james young me da was a orangeman

[@TomMarshall-k8t]

I grew up in south Belfast, born in 1952. When listening to this reminds me of a 12th of July morning when I was about 10 years old. Our next door neighbors were a mixed marriage RC & PROD their next door neighbor was the master of his Orange Lodge so the kick the Pope band and the lodge members formed outside his house that morning to march to the local Orange Hall. We all as friends and neighbors celebrated that and wished them well in respect of our similarities and differences. What went so wrong, because as working folks regardless of what church we did or didn't go to most of us were respectful of each other.

[@MsKingbilly]

Absolutely beautiful always makes me cry.

[@gremlinuk1968]

remeber my ma , da , & gran playing jimmy when i was just a wee kid in the early 70s,!

[@exlibrisross]

Beautiful voice, my childhood 50 years ago, thank you for sharing this. Blessings ever.

[@mallyjoyplaneflighttv]

Beautiful memories of walking out on the 12th , God Bless Him Sir .

[@lenniebruce]

It's a message of peace and respect!

[@healey100austin]

Brings back memories.

[@lesleyfinlay9882]

Love this xx

[@LorraineWoolley-u4o]

Jimmy knew the working class protestants better than any one else

[@annmann3906]

Happy 12th to everyone and remember our fathers and grandfather's no surender

[@annmann3906]

This is so very true this was my da he was taken from us 10years ago but we still remember him especially on parade day

[@annmann3906]

Always remember my dad as he loved the parades 11th and 12th very will be parade tomorrow to remember you dad

[@ulstermanni6908]

lovely

[@thetube4607]

Jimmy: Why can't I play, with Pat O Shea? All the other kids live half a mile away. His Mother: Cause he's a wee fennian hoor, that's why ye canny play way him! Now af ye go to the shap an buy a loaf fur the tae!

[@Monad01]

Jimmy wouldn't have cared. My best friend growing up was Catholic, my father was from the Shankill Road, he didn't care either. James Young (by the way, he died in 1974): kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYjTdWmsZs11Zrc

[@thetube4607]

@@Monad01 I know. I grew up listening to him. He was ahead of his time. Broke down barriers between the two prominent religious cults in Ireland, especially the North. He may have contributed to awareness of negative issues related to gender orientation too.

[@healey100austin]

Great!

[@seanhartnett79]

He seems to have died of a heart attack. My uncle Jerry from Ireland, died suddenly too. Over work, had a heart attack at 1 am after coming home from running his bar. Passed out on the couch, with no one there. No CPR could be done. I miss him. And wish I could talk to him. I almost wish I was wrong about heaven so I could see him again.

[@bobbymancini9069]

Sorry for your loss

[@seanhartnett79]

@@bobbymancini9069 thanks.

[@fairlymajorstationno1298]

THE LAST LAUGH HE ALWAYS VOTED UNIONIST WOULD STILL WORK TODAY

[@rebeccaallan9136]

They way it should be but sadly Northern Ireland will never have peace

[@aidanmagill6769]

Yep. Everyone's pretending the volcano's extinct. It's only dormant.

[@zx10rmac84]

Lil oh lil was the best. ✋🇬🇧

[@MikeHunt45]

Wow.

[@isabowie6650]

Years ago we always went to see him on stage really funny

[@eddiemc5244]

Sorry, sounding ignorant but is this story true. Lovely story that I can relate to as I do similar.

[@healey100austin]

Ts indeed true.

[@seanhartnett79]

This is kind of on the line between a song and a story.

[@seanhartnett79]

Can someone post the lyrics I want to double check them?

[@nirnman]

not like that today

[@sharonmcgrath5048]

Facebook

[@darrenpark11]

Fucking state of you huns 😂

[@seanhartnett79]

Love this story. It talk about how life was like as an average person in Ireland close to the war.