Dublin Can be Heaven

[@jameshealy7453]

We used this song at my mother's funeral. She was a proud dub. It brought, and still brings, tears to my eyes.

[@thom8406]

Rip Dublin. Glad i got to know you so well decades ago before you ceased to be ours.

[@Capricornlady-r8v]

Deffo Heffo. I know what ya mean!

[@Capricornlady-r8v]

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[@Capricornlady-r8v]

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[@Andrew-j9p2d]

Thursday January 23rd 2025😮

[@NaCreagachaDubha]

Lovely! Rip Noel, a fabulous talent never forgotten

[@phyllisfinlay4317]

I look forward to walking up Grafton Street soon after the pandemic passes I miss You sooo much my beautiful Grafton Street X

[@helenbeggs9556]

Just beautiful. Dublin I love you. ❤️🙏🙂☘️🔥✝️🌹

[@queenievenus]

No one can sing this lovely song only Noel.

[@JorgeMadTor]

I love Dublin, On holidays I stay there two weeks every years. I love temple bar, the weather, everything :) I'm from Spain

[@eamonndoconnor]

Good for you!

[@bw0704]

Brings back wonderful memories of growing up in Dublin, many, many years ago. Not quite the same today, so these memories are precious.

[@helenaville5939]

No city stays the same.

[@remyboy86]

Ahhhh yes Noel Purcell . Was watching him on a film the other day. A real Irish man. A gent. A legend .he makes me proud to be Irish .great montage. 10/10.

[@josephinekennedy5855]

Your welcome.😁

[@josephinekennedy5855]

I still love it and I'm teaching my granddaughter it, I live in Canada now and she is singing that song. She is only four and a half God bless her.🌹🌹🌹🇨🇦🇨🇮

[@Aegis---]

That's the ivory coast flag, not the irish flag

[@ibolyakovacsevics4624]

Lovely memories from Ireland my second home 😍❤💚

[@denisriordan4548]

love this song. brings back great memories of me grandad. he thought me the words of this song. when I'm low it's a great pick up song . rip grandad loved you so much

[@stephenoneill2844]

My grandad was a dud too , he was born on 12th of February in 1930 in "10a cuff street" and died in 1996 and I love love loved him , humanity reached its peak with him. (as you said) RIP grandad.

[@susanmorris8094]

Graftan streets a wonderland, there's magic in the air, there are diamonds in the ladies eyes and gold dust in her hair.... lovely line. Thats the way a lady/girl should be spoken about. Thanks for letting us share, wonderful song x

[@ShayFarrelly]

Thanks Annette a great song and Noel sings it so well

[@frankdargan2071]

This songs brings so many happy memories thank

[@freddiem1]

Love this song. I have been searching for it for a while. My 91 year old mother will be able to sing along

[@Dehosae]

Noel used to go to mass at city Quay & always acknowledged you, what a dub

[@leofitzsimon8563]

Absolutely brilliant, what an amazing character he was.

[@josephinekennedy5855]

Glad.you that you like it.😁

[@josephinekennedy5855]

He was great.🤩

[@db3765]

This song will always remind me of my grandfather. Thank you for uploading.

[@oceallaigh3980]

allways liked noel purcell singing and acting ,he was allways very proud of his irish roots

[@ShayFarrelly]

Patrick I am truly delighted that you like this it took us a while to get the original song as it was the only one I wanted it is amazing and I've always loved it. I am delighted you like it and that you think your father would be happy with it. Thank you very much you've made my day, in fact my week. Regards Shay

[@mickdunne981]

What a beautiful song and voice 😍 greetings from the county of Kildare

[@binacraine3552]

This is indeed the perfect rendition of a wonderful song - and those pictures, oh they make you homesick, even if you've only been there once...

[@storybuddy]

Makes me smile, nice one!!

[@annettegriffin2009]

Oh love this... The great late Noel Purcell.. RIP

[@josephinekennedy5855]

Thank you ❤️

[@eileensmith5373]

ahh lovely feeling very nostalgic after that!!! thank you

[@lidelbeer]

Dublin forever love you Dublin from a true blue Dubliner

[@seanobriain1]

Noel Purcell gives the definitive rendering of this song... but the song (Lyrics and Music) was actually written by Leo Maguire, well known from the 1950's to the 1980's as the presenter of the Walton Programme on Radio Éireann/RTÉ Radio 1 each Saturday afternoon.

[@sentimentaloldme]

"Our heritage of Irish Music. The songs our Father's loved"...♪♫

[@marieoreilly4334]

Leo was living near me when I was a child in Rathgar and my Father a friend of his Leo was a gentleman he was lovely to meet I love that song Dublin Can Be Heaven I wish Dublin could be Heaven again Rip Leo and Noel Marie Rathgar Dublin

[@FionaMarie1234]

This is lovely!

[@pjnpurcell]

Thanks, Shay for this. Dad would be proud he's still remembered for this song. do you know he never made a cent from it! Patrick Joeph Noel Purcell ( #3 Son)

[@maryhatch9225]

It's the very best version of this beautiful song. I'm sorry he didn't profit from it. He was a greatly loved man, especially by his fellow Dubs. I was lucky to see him one day in McCambridges in Johnson's Court, a tall and gentle giant.

[@King_kenny73]

Lovely song ..it was sung yesterday outside gaybos funeral by all the people..it was his favorite song

[@eamonndoconnor]

Fantastic song. Your Dad was great 😊

[@pjnpurcell]

@@eamonndoconnor Thanks, Eamon. Still sung today!

[@patdoyle3686]

Noel Purcell🌟 a great and lovely Irishman☘ he made this song his own📀

[@marymalone6629]

Leo Maguire was our choir master in Parnell Square Tech an Irish man through and through really admired him.

[@krystalmorgan6663]

Me and my grandad love this song my grandad meat him and from dublin I was in Steven's green on November 4th 2017 Saturday

[@Dabhach1]

My mother's Dublin. When I was a toddler, a half hour shopping trip would take four hours because she stopped to chat with EVERYONE! Not like that anymore.

[@patrickconnolly4511]

Noel Purcell My Old Brown Son God Rest You Rest In Peace

[@MichelleSullivan]

Love the archival photos particularly - cheers!

[@lizdoyle7158]

🕚🕚🕚DUBLIN CAN BE HEAVEN WITH COFFEE AT 🕚🕚🕚 SUPER FAB SONG BY NOEL PURCELL 😊😊😊 NOVEMBER 2016 ☘🐢🐦

[@garybland782]

I remember my granddad telling me that, Noel was his cousin; I think he said cousin. It was a very long time ago he told me, perhaps late 60s or early 70s. Granddad's surname is, Meagher.

[@ShayFarrelly]

Thank you the singer is the late Noel Purcell

[@mickdunne981]

What a voice .Im from Athy in kildare and i love That Song you Dubs are so whitty Thank for sharing that beautiful Song

[@glennmac3214]

Up the dubs 💙💙💙💙💙

[@ajab1274]

Dubs are and always will be dubs. We need no special counsel in any regard. We are just dubs and we love Dublin so much🎉

[@joycephilip1]

Hi,Pat.I've been honoured to represent Darrara,Clonakilty in the Cork over60sTalent Finals at the City Hall in June and have decided that I will sing this wonderful song. The F key suits my voice,too.

[@pjnpurcell]

@shayfarrelly Totally my pleasure, Shay. I'd love to drop this down to a DVD so I can keep it, along with other films and recordings of of Dad's, but I don't know how. Can U pls advise, if its OK?

[@kmkavanagh1]

pjnpurcell

[@maryhatch9225]

I know it's a long time since this was written, but I just spotted it. If you didn't manage to get that recording, I have it on my computer -- downloaded before KZbin stopped people doing that. If you want it, you could e-mail me at mary.hatch8 @ gmail.com

[@conorokeeffe5658]

Noting like a sunny day in Dublin

[@sorr3nto]

I really enjoyed that.

[@pjnpurcell]

He did! He recorded quite a few, both singing and monologs. Check out Glenside Records Some of them were: The Man Me Mother Married Kilcock Pretty Polly What the Doctor Ordered McCarthy on EMI The Filly with the Long black Main When I was young On Dolphin: Brendan Behan The Rare Oul' Times EMI Ireland 'Folk tales of Old Ireland" The Well at the End of The World' Good luck in your search. Patrick Purcell ( Noel's #3 Son)

[@fermageehamilton1402]

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[@ShayFarrelly]

Hi Francis 3 of us from camera club did this av between us glad you like it

[@tessblack8651]

Make Dublin Great Again!!! please?

[@ShayFarrelly]

Good spot, hope you enjoyed.

[@phyllishanratty5637]

Ahh the memories

[@anthonyfrew1571]

Noel Purcell - stole many a British film from under the noses of the stars - this song is very much his own

[@ShayFarrelly]

Hi Patrick I'm sorry but I'm not sure how you could write it to DVD you should beable to copy it down to a PC or USB key I think

[@owenmartin3307]

Dublin a kip now, very sad

[@simonnolan2063]

Dublins gone unfortunately it’s like London now so sad.

[@Alphae21]

wdym

[@simonnolan2063]

@@Alphae21 overcrowded impersonal city that has lost all its community speit

[@Alphae21]

@@simonnolan2063 name a capital city of a country with over 6m people that still has 'community speit'..

[@simonnolan2063]

@@Alphae21 Havana is one. But what’s that got to do what I said. I said Dublin has chant and. It for the best ok

[@simonnolan2063]

@@Alphae21 it’s obvious your not from Dublin if you can’t see the changes

[@AMRPK]

Jaysus

[@tuforu4]

DRUGS NOW.

[@alexodonnell6191]

Finally...the voice of Dublin...why do the others even bother???? Mind you the pictures are VILE!!!!!

[@ShayFarrelly]

Alex O'Donnell thanks for your comment, but a bit harsh to state that someone’s work is VILE, some of these photographs were taken by people who were new to photography and learning their art, and although this is 7 years ago and the photographers may look back and agree it is not their best work, I still think it’s unfortunate to use such language. Your opinion would have been good enough without the last sentence, in fact I think the last sentence only acts to detract from your view. Many thanks for taking the time to view and comment.

[@ShayFarrelly]

Alex O'Donnell a final point I notice you haven’t presented your own work for comment either.

[@Jack-up1sb]

@@ShayFarrelly I think the photos are lovely Shay, remind me of the Dublin I know, the song is timeless and the photos suit that mood very well, thanks for uploading