Spancil Hill - The tale behind the famous Irish ballad
Spancil Hill - The tale behind the famous Irish ballad
Jul 2, 2019
irishcentral.com
Spancil Hill, tells of the longing an immigrant has for his home in Spancil Hill in the county of Clare. The name of Spancil Hill comes from the ancient horse fair that takes place there every June. Spancilling was an old and rather cruel practice in which a rope was used to tie a horse’s left foreleg to its right hind leg in order to stop it from wandering off. The ballad of Spancil Hill was written by Michael Considine who did wander off. Born in Spancil Hill in 1850, Considine took himself of
5:23
Spancil Hill, tells of the longing an immigrant has for his home in Spa…
118K views10 months ago
FacebookIrish Ballads
Spancil Hill No Irish session is complete without a rendition of Spancil Hill. Its subject matter is a familiar one in the Irish ballad tradition: “Emigration” It tells of the longing an immigrant has for his home in Spancil Hill in county Clare. The name of Spancil Hill comes from the ancient horse fair that takes place there every June. Spancilling was an old and rather cruel practice in which a rope was used to tie a horse’s left foreleg to its right hind leg in order to stop it from wanderin
5:01
Spancil Hill No Irish session is complete without a rendition of Sp…
43.4K viewsMar 21, 2023
FacebookDan McCabe Music
Spancil Hill lyrics and easy guitar chords
4:07
Spancil Hill lyrics and easy guitar chords
Dec 29, 2014
irish-folk-songs.com
Mark Thompson meets the Billyhill Accordion Band based in County Cavan and hears about the pressures this rural band faces. Find out more on Hame tonight at 10PM on @BBCTwoNI. | BBC Northern Ireland
1:35
Mark Thompson meets the Billyhill Accordion Band based in County …
25.5K viewsFeb 6, 2020
FacebookBBC Northern Ireland
Spancil Hill
3:26
Spancil Hill
6.4K viewsFeb 25, 2015
YouTubePhil Coulter - Topic
Spancil Hill
4:38
Spancil Hill
42.2K viewsJun 23, 2015
YouTubeJim McCann - Topic
3:17
Spancil Hill
21K viewsFeb 21, 2015
YouTubeInternational Pub Ensemble - Topic
5:52
{ Newfoundland } { Spancil Hill }
40.3K viewsJan 12, 2016
YouTubeMatthew Oliver James Organ
5:36
The Dubliners - Spancil Hill
132.4K viewsJan 29, 2021
YouTubeSam Teerlinck
4:07
Spancil Hill- D'unbelievables
34.3K viewsDec 28, 2009
YouTube5redmond5
2:33
Spancil Hill | Irish Traditional | Piano Cover
16.6K viewsJan 10, 2016
YouTubePaul Fagan
4:51
Christy Moore - Casey (Official Live Video)
540.7K viewsJun 26, 2021
YouTubeChristyMooreVEVO
3:24
Spancil Hill + On Screen Lyrics ---Johnny McEvoy
173.9K viewsNov 21, 2015
YouTubeIrishMusicCountry Alan
4:28
Robbie McMahon's Definitive Spancil Hill
37.9K viewsMar 4, 2018
YouTubeGearóid Ó Cuinneagáin
4:13
Spancil Hill - Shane MacGowan & Christy Moore, 1994
5.7M viewsSep 14, 2019
YouTubeCR's Video Vaults
4:55
Christy Moore - Spancil Hill | live Vicar Street Dublin 2020
197.7K viewsJan 15, 2020
YouTubeD Byrne
2:37
Paddy Reilly - Spancil Hill (Live at the National Stadium, Dublin, 1983)
171.1K viewsDec 12, 2019
YouTubePaddy Reilly
3:20
Christy and Shane - ' Spancil Hill ' (with full lyrics )
15.2K viewsJul 31, 2014
YouTubeGerard Sheridan
4:49
Spancil Hill - Michael Considine (1850-1873)
8.8K viewsNov 6, 2017
YouTubeCiaran McGhee
14:01
Spancil Hill Guitar - Learn The Chords & Melody in DADGAD Tuni…
19.2K viewsJun 6, 2021
YouTubeAodan Coyne - DADGAD
5:25
Spancilhill
366.4K viewsNov 21, 2019
YouTubeChristy Moore - Topic
2:19
Spancil Hill
2K views7 months ago
YouTubeEdvin Aronson
4:53
Spancil Hill
6.9K views6 months ago
YouTubeBeajic - Topic
0:59
Spancil Hill: Accordeon Diatonique, Melodeon
3.5K viewsMay 1, 2019
YouTubeSalvatore Rotondo
4:03
Spancil Hill
92K viewsNov 8, 2014
YouTubeHoward Baer - Topic
5:08
Spancil Hill
6.6K viewsMay 26, 2020
YouTubeSkipinnish - Topic
3:13
Spancil Hill
579 viewsJan 30, 2012
YouTubeadab25
3:41
Spancil Hill
5.1K viewsNov 5, 2015
YouTubeThe Prodigals - Topic
5:22
Spancil Hill
64.9K viewsMay 2, 2016
YouTubeDerina Harvey Band - Topic
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder