There’s nothing like a good Irish song to get the party started or to leave us feeling nostalgic, and if it mentions the county that you’re from then it’s even better. From great classics like ‘The Fields of Athenry’ to guilty pleasures such as…well, we’ll leave those to yourselves!
This St. Patrick’s Day, whether your celebrating at home, having a few in your local or far away from Ireland in London, New York or Sydney, there’s sure to be a song that reminds you of home and will either have you singing at the top of your voice or crying into your glass. Here are some suggestions for songs that will make you sing up for your county this St. Patrick’s Day.
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Antrim – Black Velvet Band
Armagh – Bold O’Donoghue
Carlow – Follow me up to Carlow
Cavan – Come back Paddy Reilly
Clare – Spancil Hill
Cork – Banks of my own lovely Lee
Derry – Danny Boy
Donegal – Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal
Down – Mountains of Mourne
Dublin – Rocky road to Dublin
Fermanagh – Lough Erne Shore
Galway – The Galway Shawl
Kerry – Rose of Tralee
Kildare – Curragh of Kildare
Kilkenny – Rose of Mooncoin
Laois – Lovely Laois
Leitrim – Lovely Leitrim
Limerick – Limerick, you’re a lady
Longford – Where the three counties meet
Louth – My girl from the wee County Louth
Mayo – Green and Red of Mayo
Meath – Old Bog Road
Monaghan – Back to Castleblaney
Offaly – Offaly, My County, My Home
Roscommon – Rose of Castlerea
Sligo – Isle of Innishfree
Tipperary – Slievenamon
Tyrone – Pretty little girl from Omagh
Waterford – Old Dungarvan Oak
Westmeath – Westmeath Batchelor
Wexford – Slaney Valley
Wicklow – Among the Wicklow Hills
What’s your favorite song from your county?
