A classic tune in ireland and a beautiful mel. He wrote celebrated songs like the patriot game (which bob dylan drew on for with god on our side), mcalpines fusilliers, the merry ploughboy and liverpool lou, among other standards from the days of the irish ballad boom of the 1960s and early 1970s. Here are the lyrics to carrickfergus as most often sung: I wish i was in carrickfergus. Only for nights in ballygrant.
Here are the lyrics to carrickfergus as most often sung: I wish i was in carrickfergus. Only for nights in ballygrant. I would swim over the deepest ocean. The deepest ocean, my love to. Carrickfergus is an irish folk song, named after the town of carrickfergus in county antrim, northern ireland. The clancy brothers' 1964 album titled the f. Carrickfergus is a great but unusual song because, although it is undoubtedly an integral part of the irish folk tradition, there seems to be no reliable reference to it before it was recorded by dominic behan in the mid 1960s. Live from the gaiety (2003) purchase album from itunes now: Since 1962, the dubliners. Carrickfergus is an irish folk song named after the town in county antrim, northern ireland. The lyrics tell a story of love, separation, and drink. I wish i was in carrickfergus, only for nights in ballygran. Carrickfergus is an irish folk song, named after the town of carrickfergus in county antrim, northern ireland. The clancy brothers' 1964 album titled the first hurrah! includes this title.
Carrickfergus is an irish folk song named after the town in county antrim, northern ireland. The lyrics tell a story of love, separation, and drink. I wish i was in carrickfergus, only for nights in ballygran. Carrickfergus is an irish folk song, named after the town of carrickfergus in county antrim, northern ireland. The clancy brothers' 1964 album titled the first hurrah! includes this title. A somewhat differing version was released under the name the kerry boatman, by dominic behan on an lp called the irish rover, in 1965.
A somewhat differing version was released under the name the kerry boatman, by dominic behan on an lp called the irish rover, in 1965.
