The Irish Rovers, Star of the County Down (w/ lyrics)

[@TheIrishRovers]

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[@mime_exe]

Imagine being Dutch

[@jacobreiser8421]

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[@aishlingbourke1673]

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[@pateris]

You guys rawks !!!!! Cheers !

[@lizardkid666]

I’m a wee bit Irish protanst

[@giaannguyenbao8980]

I'm 19 and i'm from Vietnam. It's so weird that music from that side of the world, played by people from that side of the century would fascinate this boy in the faraway corner of the world. Much admirable!

[@Kendicklame-ar]

Sound lad

[@MegaMackproductions]

International folks eh? Im american, From New England. Hello!

[@MegaMackproductions]

@@samsamatar3573 yo.

[@abdulvonundzurahman5338]

M W. No you are either english or european immigrated to america

[@MegaMackproductions]

@@abdulvonundzurahman5338 Wtf does that mean? Im an american from the Region of New England XD. My people came here in like the 1600s. So to say I "immigrated" here is incorrect. But at the same time my region maintains its own distinct culture.

[@vixen878]

to anyone out there who loves this music: ireland and irish people love you right back, thank you so much for enjoying our culture and history!

[@scurtei]

Thank you!

[@alessandrafranceri3507]

We really love your folk music and culture .

[@wazewhite7682]

Cheers MATE

[@ismagicgone626]

Love you guys

[@albertwesker6153]

But I’m half English

[@DoubleDogDare54]

The internet is a wondrous thing in many ways. Back in the early '70s Hallmark Hall of Fame had a program on TV that was set in Ireland. I only saw it once, but this song was in it. I could remember the melody and only the lyrics "fair colleen...the County Down". That's it. Couldn't remember what the Hall of Fame story was about anymore, but the song was stuck in my head for the last 45 years. Tonight, for whatever reason, I decided to do yet another search to try and pin down that song. And I found it :-). Now it is an "ear worm" and I probably won't be able to get it out of my head for the next two weeks. But that's okay. I have loved this song for almost a half century - when I didn't even know what song it was!

[@ragman2623]

Touching man... God bless you.

[@seronymus]

@Moşu' good to see an orthodox brother here, let us pray for all of Europe :)

[@reapthewhirlwind2114]

@@EneSacarification Shit argument, if we blamed people for their governments alone that'd be a rabbithole we can't escape from

[@rokivulovic7598]

@Irish Potato well said brother

[@rokivulovic7598]

@Irish Potato well thank you so much! long live ireland and all the celts

[@akidukimaria]

I'mJapanese.I love this music. Many japanese people like this.

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

Feck as tú rís ag ithe, aghaidhe buí, coileach beag bídeach, skinny boned, fear tuarastail.

[@johnsullivan186]

モリ リン k

[@linkly9272]

@@chadkingoffuckmountain970 calm down bruv lmao

[@sionimgo225]

Russia join chat

[@seantreacy6190]

The music in here in Ireland is great I will admit that, even Metallica likes it. But the places here are actually quite nice as when you go to the curragh seeing all of the green hills especially in the evening when the sun goes down it is a sight to behold. When the sun descends it's a really beautiful thing to see. Be the same in glendalough as well.

[@casiedragmire4686]

In music class, we were allowed to choose a song to show the class, and I picked this one :)

[@TheIrishRovers]

Do you like it when we include the lyrics on a song? Maybe we should do more.

[@casiedragmire4686]

I love how you included the lyrics!

[@_dvarapala]

@@TheIrishRovers Great song! Thank you for posting this - I immediately bought a copy of the album because of it.

[@tylerdurden1526]

Good choice.

[@juillotine]

@@TheIrishRovers yes please do

[@powdrpuf23]

I'm just here, at 3AM, just listening to the Irish Rovers, huh

[@TheIrishRovers]

Nothing wrong with that.

[@moggie]

@@TheIrishRovers I love your music!

[@dimreaper8883]

@@TheIrishRovers there really ain't

[@user-bu4be2bt7j]

Is the best music to listen to at 3 AM

[@otavio8566]

5:15 am m8

[@kinseyvoelker5819]

As someone who's Irish, these comments make me happy

[@CaolanMcGurn]

same bro!

[@ayaansiddiqui3086]

You are Irish . Huh Lucky

[@cassondraj.6856]

Aye!

[@sclice8680]

same here

[@headlessandelzebrogaming9643]

same :D

[@Abelhawk]

I don't know why, but I just love songs that depict the world as a green place with simple, folksy lives and young love. That stereotypical romanticized Celtic country lifestyle sounds so fun.

[@seronymus]

You can still get that. Visit a monastery sometime, preferably Orthodox. A lot of Westerners are becoming Orthodox actually (again, since the great schism) and there are monasteries of that church across the British Isles

[@kareneloisehughes6694]

Think I may have hit dislike button by accident. Sorry

[@SpartanTF]

@@seronymus why "preferably" orthodox? Celts are Catholic.

[@valvakir7036]

love your content man

[@shemba2694]

@@SpartanTF Orthodox are one of the only practicing Christians left

[@eemmiill201]

One of my favourite Irish songs! God bless you!

[@christianp.1562]

This Guy ok, so where is your evidence that it's Brazilian?

[@krasomieso7620]

:D :D hahaha @This Guy

[@RejectedTheOnes]

Brazilian? I was 100% sure that this was of Mongolian origin.

[@Nathan-28]

Hairy Chinese Kid seing this comment late but I’m glad you do I often think all English hate us tbh

[@arthurschopf9969]

Black and tans is the best irish song

[@apinkrat7135]

The Irish Rovers were making amazing songs in the 60s and haven't lost their charm in this new millennium....I don't know how they do it

[@tonyjlorns1727]

It must be magic

[@brandonpowell6459]

You can thank Coleen in the County down lol

[@andersplantewsm]

That’s because art doesn’t have an expiration date

[@headlessandelzebrogaming9643]

I'm so amazed to see people from different countries and cultures, uniting in a message. "Irish rovers rock"

[@patriciajrs46]

Irish music rocks.

[@nammini184]

As an English learner, from Vietnam. So admired I am!

[@oscarwind4266]

Here i am, on a school night round midnight, listening to a song I've heard a hundred times by now. Completely worth it.

[@leopardusmaximus8706]

I'm from Spain and remember when visiting Ireland listening to a song of Irish Rovers playing in one of those souvenir shops. I was 17 and it was instant love. Til today, and I'm nearly 40 now 😂 Long live, Ireland, wonderful nation ❤️

[@srenhaandbk7904]

I grew up in a rural town in the northern Denmark, raised from birth with Dubliners, Irish Rovers, Irish Descendants, Fishermans friends, the list goes on. These are the most nostalgic songs to me. I was taught to play the tin whistle by my father, and found jew's harp and accordion myself. There is no better music to me than this, and I love it.

[@fillib7885]

When you're so proud of Irish culture, history and music, but you're Italian...

[@gabrielemazzone2774]

I felt that

[@Mario-mm2zx]

E quindi dovremmo essere l'80% più orgogliosi

[@товарищАлександр-ч7г]

Quanto ti capisco

[@ceother1024]

Same but spanish

[@lilywashere27]

Infatti!

[@HosenDreger]

I love irish music! Ireland is beautiful, the irish are wonderful people! Greetings from Germany

[@theoriginal13coloniesusa11]

So proud for the star of county down. Love her

[@Evan99997]

me when i find out im 2% irish: *"FROM BANTRY BAY UP TO DERRY'S QUAY..."*

[@yeyy7]

Well i live here and i love it

[@Teag_Brohman15]

I'm 1/4 Irish, I think

[@overgrownkudzu]

people, you can like music from a culture that's not yours, you don't have to claim some weird technical heritage.

[@archdukefranzferdinand9171]

Émile it’s just for fun you know, Lassy we’re just having a laugh. Even if we’re not from the Emerald Isle, we still have a small bit of Erin in all of us. I like to look into Irish history seeing that me great grand parents saild across the sea to escape hardships, I even got to visit Elis island were immigrants from all over came and saw my great grandmothers name on the wall with immigrants on it. Also here in Boston the basketball team is the Celtics, but pronounced seltics. Wile it should be pronounced like keltic after the celts. Where were we.... oh yeah FROM GALWAY TO DUBLIN TOWN! NO MAIDE IVE SEEN LIKE THE LIKE THE FAIR CALLIN THAT I MET IN THE COUNTY DOWN. (Also I mean no disrespect to you or we’re ever your from sorry if this bothers you it’s just a joke)

[@eee832]

half irish half slavic and i grew up in america, this is the music of my soul q:

[@lucaromanelli4664]

I'm Italian but I got so much love for Irish folk and culture that I feel like I was born there.

[@Robcremvidz78]

Check out “hurling”, our national sport😀

[@Yungkingstonn]

I'm Irish but I love italian culture. Beautiful language, beautiful food, beautiful people and a beautiful country!

[@ArchangelAva]

Come over!!

[@lucaromanelli4664]

@@ArchangelAva I've been there in 2018 and I'm looking forward to come back ASAP

[@TheTdw2000]

There's a reason so many Americans have both Irish and Italian heritage. Hell, their flags are only off by a little bit.

[@masadda7]

What a beautiful Irish song 💜

[@hendrik6689]

its scottish

[@ZAZ00]

@@hendrik6689 No it isn't

[@Yanramich]

@@hendrik6689... Does "Dublin" tell you anything?

[@GG-we5zy]

@@Yanramich ino it literallys from bantry bay to derrys quay, from galway to Dublin town.😂

[@gdybykozkakwiecienplecient2567]

@@hendrik6689 It's Irish, he says correct

[@AwakenedMan]

There's so much depth, character and richness in Irish folk music. It really is the original. A beautiful song this one.

[@kielbasathief9576]

I send this to my girlfriend every time she complains about her "ugly" brown eyes

[@zoomer_zveno]

king

[@danielvictor3262]

king, also I'm going to do this when mine complain about her "ugly" brown hair

[@zoomer_zveno]

@@danielvictor3262 send also "Schwarzbraun ist der Haselnuss"

[@kl3321]

most wholesome shit I've ever seen

[@Steven-pb4wn]

@@kl3321 yeah it is

[@oliviasunny7547]

Woooowww!👍💝💝💝👏👏💐Looove you!👍👍👍💝🙋‍♀️🇨🇮🥳

[@MarkusBerner]

The Irish Songs 🇨🇮 are very beautiful 🥰

[@captiancarpy3218]

You need to listen to the sash

[@食品ロス-e7e]

I love this song! from japan.

[@johnf.7830]

I am from Germany and I really love this song like all of the beautiful Irish music and culture 💚💚💚🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@billyshire5482]

Nice, but that's not the flag of Ireland. It's the flag of Ivory Coast

[@finnley-b]

This video is so Irish, my water turned into Guinness.

[@tubbytheoverweight6138]

Good one

[@Crimson0604]

I may be British, but goddammit if these Irish songs aren't the greatest things I've ever heard.

[@dominicclarke4000]

There you go lad enjoy the culture

[@maxgrey435]

I'm a kiwi but my wife's family goes all the way back to County Down ..Newtownards. And I went there in 2009. Then around the whole country. What lovely people!!!

[@gahctep]

As a down man myself, glad you enjoyed the best county in Ireland. Side note a big connection with New Zealand from thia part of the world.

[@captiancarpy3218]

Northern ireland ​@@gahctep

[@gahctep]

More North East than Northern Captiancarpy Donegal County Derry/ Londonderry and North Antrim are more Northernly than Down .

[@captiancarpy3218]

Im mean the country mate 😂​@@gahctep

[@gahctep]

@@captiancarpy3218 lol now i get ya too political for me, i will stick to geography😉

[@Thorcar123]

Love to Ireland from France!

[@andrejslubkans7506]

Whenever I listen to the Rovers' rendition of this song, the tune remains in my head for entire days.

[@D0N4TELLO]

As someone from the banbridge town in the County Down, I approve

[@patriciajrs46]

I love Irish music. The Celtic Women are my favorites. These Rovers are vey good, too. Nice song.

[@martinmcnally162]

Walked My Daughter Down The Aisle Too This Song. Was played without the lyrics, still beautiful ❤

[@lacatusdamian9784]

I just begun to think that I had an anterior life, living in the northern part of the world, in countries like England or Ireland due to my pleasure for all these old musics which come from this corner of the world

[@TheMANDORRR]

perfect, I'll learn the words from Galway to Dublin town and sing this around folks, intoxicated.

[@saddays7885]

I'm half Irish and half Italian, I love all of ye! 💕

[@falloutrains2641]

One day. One day I hope to visit Ireland and forever stay. Such a beautiful country!

[@penyarol83]

Me toooo. Back to the motherland

[@rivkier7214]

I was to an Irish pub when I was younger it was very plesent

[@jeffreylazarusbuggy4787]

A pinnacle of Irish folk music. I don't sing, hum, whistle, or scat it as much as i used to, but i still find it dear to my heart, and i imagine it being in a few of my story ideas.

[@endercomt2380]

I am from Hong Kong and I must say, this is one catchy song

[@yeeticus_maximus9616]

Supposedly my last name was originally spelled Masset when my ancestors were Normans descended from Vikings living in Normandy, France. They eventually made their way to Ireland where they changed the name to Massey. While not exactly “native” Irish I still feel a connection to that ancient land

[@clarissaadamatti6723]

I am brazilian and I know this song because I heard it in a really nice pub in Dublin (the name was The Celtic). Since my trip to Ireland, I have been totally in love with the Irish music and culture! Much admirable and beautiful

[@skipperdelcara5910]

I’m glad you enjoyed your trip!

[@bogikorpai]

Quarantine has made me sooo proud of Irish music even I'm not live there lmao

[@lyubomir1875]

Love from Bulgaria! I can not stop listening to Irish songs, amazing

[@delta1525]

I've listened to a few other versions of this song and this is by far the best version in my opinion.

[@bachata_dancer]

Many thanks for the good time I spent listening to this charming Irish music, it became warmer inside and I understood that a river of goodness flows in us all, thanks and deep reverence!

[@weedwhacker287]

I have Irish heritage and proud to be a descendant of the Irish

[@SiobhanCurran]

These comments make me so happy. I'm American of Irish decent one paren and all grandparents are from Ireland. Thank you for appreciating our heritage. I so enjoy Italian songs and culture. I don't know much about other places, but would love to learn

[@princessstardusteclipse7270]

My great grandparents were from Galway Bay. It makes me ridiculously happy whenever I hear it mentioned! Even when I was little, before I knew my family had distant Irish roots, Gaelic music always set my soul on fire. It's an indescribable joy to know that in some way I'm connected to such a gorgeous place! This song is so gorgeous!

[@suino1433]

God bless you.

[@SunilKumar-ez5ez]

I am really impressed... by the poet..

[@CobraLats]

Cheers to that. I love you guys.

[@ks0ta]

My favourite version!

[@puresnowball965]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!🍀🍻

[@eimearkeaveney1192]

You too 💕☘️

[@hellocentral5551]

This was my favorite song as a kid. We played it in band class, and I just couldn't get enough of it. Still can't.

[@furiacruzada5127]

This is gold. I love them Irish people. All the way from Sudan

[@Ellemerob]

Hi. I collect coins from all over the world. I don't have many from Sudan. Can you send me some? I will of course pay for them and for postage.

[@furiacruzada5127]

@@Ellemerob hey sure man I have couple of coins home. No need to pay anything mate. Just DM your details

[@andreialexandrulehaci397]

2 AM fellas, listenin' to such beautiful music.

[@wickedxe]

You guys are awesome, my 84 year old best mate (like a dad to me) loves your songs and I wanted to thank you guys for the amazing music. EDIT: RIP David R J Moss

[@boalisa]

I just had this tune played on harp and violin for my wedding, this is my first time hearing it with lyrics. Thank you, it's wonderful!

[@MyDark56]

Listen this while Im in the barricades, salute from Chile 🥃

[@globeparasite9381]

Good luck my friend and Hold On A Yellow Vest

[@fitzerelli1]

One of the greats

[@suzanh7777]

Brilliant, thanks for the post! Great song!!! Fill your boots men!!!!

[@maxscorig606]

the Irish rovers and the reactions here makes me proud Irish man once again

[@dmitrytimanovich]

One of the touching songs of Eire.

[@Hannib4lBarca]

The people enjoying this song: a great bunch of lads!

[@lunarpeach4610]

Proud roots from Scandinavia and 🇮🇪 IRELAND 🇮🇪

[@eslamkhairat9819]

then you're a friendly viking, with little of alcohol addiction. Irish and Scandinavians are the best.

[@sloshed-rat]

Glad to see the world is united in their love for Irish folk music

[@justicebeske5704]

I sing this song to myself when I'm stressed and it always calms me down.

[@whyareyouhappy818]

Proud to have irish blood, respect from the us 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇪

[@samanthastudios618]

Come, my youth of Ireland, rise!!!!

[@barrymcmanus8233]

I love Ireland 🇮🇪 and my culture

[@SirHector1999]

Me: *life got me down* This song: *chin up lad*

[@hollyhock9638]

So true I love this song so frickin much

[@collincaperton6718]

When ever life has me down Irish music always lifts me up

[@vrfiske888]

Your music is the sole reason I have an Irish accent; thank you for making material for my whole childhood.

[@Beleidigen-ist-Pflicht]

The tune bears quite an adventurous tone As in "a voyage to afar is at hand " Marvellous indeed

[@deuscaritasest7518]

Love Ireland from Ireland

[@memelordmarcus]

who needs modern music

[@orderofsolomomstemple6185]

Yes who does need it

[@orderofsolomomstemple6185]

Screw modern music

[@orderofsolomomstemple6185]

Some of stuff is worse than bad

[@cobracommander9680]

Love everything about Ireland. Great people

[@michaziobro2901]

This one is so good

[@barrymcmanus8233]

I am from Newcastle co down and I love my county before my country

[@kermitvoice5555]

Im a singer and I have been trying to push myself now after hearing this im determined to sing in an irish accent

[@cormacmccolgan3500]

Love this tune and have since a young lad, lots of love from county Tyrone

[@waynejones205]

Every year on St. Pat's, all I EVER hear on regular radio is that Unicorn song of theirs!! WHY NOW THIS ONE, OMG!! Make you forget about Mary-Kate(Maureen O'Hara)Danahur!!

[@ellenzouroudes176]

This Greek is planning to be Irish in her next life. The music, the smiles, the culture, the green isle, it all seems so right.

[@them_that_loudly]

"Well, I've travelled a bit, but I've never been hit, since my roving career began. Fair and square I surrendered there, to the charm of Rosie McCann. With no heart to let, no tennant yet, there our meeting row began. An' in she went and I asked no rent, from star of the County Down"

[@evandempsey7613]

That's my favorite verse, shame it's not in this one.

[@SamuelJClark-dh1me]

fuck Yeah

[@ripper021_py]

Paraguayan here, feeling irish for no reason other than this great song.

[@pat7785]

One of my great grandmothers was named Rose McCann, from Ireland

[@Croucher72649]

It’s so amazing to see other cultures showing our history, culture, and music so much love! To the rest of the world, we love you all too!

[@walterthemighty7549]

I can't stop listening to this

[@Mel-cf9gt]

My mum's Irish but she moved when she was young.... I wish she and my nana shared more of the culture they got to experience

[@dand7763]

being bored about the modern mainstream music bullshit...crap ,really YT: try this ,it's different! Me: I love YT recommendation :)

[@mnr.vlakvark5056]

Especially when it recommends me Romanian music, God bless your country m8.

[@vojislavstanic5412]

I just love the Irish music although I have no connection with Ireland. I just feel it like it is my home country music. Regards from Serbia.

[@simthekid9653]

My favorite version of this song

[@cutaarno6955]

The thing about Irish music is that literally everyone loves it.

[@seronymus]

Does anyone else get an wistful almost despair-like feeling at beautiful traditional song like this, like a feeling of we missed better times and went horribly wrong somewhere and lost transcendent values?

[@ryanchungus8972]

Considering this is one of the few times Ireland is free, no.

[@seronymus]

@ryanknowstecmobowl 1. It's funny you mention that because I'm Orthodox, the original church Rome broke from, and Ireland was free and Orthodox before the Norman invasion enforced Papal control. It's true! The Schism didn't affect the British Isles until 1066. 2. Being a tributary of the EU, a foreign bureaucracy, is not quite freedom as forefathers imagined it. Not to mention now women can kill their unborn children. St. Patrick pray for us!

[@jackvien1089]

We most definitely DID go horribly wrong somewhere and lose transcendent values. It's not a feeling- it's cold hard fact.

[@josephjilek]

Can’t get enough of this song

[@leopeterson4704]

I'm Irish, English, Scot, German and Swede. I love all the old music from all the cultures I came from. I will still be listening until the day when I leave this world.

[@overgrownkudzu]

so you're american is what you're saying.

[@gdybykozkakwiecienplecient2567]

I'am from Poland, and I love irish music

[@15098D]

I’ve concluded it’s very possible to be proud of a culture you’re not part of

[@scintillam_dei]

Pride is irrelevant. I'm glad to be who I am, and that the Irish are a thing.