John who died recently, so that’s my reason.”Īnother said: “The Voyage by Christy Moore, it’s brilliant.

Someone said: “The Fields of Athenry written by Pete St. It’s a good song, brings me back to my youth.Īnother woman added: “Westlife Flying Without Wings for my child.”īut it always came back to the appreciation of the classic Irish hits. More modern songs came into the mix with one woman saying: “U2’s In The Name of Love from the eighties. I always used to fancy him as a singer and I used to dance to him in the Go Go on Abbey Street back in the late sixties.” It’s really about an autistic child and he’s just singing about the child on the street, it’s touching.'Īnd someone else said: “Dirty Old Town by Phil Lynott. The love for the Irishness continues with another woman saying: “Black and Tans because it represents a new country because we fought for freedom.”Ī third added: “Luke Kelly Scorn Not His Simplicity because it is a famous Dublin song, it’s beautiful.

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I sing it when I listen to it and there’s no one else around.” Read More Related Articles “It’s a song about Dublin and a song about heartache, it’s a bit of a sad song, but it’s a touching song, it’s lovely.

I believe it was written by Paddy Kavanagh, a Monaghan man. One man said: “The first song that comes to my mind is Raglan Road and it was sung by Luke Kelly. Luke Kelly, U2, Westlife and Phil Lynott were also named as top choices. One more person said: “Grace because I’m a little romantic at the moment, I’m in the love buzz.” “Grace by the Wolfe Tones because it’s my daughters middle name,” said one man.Īnother also picked the same song, saying: “Grace, probably one of the greatest Irish ballad songs ever, it’s unbelievable.” Read More: RTE Room to Improve star Dermot Bannon speaks out against criticism of massive budgets You might have thought Christy Moore or U2 would top the list, but it was actually Grace by the Wolfe Tones that was the most popular choice. Speaking to Dublin Live, we asked Dubs which Irish song is their favourite. Dubliners have revealed their favourite Irish songs from the traditional tunes to Westlife - and there was one clear winner.

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