What's the news, what's the news, oh my bold Shelmalier With your long-barreled guns from the sea? Say, what wind from the south brings a messenger here With a hymn of the dawn for the free? Goodly news, goodly news, do I bring, youth of Forth Goodly news shall you hear, Bargy man For the boys march at dawn from the south to the north Led by Kelly, the boy from Killanne Tell me, who is the giant with the gold curling hair He who rides at the head of your band? Seven feet is his height with some inches to spare And he looks like a king in command Ah, my boys, that's the pride of the bold Shelmaliers 'Mongst our greatest of heroes a man Fling your beavers aloft, and give three ringing cheers For John Kelly, the boy from Killanne Enniscorthy's in flames, and old Wexford is won And the Barrow tomorrow we will cross On the hill o'er the town, we have planted a gun That will batter the gateway to Ross All the Forth men and Bargy men will march o'er the heath With brave Harvey to lead in the van But the foremost of all in the grim gap of death Will be Kelly, the boy from Killanne But the gold sun of freedom grew darkened at Ross And it set by the Slaney's red waves And poor Wexford, stripped naked, hung high on a cross With her heart pierced by traitors and slaves Glory-o, glory-o, to her brave sons who died For the cause of long-downtrodden man Glory-o to Mount Leinster's own darling and pride Dauntless Kelly, the boy from Killanne
This is true, the Irish were given an extremely hard time in America and the UK during and after the famine times which was caused by the English steel in the Irish food, stealing little farms and demolishing the homes of the people to create large estates for their privileged few. It took a very long time for the Irish to get back upon their feet this was greatly helped by the common member of the European market with a no longer had to depend solely on Britain to sell their goods. But sadly now we see many Irish people burning down buildings and demonstrating against immigrants coming into Ireland, those Irish people who were demonstrating and causing damages to hotels etc are the pampered ones, they have lived good lives most because many immigrant men and women sent their hard earned money back to Ireland to help keep their families fed and supported.
As a few others have said, I wish they had made a studio version of this song but like a few others have ALSO said, I can't seem to find any version but this one by them. Its a great song with an even better meaning.
My parents were both from Ireland (met in NY) and I grew up listening to my Dad and Uncles sing to the Clancy Brothers often. I love these tunes and I can almost feel my Dad and Uncles (and Brother....all gone now) watching this with me. Priceless. Someday we'll be singing them together again God Willing.
"CLANCYS MAGIC " IS BEST EVER .... ' LEGENDS '........ ALWAYS WILL BE REMEMBERED with REALLY HEARTFELT MEMORIES , AND Yes , WE ARE INDEBTED TO THEM in so many ways.👐
You never hear the same complaining from the Irish as others do. Ireland and it's descendents know all to well about prejudice, oppression, famine and slavery. It's still going on today but that doesn't bother the Fighting Irish 💚☘️💚☘️💪
I learned this tune first as "Are You There, Moriarity?" which is also on RU-vid. Beautiful tune for more than one Irish song. ☘️🎵🎶☘️ I like the ending of this one. "You'll find the Irish here." (Exactly. Love it. 💚💚☘️☘️)
