Shane MacGowan and Christy Moore sing "Spancil Hill" - 1994 The song "Spancil Hill" was composed by Michael Considine (1850–73), who was born in Spancil Hill in Co Clare and later migrated to the US. The ballad bemoans the plight of the Irish emigrants who so longed for home from their new lives in America. This song is sung by a man who longs for his home in Spancill Hill, Co Clare, his friends, and the love he left there. All the characters and places in this song are real #spancilhill #christ
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Shane MacGowan and Christy Moore sing "Spancil Hill" - 1994 The song "Spancil Hill" was composed by Michael Considine (1850–73), who was born in Spancil Hill in Co Clare and later migrated to the US. The ballad bemoans the plight of the Irish emigrants who so longed for home from their new lives in America. This song is sung by a man who longs for his home in Spancill Hill, Co Clare, his friends, and the love he left there. All the characters and places in this song are real #spancilhill #christ
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WATCH: Shane MacGowan and Christy Moore sing "Spancil Hill" on the "Late Late" in 1994
WATCH: Shane MacGowan and Christy Moore sing "Spancil Hill" on the "Late Late" in 1994
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Spancil Hill - The tale behind the famous Irish ballad
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Spancil Hill. Christy and Shane. Song for the day. enjoy 🇮🇪😊 | Paddyman
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Spancil Hill. Christy and Shane. Song for the day. enjoy 🇮🇪😊 | Paddyman
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Shane MacGowan & Christy Moore performing Spancil Hill in 1994
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Christy Moore and Shane MacGowan perform ‘Spancilhill’ accompanied by The Hothouse Flowers on The LateLate Show in 1994 The song was composed by Michael Considine from Spancil Hill (also written ‘Spancilhill’) in County Clare, Ireland. Born circa 1850, he emigrated to the United States around 1870 with a plan to work and make enough money to bring over his sweetheart Mary McNamara, ‘Mack the Ranger’s Daughter’ in the song, so that they could be married | Claddagh Records
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Spancil Hill is a traditional Irish folk ballad that bemoans the plight of the Irish emigrants who so longed for home from their new lives in America. 🎥 Dan McCabe Musician | The Irish Post
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