The most requested Irish pub songs of all time – VIDEOS

BrianO, not at all a music festival you'd consider one in the US. Ballyknockan is the granite village for obvious reasons and looks like it. billie061 is being purely self serving for his tourism income. If you're gullible enough by all means get stuck in the muck of West Wicklow!

billie061, Boston folk as a rule hold no hatred for Northern Ireland or England, we are a sarcastic bunch, and the wolfestone crowd is an easy one to insight, most are piling on for the night, following the lead. Though there are some who think they no it all,no excuse for them. To bythebay putting out the word a music festival in Ireland is being held is a bad thing? You got to start enjoying life and give your cranky side a rest. Go to a Fleadh and see how many young people are excelling in the traditional music of your country, it might make you proud.

billie061, pandering to the Americans because you're in the tourism busines and need their money. Figures, gotta keep those American tourists ideas back in decades old Ireland to keep that income up. Sickening.

I was in Boston 7 years ago at the wolftones concert and it was horrendous, incitred to hatred of the U.K. was incredible, also about 8 years ago my sister took my parents to see them in Tralee and they actually left, my Mom who is a staunch republician was even shocked. Where I live in Wicklow our young people enjoy the local trad nites that encourage them to join in whether to sing or play an instrument. They dance the worst jigs after a few pints but all clean fun. Having family from Kerry and Dublin and by the way am still only a young-one at 50, can still dance, we have great hoolies for all the family young and old that go on for the nite and the younger ones still prefer Galway shore the Dubliners and Phil Lynnot.The same token I still like the odd night-club. After 9/11 I had 48 U.S. tourists stranded for a week I moved into the hotel with them and organised nites and days out I took them to spots in the real Dublin (not temple bar) they all said they had the better time than the tour. Oh and a bit of plugging our local music festival is coming up soon people come from all over the world even as volunteers as stewarts, its 3 days of craic, music not all trad and plenty of hoolies with the locals, look up ballyknockan inn west wicklow. P.S. its mainly camping so if afraid of our weather its a no-no.

Murphy46, obvious you haven't been to Ireland in 17 years,

billie061, young people in Ireland go nowhere near any of that today or for the last decades. That stuff was for tourists in the 1960s.

clevelander in Ohio, you'll hear none of that today. Ireland is a 21st century country, not one mired in ridiculous songs to incite hatred and bigotry such as you and other Irish American Clevelanders support. We are a multi cultural country with close ties to our nearest neighbors Northern Ireland and Great Britain which are our main trading partners. Your thinking is obsolete. Ireland has moved on.

BrianO, folk music is far, far from Irish Pub Songs. Bernie Malone's reminiscences are from decades ago, US pubs.

@MURPHY .. id like to know what makes you Irish ? were u born here? do u live here? do u pay irish taxes here? do u vote here? do u have an irish passport ? BE PROUD TO BE AMERICAN MATE AND COOL IF YOUR RELATIVE WAS IRISH BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU IRISH ... TAKE THAT FROM AN IRISHMAN WHO FINDS YOUR TYRING TO STEAL MY IDENTITY OFFENSIVE & KINDA FREAKY !! ... IRISH PEOPLE WENT ALL OVER THE WORLD AUSTRALIA ENGLAND CANADA ETC ETC AND TODAY WE ARE EVEN FURTHER AFIELD ... DO YOU HEAR ALL THEM COUNTRIES GOING ON AND ON LIKE AMERICANS DO ??? ....... NO .. SO BE HAPPY TO BE AMERICAN ..

@MURPHY .. id like to know what makes you Irish ? were u born here? do u live here? do u pay irish taxes here? do u vote here? do u have an irish passport ? BE PROUD TO BE AMERICAN MATE AND COOL IF YOUR RELATIVE WAS IRISH BUT THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU IRISH ... TAKE THAT FROM AN IRISHMAN WHO FINDS YOUR TYRING TO STEAL MY IDENTITY OFFENSIVE & KINDA FREAKY !! ... IRISH PEOPLE WENT ALL OVER THE WORLD AUSTRALIA ENGLAND CANADA ETC ETC AND TODAY WE ARE EVEN FURTHER AFIELD ... DO YOU HEAR ALL THEM COUNTRIES GOING ON AND ON LIKE AMERICANS DO ??? ....... NO .. SO BE HAPPY TO BE AMERICAN ..

@@@Murph46 | Apr 24, 2012, 07:52 AM EDT Steven square -your continued banter is just proof to the pudding of what an eejit you truly are.As you say the Irish laugh at Americans,you are a pathetic case for the Irish and a laughing stock of most who read these posts,you think your Caps stle makes you stand out-It is very similar to most who are in the looney bin.Please don't stop your style ,I want a good laugh daily at you.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TYPICAL AMERICAN YOU JUST GO ON AND ON AND ON .. GIVE OVER MURPHY NOBODY IS REALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY TODAY ..

Some of my favorites yessssss!!!!! But there are definitely others as well.

Billie061, thank you for your calm reassurance that folk music is still appreciated. I love Irish folk music, some of the most enjoyable times have been spent with new friends having an impromptu sing song. I know I am not Irish. I know not to expect music to be around or demand anything, it's amazing how fun a night can be with a little music added. I didn't get to the Cavan Fleadh last year, heard it was a great success, I did get to the Letterkenny, And all of Tullamore All Irelands though, tremendous. Stevenstar you might want to check this years All Ireland Fleadh out, you might be reminded of some of your countries traditions.

I always liked the cliffs of Dooneen,

Steven square -your continued banter is just proof to the pudding of what an eejit you truly are.As you say the Irish laugh at Americans,you are a pathetic case for the Irish and a laughing stock of most who read these posts,you think your Caps stle makes you stand out-It is very similar to most who are in the looney bin.Please don't stop your style ,I want a good laugh daily at you.