Irish Lad Explains 'Óró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile'

[@davyholden]

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[@juangiordano287]

I like paper.books

[@tatyanagilyova7428]

Erin go bragh! Best wishes from Ukraine, go raibh maith agat!

[@patwynne8373]

Where can I buy one Davy? And your videos are brilliant, God save Ireland.

[@karlbarry6004]

Davey where can I get 1 off your books

[@АлександраДунаева-к2с]

I'm studing gaeilge by this song❤

[@CatatonicallyYours]

A song of victory. When my son was born, we both almost died. Every day he was intubated, i would sing Oro se do Bheatha Bhaile to him. Let my wee fighter know he would make it home. He just turned one year old a couple weeks ago. ❤

[@ooglybooglyboo9620]

Beautiful. Much health to you and your family ❤

[@elwolf8536]

Here's to your little warrior 🍻

[@padraicodomhnall2711]

💚😊

[@nurabusnaq6367]

I sang that song to my son. We too had a rough time. Energency C- section. A nurse who was Irish came to talk with me and was so kind to me. She had not heard her own language in many years.

[@urigeklange]

❤😊

[@johnsalamander-dz1qz]

Hi from an Irish descendant in South Africa. Thanks for the info. I still support Irish rugby

[@needsaride15126]

I live in America. My Grandfather was from Ireland, a town called Clonbur. Listening to Davy's voice makes me think of him. I'm glad I came upon this channel.

[@blancarosabeltranvelazquez4176]

Up The Irish People!. Thank you for sharing this video!. 🇮🇪

[@jm7578]

Hi from New York, I just like a lot of New Yorkers have more family in Ireland 🇮🇪 than in the USA . My family here recently had a reunion with our relatives in Ireland. This history is precious to us.🏆

[@huskymom234]

Murphy from. Brooklyn here

[@shuddupeyaface]

In your dreams. You wouldn't know Ireland if it bit your ass. You're dreaming pal. Ireland is not your country. So but out brother !

[@shuddupeyaface]

​@@huskymom234lol

[@Asgard2208]

Northern Protestant here: love your stuff, Davy. We're all Irishmen in the end. Sad to say, too many of my religious compatriots up here don't realize that England would drop us in a heartbeat if they could. Until Washington orders the next imperial war, of course....

[@DesmondCampbell-zd1xw]

Ya Ho Asgard!! Excellent comment sir. North Men South Men!!

[@TheLeahygirl]

North men, South men Comrades all. Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Donegal, We're on the one road singing along, Singing the Soldiers Song

[@DavidJamesquoracy]

England is dropping the English in a heartbeat too, so what do you expect?

[@nonconformist9991]

The reformation was supposed to be about correcting bad theology Satan used that to start trying to kill the Church and the battle still rages. Jesus and his kingdom wins in the end at least that is what I have read in the bible.

[@Notmyrealnameanymore]

Wolfe Tone was Protestant

[@kkeelty64]

Thinking about the desperate soldiers inside the GPO singing An Dord Feinne as it was surrounded and being shelled gives me chills.

[@Rigpigontheloose]

We need more channels like this to maintain what’s left of our culture

[@grzegorzaugustyniak6405]

And stop voting for disgusting leftists.

[@TheLeahygirl]

This was the first song we learned at school. Im 65 now and still live it. Thanks for the video.

[@thesilversurfer7136]

Oi. This is amazing. Very interesting. My Irish Ancestors moved to America during the potato famine. They became farmers in southern America. Dirt poor, went into Bootlegging liquor, ending up in rubber manufacturing. Love this video.

[@mjnaz65]

Begging everyone's pardon but I saw this video on my scroll and because of a comment in here found the Seo Linn version. What a beautiful song and a beautiful language. Count this American with 18% Irish DNA as a new subscriber

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge of Gaëlic, Ireland is every where in Canada, we have a canton de Kilkenny in Québec.🍁⚜

[@joyb5525]

My mum would be 96 had she lived, but this was her favourite song. Her father Herbert Gregory Phibbs was a Collins man. Mums husband whose own dad was PJ was a first cousin to Dan Breen and also was involved with Collins. What a mess of a country we have now. Politicians who show nothing but contempt for ordinary people.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

My great grandfather fled Galway for Boston in 1902 after killing a British soldier who had kidnapped and raped his baby sister. she survived but my great grandfather left the monster's pieces in Galway, Clare and Tipperary. A few months later a 16 year old girl who lived a few doors down also fled Ireland lying about her age and the two married a few months later. My great grand aunt joined a convent near Boston in 1910 or thereabouts. My great grandfather taught me his native tongue from my first word until he died when I was not quite four years old but as there was no one else to speak it with I lost that language and no longer remember a word of it. My great grandfather would sing this song with a tear in his eye every single time anyone would mention my great grandmother in his presence. I do remember in the version he sang that it was all about my great grandmother extoling her many infinite virtues. I know it's a war song today but to him it was a love song. I completely forgot about this one memory I had until I just randomly found Davey Holden's videos and watched his short describing this and then I had flashbacks going back to my childhood 60 years ago and now I'm the one with a tear in my eye. We here in America have nothing left of what made us Irish save our DNA and our names and scant oral history of those our ancestors left behind to deal with the British.

[@DeirdreCatherineDoyle]

They have a 'go' at me in Eire ... too much Limerick accent! Like I care.

[@neveo9428]

​​​@@nunyabiznez6381Genocide & looting is still the British establishments way & so many coun tries are filled with poverty, death and corruption due to the British royals and & Zionist bankers who own most of the world due to heinous crimes for 600 years at least. My father loved Collins dearly as did so many - De Valera turns out to have been a British spy who had it in for Collins & was behind his death probably. The Irish people have died in their millions for centuries...Vey sad. The Irish language banned by British for so long now practically dead...My mother told me a few words if it but was a bit ashamed of the language sadly ie had been made to feel that. Those who died to free Ireland very poor usually due to British rule - makes me feel very sad. I woukd love e to have heard this song he talked about but he did not let us hear it!

[@neveo9428]

​@@DeirdreCatherineDoyleCounties make fun of each other- Kerry accent also made fun of which is unfair. All the Irish accents are unique & I love to hear them ( the Northern Irish accent harder to like but not their fault!) My parents left Ireland when young to seek a better life and jobs in England ( like mmions of Irish for centuries forced to do) where they worked like slaves often to earn rent etc. I would like to learn Irish & started but it' needs determination! Online only could not find a class in person yet here in SW England. Slan go foill:)

[@andrewgrimshaw1606]

I'm a brit with an Irish mum (Church town Cork) and an Irish wife (Dublin). I really enjoy the channel best wishes Andy.

[@QvodInferivs]

In lock down a few years ago i taught myself to play the violin. At least to say irish/scottish fiddle music was my soucre of inspiration to learn. Oro se do bheatha bhaile was one of the few irish tuned i learned to play. Thank you for explaining the history of the song. Bless Ireland 🇮🇪 luv from Australia 🇦🇺

[@plj2084]

💚🇮🇪🤝🇦🇺👍

[@southernlady5085]

Have you tried the tin whistle? Great instrument, easy to learn.

[@cindycchesney5716]

Seo Linn is my favorite version of this song. Very strong and heart felt! God Bless Ireland Forever!

[@davyholden]

Great version indeed!

[@TheEvilDrR]

Makes me want to go kill dragons. So powerful.

[@kajteksroda9033]

@@TheEvilDrR And vampires as well

[@kajteksroda9033]

Mine is by Sinead. Let spirit be with you. Long live Ireland and freedod loving people!

[@thegreatselkie6009]

I LOVE their version of the song! 💚☘️🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@helenamcginty4920]

I learnt about Pádraig Pearse doing A level English Literature. W B Yeats poem Easter 1916 was instrumental in putting names to the fighters. Our teacher was an Irish nun so she fleshed out the story. My paternal grandfather was from Achill Island (Also connected with Grace O'Malley) and his wife told my mother of visits to the house by men from Ireland who had quiet conversations in Gaelic with grandad. These were never discussed. 😊 For all anyone knew they were discussing where jobs could be got.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

My great grandfather., who was born on the shore of a lake in 1880 in Galway and who came to America in 1902, used to sing this song every time anyone mentioned his late wife. my great grandmother who passed away before I was born. It must have been love because the version he sang would last for hours. I doubt he ever heard the later version of this song. To him it was a love song. But I did not know it's name until watching your videos. I only remembered the tune and that he sang it in Irish, the last in his family to speak the tongue. He taught me when I was a toddler but after he left us I lost the words having no one to share them with.

[@SpaceDogGlobalEntertainment]

Very interesting history! And the Irish language has got to be one of the nicest sounding languages to have ever existed, it’s a real pleasure to the ears along with Scottish Gaelic. I love this song and it’s nice to know the history behind it, I didn’t know there was a version about Bonnie Prince Charlie! God bless Ireland, from Scotland! 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davyholden]

Such a great song. Love it! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪💚

[@seanfaherty]

Not when my Dad is swearing at you it isn’t

[@IosuamacaMhadaidh]

Slàinte!

[@danielnln]

🇺🇲 🤝 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Rebellescum]

As an irish person living in Wales, i can say Welsh is also a beautiful language.

[@dragonfilms1959]

I love the history within Irish music. Actually, one of my ancestors created the second (I think) biggest brotherhood organisation: The Fenian Brotherhood. My ancestors was John O’Mahoney, who fought in the American Civil War as a Colonel in the 69th New York Infantry Regiment, which is still active today, he was in many Fenian Raids in Canada, and served in the [Young Irelander] Rebellion Of 1848, and he was a partner with James Stephens. He was born in 1815 in Kilbeheny, on the border between County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland, which is also where my clan originated in: O’Mahoney (Also known as: Mahany, Mahoney, etc)

[@SuperNorajoe]

Thank you for teaching us the history of this song!

[@emiexx]

I love listening to Sinead O'Connor's live version .

[@LibraOwl]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge of Irish history. You've done a great job at communicating much information in a concise yet thorough way. As one of Scots-Irish ancestry, I would like to point out one detail. Prince Charles Edward Stuart was known as The Bonnie Prince, or "Bonnie Prince Charlie". "Bonnie" in this case just means "good", and shows the level of devotion that many Scots had for their Prince. Again, my thanks for a well done presentation. I enjoyed it very much!

[@An-Chliste]

Dia Dhuit Davy! Mo dheartháir!!! For this, and all of your videos...GRMMA!!!!

[@chelseaatherton9813]

I've always loved this song when I've heard it, but had no idea what it was about, but it's so moving even though I don't know the language. Thank you for teaching us!

[@nula654]

Seo Linn created a great version of this song. Very beautiful.

[@karinwolf3645]

I have loved this song for decades!! Never knew what it was saying, but loved it anyway. Thanks for the explanation! Now I love it more! 💋💖💋💖🌵🌵👵🐺🖖🎶🎵😆😆

[@Imnotyourfriendbuddy1]

Love your videos helping me get in touch with my Irish lineage. My family came to America in the mid 1900s and we lost our culture. I’ve been learning the history of my family and the history of Ireland and I’ve been trying to learn gaeilge to get some of that identity back.

[@TheMuggis]

I used to play this song on my violin, with a cassette by the Dubliners in the background. I`m not sure what it would sound like now 32 years later, but some day I might try it again :)

[@Jen999]

First time watching this .. Will not be the last .. loved your presentation and explanation ., also like that you show the Gaelic and English spelling together.. Your lovely channel is original and welcome.. and could listen to you talk all day .. your voice is mesmerizing and beautiful .. My family traces its Irish roots to a young lad who was a stow away on a ship bound for America during the Famine .. when discovered, he offered to sing for the captain., such a powerful and sweet tenor voice he had .. the captain was delighted and made the 12 year old his cabin boy .. his name was Michael Powers and my family all descended from him .. my youngest son bears his name .. and also sings ., a sweet bariitone he has ,,. So ,, Michael literally sang for his supper :) Do love your channel .. please continue.. you are amazing and quite informative .. and your beautiful voice will keep many viewers coming back just to listen .. and I shall be one of them❣ Jen999💙 Mi

[@IslaBolen-y6w]

Your videos are OUTSTANDING!!!!

[@rubydawn1]

love all the information you give us I love when Sinead sings it I love all the Irish singers

[@eldruidacosmico]

Hello Davy! I just came across your channel, I'm a 42 y.o. man with a deep connection to Ireland (I was born and raised in Venezuela). You see, my mother's side is half irish and I was sent to boarding school there for a year. I visited most counties and a big chunk of my heart was lost in Co. Wicklow, never to be found again. I was catholic and then irreligious for almost 2 decades, then fell in love with eastern orthodoxy which brought me back to the irish saints like St. Kevin of Glendalough, St Brigid and many others. I now live in Costa Rica and long to set my foot on Ireland again one day. Thanks for your content! God Bless you!

[@davyholden]

Thanks so much! Delighted you’re enjoying the channel 😁

[@lilliankeane5731]

Thanks for sharing your life journey so far. God bless. 🙏.

[@clarefog12]

Come back and visit us, like St Patrick the Irish are calling you to come and be among us once again!! God Bless❤

[@jackneals5585]

Just found this channel... ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!

[@johnquick1]

go raibh maith agat a chara¡¡¡ Tabharfaidh an t-amhrán seo suas fuil na hÉireann. saoirse na hÉireann. Taitníonn leagan Seo Linn go mór liom. My Irish is rusty, so pardon any mistakes. Great channel, Davy. God bless ye. Erinn go bragh 🇮🇪 ⚒️ 🇮🇪 Ó.É

[@shanegooding4839]

Never knew about the older version. Thanks very much!

[@ShowCat1]

Thank you so much for this explanation! I have wondered about this song for many years.

[@mikeyates7931]

You're a good young Man ; keep our history alive ERIN GO BRAUGH ! ! ! BONA NA CROIN ! ! ! !

[@sveerdlov1917]

I agree 100% and became active in support for Irish Catholic civil rights in '68 at 12 yrs of age and want you Davy to know how proud old fighters like me are so lifted by your work!

[@canalkis]

Davy this is priceless. Thank you.

[@silkehortmeyer8092]

Thank you for teaching the history of this Song. I love the voice from Ronny Drew and the Fiddler John Sheahan. Greats from germany.❤😊

[@frankbolger3969]

Love The Dubliners version of this great old song. Pearse, less well known these days, was always my favorite of the rebel leaders. Great job!

[@shautora]

I always thought the line about not being French or Spanish was weird and random. Now it makes sense.

[@soulsurfer639]

Even before I learnt how to properly speak Irish, this song always gave me goosebumps. Thank you for explaining :) Éirinn go Brách!!! 🇮🇪💚

[@karukun0212]

Wow, did that help. Davy thanks for cluing us in on the evolution and significance of this great song.

[@ATLmodK]

I am obsessed by Irish History, especially the conflicts to attain Independence and the period of the Troubles. Thank you for giving me new information

[@AntonGully]

Aren't you frustrated that independence never happened? Also, by "conflicts to attain independence" do you mean all the maiming and mutilating of other Irish citizens? The IRA killed ten times as many people as the NI police. And we're still British. Fecking incompetents. I heard we might become Irish if we spit on a frog resting a shadow. Truly! Or, I mean about as likely as it happening. America fucked it up for Irish Independence. They don't want it, they'd rather have it as a political chip.

[@abcschoolofenglish6982]

The question remains: Is Ireland independent today or a country controlled by the WEF and multinational corporations.

[@galadrielwoods2332]

@@abcschoolofenglish6982 What say you?

[@calador1918]

​@@abcschoolofenglish6982no it doesn't 🤦🏻

[@abcschoolofenglish6982]

@@calador1918 The Rose of Tralee festival is back after a two-year break, and there was warm approval yesterday among the 33 competitors for new rules reflecting modern times. Married women will now be able to enter, the maximum age of entrants has been raised to 29 and "transgender women" can also take part. Any more questions?

[@Carmen_ban2922]

I Love this wonderful explaination of a long living song, changing with the times as many of the irish repertoire. Many thanks for your channel and words (& sweet voice). I'll take this video to my blog.

[@Kysushanz]

I'm a Belfast lad, living in the antipodes and I've always been deeply moved by this song - though never understanding the reason why nor the meaning of the verses. Unfortunately I don't speak Gaelic and it is one of my life's regrets. Thank you for explaining this song - next time I spontaneously burst out with the chorus, I will at least have some understanding of what I'm saying! God Bless.

[@johnnyulster5637]

I'm also from Belfast. Live in the States. Don't give up on the Irish. I've done Duolingo for a while and studied German to my satisfaction. Thinking of switching to Irish. All you need is "a cupla focal", mo chara.

[@PatrickCaddell-et7uj]

​@@johnnyulster5637😅 3:41 3:41

[@totoropeters]

I also learn Gàidhlig in Duolingo, and is superb. Try to learn Gàidhlig na h-Èireann. Tìoraidh! :)

[@pfc4156]

Nice to see his family kept his great grandas clothes for him to wear

[@neosandy]

Oh thank you! I LOVE that song!!

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

As an English speaker. I cannot wrap my head around Q-Celtic (Irish and Scottish) pronunciations. P-Celtic (Welsh)? Forget it! Cool posts though! I enjoy the history and the your explanation. Excellent sir! Greetings from America! Bless Ireland who hath sent us so many great people and good music!

[@test-201]

the celtic language in ireland is the same as the celtic from spain but the celtic languages of britain are completely different

[@patwynne8373]

Many thanks indeed Davy, I more than enjoyed it, I absolutely loved it. God bless you my friend , when I come over to Dublin I hope to meet you and some of your friends. Regards, Pat.

[@davyholden]

Thank you Pat. Really glad you enjoyed it. Really looking forward to meeting you someday 😁

[@kieranmustard9352]

Love this song and foggy dew

[@davyholden]

2 great songs 💚

[@kieranmustard9352]

@@davyholden the thing is I know the full words to this song so I speak Irish abit

[@GamerBlock_]

Finn here, Irish history is really interesting and yet so fascinating. It’s also really similar to our own. 🇮🇪🇫🇮

[@stoykostanev373]

Thank you for sharing this with us! Keep on the good work! Cheers and greetings from Bulgaria!

[@karlbarry6004]

We have a history that goes through generations after generation thanks davey for your knowledge of our forefathers and the history off our country

[@dineru2004]

Thanks for sharing Irish History 💚

[@davyholden]

Thank you!! 💚

[@jackwild8019]

You never mention " Mise Eire " hauntingly sung by Sibeal Cassidy 🇮🇪💛🇮🇪

[@davyholden]

I will cover that my friend 😊

[@jimblount9691]

Well done Davey! Keep the stories coming. Every time I hear a new story it reminds me of the histories I was being taught at school in central Scotland in the early sixties. Later as an adult and after much reading and better understanding I realised that institutionally we were often misled! Inaccuracies would probably be being a bit polite. If only more accurate and honesty from the institutions that taught us, same schools for all children then perhaps there would be less division among working class people. Perhaps the establishments of my era in Scotland were very happy to keep us all devided. Education and truthful histories help us to properly understand our existence and also our future. ☘️

[@Irish_Hearth_1018]

One of my favourite song🇮🇪🍻

[@davyholden]

Can’t beat it 🇮🇪

[@WizzieWizzard]

Yeah I love it

[@joeynelson4176]

True history is so interesting. And though I don't have an ounce of Irish or Gaelic in me, music from Ireland, Scotland and Wales stirs my soul.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

The song was also intended promote overseas Irish in the Diaspora returning to fight the battle. Probably more from Great Britain than North America as travel from there still faced WWI restrictions. The first verse implies this. It's a great marching song.

[@shirleyashanti3031]

Beautiful explanation ❤

[@corpselight7989]

Very cool to have a breakdown of a song Ive heard since I was like 2. Thanks for being a boss!

[@joekavanagh8997]

Thanks for the history lesson. I am now going to learn all the words.Always thought it had a rousing chorus and great air to it. Just subscribed so keep it coming. There is a cultural wealth there in the old songs and when the monetary wealth decreases or evaporates completely,(which could happen anytime), we can still survive spiritually with the help of our cultural inheritance.The last few hundred years of Irish history bears telling testimony to this fact.

[@jsemplefelton5348]

It would have been nice to have heard it.

[@joekavanagh8997]

@@jsemplefelton5348 Yes you are right .But it's probably on KZbin somewhere.

[@jsemplefelton5348]

@@joekavanagh8997 - thanks.

[@joekavanagh8997]

@@jsemplefelton5348 I see that you took an interest in Newfoundland too ,which is good.I lived in Canada for 2 years and was taken for a Newfie many times .They are great people and I regret not going down there to meet them .But its not late yet !! Keep on doing what you've begun!!

[@babyji108]

Thank you so great to hear the history of how it became such a rebel freedom call. Do you know the Sinead O'Connor version? Having just heard she passed today I am blasting this imagining her coming home.

[@northwall9243]

Do the Irish call him "Prince Bonnie Charlie" specifically? Sounds mad to me but then i'm used to our Scots way "Bonnie Prince Charlie" which is more common when talking about him historically.

[@Clodaghbob]

No they don’t. The Irish call him Bonnie Prince Charlie. Only Davy Bonnie Holden says it the other way around. Apparently he became aware of the error of his ways after he made the vid. We shouldn’t laugh. It’s not easy to make a vid. On the other hand … schnrffff teehee harhar 🤣😂🤣😂

[@paulanddee120]

Nope.

[@walterjohnson6357]

Great explanation and history too.

[@johnmcdonnell6183]

Brilliant, my favourite Rebel song ever

[@blackappledocs1935]

Every time I listen to this song it makes me so sad.

[@nurabusnaq6367]

It should make you proud as well! ❤

[@balor7]

Well done Young man!

[@Onlygloo]

Thanks for these very interesting, concise and informative explanations ; that deserves at least one more subscription, a little help from a French supporter but I hope you won't mind! 😉

[@sandidavis820]

Hi, Davy, I love Irish Rebel Music, this 1 song I haven't heard before. I live in Texas USA, but my heart is in Ireland. I listen to the shorts you do and I will keep listening. I am at work now but I will check for more on my break and when I get home. Thank you Sandi

[@davyholden]

Thank you Sandi 😁💚

[@TheEvilDrR]

A lot of Irish came to Texas. My family, the "O'Rileys" came to American in the early 1700's, and they made their way to Texas and beyond.

[@BostonBoss]

Salute from Massachusetts. RonnieBlueeyes 🍀☘️🇺🇸

[@Catherine-ew1ww]

Such a pleasure to listen to you. A young Irish man with intelligence and so very articulate and well spoken. Very professional…no…mmmmms……buts…..or ands….Really Well done! And very informative, thank you.

[@davyholden]

Thank you so much Catherine!!

[@tsmeman63]

@Catherine-ew1ww: I only just now read your comment… “a young Irish man with intelligence and so very articulate and well spoken…” You sound surprised! 😱 Do you know that we have schools here too? Even universities! And hospitals! And a government! And a police force! And an airport! We even learned how to pay with euro’s! And we drive cars! And we have the best rugby team in the world! Forgive me my sarcasm, but I’m slightly offended. Nevertheless, warm greetings from Kildare, Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️

[@Catherine-ew1ww]

@@tsmeman63 …you’re welcome to your opinion naturally…but you assume I’m not Irish/ not living in Ireland, but I am, and have lived here all my life. I stand over my comment. This young man is, most unfortunately, the exception, rather than rule, and for that I believe he deserved the compliments I paid him.

[@christinagavin4517]

That was lovely, thank you!

[@jakewilson7112]

The last verse of Pierces version seems to be calling home all foreign living Irish men to fight for the homeland.

[@bla855]

The west cork men and weman were a different breed 💪🏼💪🏼

[@teresacrowley4076]

Up the Rebels!!!🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@davyholden]

🇮🇪💚

[@patwynne8373]

And I totally agree with you.

[@NamasW24]

❤❤❤❤ I prefer An dord féinnie title better

[@krusher181]

Come out ye black and tans

[@emmamcdonald3410]

@@NamasW24 ya know what no one cares! shut up!!!!

[@josephmccarthy370]

My family came to America due to the famine. Which makes me an Irish Immigrant to America! But my roots go back to the famine. Thank you so much for the meaning and history of this song. Slainte

[@ellenpendergast6481]

Same here. But glad we keep history in our hearts.

[@PercussusResurgo]

Technically the descendants of Irish Immigrants. Me too.

[@michealjones9863]

Your a McCarthy your roots go back a lot longer than the famine. I live in the land of the McCarthy it’s in the county of cork . The wonderful thing about Irish names is they can bring you to the geographical location of where it all began for your family name. Cherish the Mc and the O in your Irish name it’s been handed down by the ancients .

[@SparkyBobcat-el8hf]

Was ZERO famine...stop pushing the lie. It was a FORCED STARVATION GENOCIDE ( REAL HOLOCAUST ) planned & put in force by London & their army & puppet occupiers ~ murderers in Éire.

[@bufordhighwater9872]

​​​@@michealjones9863 No O' or Mac or Mc in that Welsh Jones though, is there? Lol. I'm just teasing. I'm a Jones on my ma's side.

[@jonc3118]

Davy, well done! Another great piece of Irish history.

[@davyholden]

Thank you 😁

[@tsmeman63]

Thank you Davy! We sing this song with our choir.

[@AnnLawton]

A cry to battle!! Fabulous song

[@cleocatra9324]

First if all thank you! I love the song done in many different styles/ renditions. Secondly I love your outfit it’s retro cool.

[@luismanueluseroliso7683]

Love from Spain.

[@ironnerd8336]

Great history lesson. Thank you!

[@MCKevin289]

I’ve interpreted the part where it says only the Gaels and not the French or Spanish as also a call to arms for the Irish diaspora too. That Grainne Mhaol is going to come home to Ireland with the exiles and that the Irish and only the Irish can liberate Ireland from the foreigners. He’s using the images of the wild geese by invoking a hero of Gaelic Ireland coming home with soldiers as a representative for us “exiles” coming to fight for Ireland

[@onecompass7290]

thanks for this history lesson

[@FA-tw7tp]

Great song and explanation. Well done Davy!

[@davyholden]

Thank you! 💚

[@FA-tw7tp]

@@davyholden If you are interested in the Irish catholics volunteers of the XV Bandera (Irish Brigade) during the Spanish Civil War, just let me know. Eight of them are buried in Cáceres, Spain. Cheers.

[@darrenlawson6017]

love this song one of the best

[@Rhubarb.and.Crustard]

Always liked that recording playing in the background with Ronnie Drew singing, the first time I'd heard any recording of it. Never knew what it was about though, very interesting stuff

[@davyholden]

One of the greatest Irish tunes

[@paddybird1]

Wow! Did not know that! I wouldn't mind but we learned it in school. Thank you. Good luck with this channel, I think yer onto somethin'! 🍀😃

[@moominpic]

very interesting, thank you. I winder if a "welcome home" song was also a nod to the diaspora who could return to fight and the "Fenian dead" which were being returned to Ireland for burial.

[@lillybell6024]

My favorite song. Love several version. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@estocadatx8172]

Davy, loving your channel - congratulations! A couple of wee criticisms, but nothing too serious - GAEL not GAOL etc - but overall I've learned a lot about rebel songs which I didn't get growing up in Belfast! As the latest exercise in my quest to learn Irish, I'm learning the Padraig Pearse lyrics of this song, with musical accompaniment from The Dubliners! Again, congrats on the channel.

[@seanfaherty]

Don’t bust his balls too much, I’ve never met an Irishman with the same accent as his neighbour.

[@rafangirl1]

I adore this song. Thank you for the insights!

[@King1234-i5g]

Irish veins ☘️ Emerald Isle the land of saint and scholars

[@davyholden]

💚

[@DonBean-ej4ou]

don't forget the drunks and losers. inclusion please😂

[@ddempsey9642]

​@@DonBean-ej4ouIrish drunks usually self medicating against depression. Lack of sunshine or genes. Who knows. Would account for being 'losers' too.

[@tomwalsh2244]

⁠@@DonBean-ej4ouBet you have depressives and drunks where you come from too! Oh and nasty people like you who just make crass and crap comments are usually trying to hide an inferiority complex. Instead of being a hater maybe just get therapy and be nicer! You might just like it. As you are now I doubt you have many friends.

[@luarena]

Fantastic info. Thanks

[@slavickslav5045]

thanks for the perfect wording of my favorite irish song for a non irish person:)

[@Whiterook-k4w]

Love how Horslips incorporated this tune with their song Furniture !