interlude at Spancil Hill. 1981 was two generations ago now. It was the febrile year of the hunger strike in Northern Ireland and Anthony Baekeland, once a poor rich kid, succumbed in a lonely prison cell in Riker's Island, NYC. But then it's all a dream isn't it and time makes ghosts of us all. ☘🇮🇪🇺🇸☘

[@LetsAllDrinkToTheDeathOfAClown]

Well put my brother. Speaking of the 81' Hunger Strike reminds me of The Wolfe Tones epic, "Joe McDonnell". Your words also stirred up, "We may have good men, but we never had better, glory o', glory o', to the Bold Fenian Men". Salutations my friend 🍀 🍀 🍀 🇮🇪 🍀 🍀 🍀

[@Dhspat]

I believe I was at the Horse Fair that year. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@td370]

Share your experience if you’re willing

[@fnh8340]

I am sure I was there as well.

[@mariapierce2707]

🥰

[@vintagebuddha]

Thank You

[@robsmithadventures1537]

I think this is my favourite video online.

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

Great video and great version of the song

[@mariapierce2707]

Love this! Thank you!

[@marklockwood8386]

I was there aged 10

[@21stcenturymuse27]

Amazing to see this.

[@jimdalton6140]

A Ireland 🇮🇪 I remembered good simple times

[@richiehoyt8487]

Love the Oul' Fella at 1:40 lashin' out the _bon mots_ left 'n' right like a cross between Lil Wayne and David Niven. Only trouble is, in spite of him being a fellow countryman of mine, I reckon the anecdotes and witticisms might be wasted on me; I think I would no more understand him than I would Chaucer!

[@Sinnerboy88]

There's a hairy ass fair in the County Clare in a place they call Spancil Hill. Where my brother James got a rap of the hames and poor Paddy they tried to kill. They loaded him up in an old ass and cart while Kate and big Mary stood by. Ah, bad luck to the day that I went away, to join with the tinker's band.

[@declanokeeffe84]

The Pecker Dunnes song, he was probably in Spancill Hill in 1981 too.

[@gkelly4588]

Sullivans John

[@johnnielson7676]

The best version I ever heard sung was by Robbie McMahon during the evening programme at the 1978 Fleadh Cheoil in Listowel, County Kerry. One man, one voice singing on his own without a light show, fog machine or a satin and leather costume. The power of his performance and solo voice was greater than any of the big stage extravaganzas which have since become prevalent.

[@margaretsullivan]

Robbie McMahon not great.

[@Alakeaful]

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[@Roddy1965]

Who's that walkin' around there? Eoin McLove?

[@magpie6648]

Red Hurley

[@magpie6648]

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[@richiehoyt8487]

HaHa! Good 'un. That chancer there, (and admittedly, he _was_ in the Housewives' Top 2 or 3, along with "Spi' on me, Dickie" Rock, and Joe Dolan, all during the '70's and into the '80's), him - and guys _like_ him, were the reason there wasn't a town in Ireland that didn't have a pirate radio station. Not that _they_ were much of an alternative, but give me Don Henley and Supertramp over the dreaded Gina, Dale Hayes & The Champions _any_ time! Anyway, even if you didn't actually _know,_ you could tell a mile off that that dude was in the music biz; he's got the look _down..!_ Y'know, the look that says, "Sorry if I seem a little distant - my mind is on other things. Bigger things... _Visionary_ things!" If he was a rocker, he woulda had one of those magical electric guitars that you can play on the edge of those dramatic, storm - lashed cliffs!

[@noelmaher4633]

June 81, was in Corinto Nicaragua.....#irishpine

[@smurph4959]

Kept thinking the presenter was going to get a kick at some stage walking so close to the backs of the horses 🙈

[@KrisHughes]

That's one reason most carry a stick.

[@voraciousreader3341]

Getting kicked only happens to those who don’t know what they’re doing, and children.

[@kramalerav]

That song could actually work as a power metal tune!

[@alllovingcowherdboy4475]

Fine legs God bless them

[@Martin-sp4zf]

I see now that the Queen of England's Guard is all mounted on Irish Draughts with some Clyde's Dale thrown in.

[@Drew206619]

Christy Moore brought me here

[@besnikzogaj9887]

The lyrics please?

[@o00scorpion00o]

Ah the good O'l Ireland where People had Morals now the Island is being destroyed by the idealisms and wokeness from the USA.

[@fionndoorley7004]

More like imported outrage about 'wokeness' from the USA exhibited by people like you.

[@voraciousreader3341]

It would be nice to know who sang the song! If I have to keep digging for info myself on uploaded videos, I’ll unsubscribe to this channel!

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Might be Red Hurley. Not sure.