Jack Lukeman - "The Minstrel Boy"

[@CW-dl2dd]

The Irish are a proud people, and this song carried them from the aftermath of the 1798 rebellion, up the murderous slopes of Marye's Heights, to the fields of the Somme and the bombed out streets of Dublin and beyond. God bless the Irish people

[@glenvalley4326]

correction : 1798 rebellion

[@Ship-security]

One of the best songs to quietly lament the war while drunk and let the tears silently fall alone in front of the fire.

[@dubthing181]

My Dads favorite tune... Can still hear him whistling it... Miss you Pops 😢❤

[@thisisanalt]

This rendition is criminally underrated.

[@healix123]

The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain Could not bring that proud soul under; The harp he loved ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder; And said "No chains shall sully thee, Thou soul of love and bravery! Thy songs were made for the pure and free They shall never sound in slavery!" We are free today because of the sacrifice of the 1916 signatories and freedom fighters

[@geraldseid2852]

Con-scious-ness i

[@TheVgasm]

Long live Ireland say the Irish, and Scotland the Brave says Hiho! You cannot conquer the Celts, you Roman-enslaved English slavers, your Empire is now ashes in your mouth and the redheaded grandchild of the Crown has a Netflix deal lol

[@gerardo8av]

Best performance and video of this song in all KZbin 🌟🇮🇪

[@jamesreulandwpscorpionwind8358]

Originally heard this song on star trek and immediately fell in love with it. But once I started trying to find it I couldn't find a version that sounded right to me. This one was perfect. Very basic and simple. A manner that has that motivational quality that you hear being sung during those old war movies like in the trenches or during a very down moment.

[@picknroll8221]

Chief O'brien would be PROUD of this comment. Ditto his old C/O Capt. Maxwell. That may have been the most touching moment in all of the Star Trek mythos. Glad it brought you to this beautiful version. Ditto myself.

[@Ship-security]

Best episode ever

[@JimmyMidnite]

This and the version at the end of Black Hawk Down are amongst the best recordings of the song, period.

[@lamalankross7296]

I have listened to dozens of versions of this song and this is one of the best!

[@Koramil14]

Selalu sedih kalo lihat video serasa teringat waktu penugasan dipapua di pelosok pedalaman hutan gunung

[@Thedavv]

eh ada orang Indo yang dengerin juga

[@angelicaluce3230]

MASTERFUL! You broke my heart and INSPIRED me in the same Moment! GOD BLESS IRELAND and GOD BLESS AMERICA.

[@katieann7903]

What an absolutely beautiful version of this song

[@michaelfoley9904]

By far the best Version of this Irish Rebel song 🇮🇪☘🇮🇪☘🇮🇪☘ Many thanks 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@seamuscomerford]

great version of this song, remember learning it in national school!!

[@colinmcdonald8521]

You and many, Seamus.

[@conmcgrath7174]

I loved it, as a proud Irishman it brought tears to my eyes. That 'civil war' we had was anything but. Still. there exists a love and a kindness that is best felt 'in the arms of someone that loves. Pax

[@QuestMasterNinja]

I hadn't heard this until the play "The Bloody Irish" featured it. What a beautiful song with a beautiful meaning.

[@paulsanders1806]

All round brilliant

[@mariemarsh4277]

Great voice. Great version.

[@jackpretorius5907]

One good thing about the English is that their their former "subjects" made the best struggle songs. Alba gu brath!!!

[@Silvercrypto-xk4zy]

Or they straight up stole/repurposed the English songs like the national anthem “God save the king/queen” is also The American anthem “ My country rid of thee”

[@jimmurray9032]

@@Silvercrypto-xk4zy no , notb true

[@dulcysimmons1593]

"For the Great Gaels of Ireland, are the men that God made mad; for all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad." G. K. Chesterton

[@user-hm8wf2jf1h]

@@Silvercrypto-xk4zy this is an Irish song, the air (melody) of which the British stole 🙈🙈 Come on Nathaniel, if you didn’t know, you know now. Read the lyrics

[@Silvercrypto-xk4zy]

@@user-hm8wf2jf1h yes im aware the minstrel boy is irish, my comment was about how God save the queen and my country tis of thee are the identical melody

[@janecattelona7009]

I'm proud of my grandfather... saying nothing else

[@paullooney2522]

Same here.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Nowadays an inspirational song for all freedomloving European patriots.

[@user-hm8wf2jf1h]

🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 Long live Ireland

[@daveheffernan6089]

a great sons and video well done jack l

[@marycarr9619]

Voice, song, video touch the sublime.

[@MayHalligan-gh7qj]

Beautiful

[@katherinewalshe6089]

Outstanding!

[@marydelaney520]

love it great version lovely voice

[@AhmedDeiab]

Long life Eire

[@TheMaryhass]

Love it.

[@johnbrendanoneill1029]

Proud I am .

[@angelicaluce3230]

As SIR PAUL McCARTNEY says 'GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH- DON'T MAKE HER HAVE TO TAKE IT AWAY"

[@federicotosi2214]

Any time i listen to this march the first thing that comes to my mind is a sense of deep respect for any man who has fought and fallen on the field of honour, no matter the uniform he was wearing or the flag under which he was fighting .

[@shamrockshore6308]

+Federico Tosi Does that include the Waffen SS ?

[@elmo4672]

@@shamrockshore6308 It probably also includes the Extremist Islamic orgs and the Somalian rebels

[@shamrockshore6308]

@@elmo4672 Or even Kira, for that matter.

[@elmo4672]

@@shamrockshore6308 Agreed :P

[@zenonlopezwallace568]

You are missing the point.This men fought not for just honou,they fought against perfid albion & their cruel protestant "faith" that treated Irish and so many people in the world as things to be used,as less than humans.

[@jealouselephant4139]

Definitely one of the better renditions. I came here after watching Star Trek: The Next Generation's episode "The Wounded". A powerful episode with blaring undertones of loss, grief, vengeance, and perhaps a little (righteous) madness. This song always takes me to a place of deep introspection and judgment of the history of man and how utterly embarrassing much of it truly is.

[@denisbonito]

Should replace "shoulder to shoulder" if we're not going to play Amhran na bhfiann at away rugby matches. It'll get the blood going...

[@ronburgandy76]

totally agree.

[@shamrockshore6308]

+Denis Bowen Can't for the same reason Amhrán na bhFiann can't be played. 'The minstrel boy' was written by Moore to commemorate his friends who died in the 1798 rebellion, which was fought in an effort to establish a republic. The IRFU is an all-island, non-sectarian, non-political organisation.

[@user-hm8wf2jf1h]

@@shamrockshore6308Amhran na bhFiann is not sectarian in any way. It is political the same way that every other country’s anthem is political.

[@shamrockshore6308]

@@user-hm8wf2jf1h I didn't write, that it was sectarian. But Unionist/Loyalist players and supporters of the Irish rugby team, would probably see it as only representing the Irish Nationalists.

[@longbow4856]

🙏🏻

[@chasemurraychristopherdola7108]

Just saying but In the description I would put that this song was very popular during the American civil war especially popular among the ranks of the fighting 69th New York infantry regiment

[@flashthunder5250]

Freedom have no price. Where you going Europe?

[@thelasttuathadedannan4674]

a glorious death and shameful murder

[@francismcdonagh5217]

Miles o brien sabg rhis in star trek the next generation