Words by Fred Cairns (an internet friend of mine), sung by Tom Wilson (also an internet friend of mine). Neatly sums up my feelings about Danny Boy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmEeC7VG ... re=mh_lolz

Redwolf

I had one of those self-same moments at a gig last week.

You can thank "The Quiet Man" for the popularity of that one, I think. It's even a karaoke favorite in Japan.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).