The City of Chicago - Christy Moore video free download

geez louise

A very sad thing to happen to Ireland at the time .. the famine. Yes, all nationalities have their stories. This one I feel, was very well done, and with very much conviction by Christy here.

Adrie van der Weegen

Christy sings this song with a lot of power. always nice to hear this song it never borrows.

Nancy Benefiel

All through the famine, enough food left Ireland for England to feed the starving nation. But the rents must be paid.

Brendan Walsh

The City of Chicago

321minder

The best, every which way you take your faith...!

Mick

Ireland is a very small country, which has had to suffer famine, invasion, oppression and many atrocities, but her people never relented, they never gave in, they spread through out the world were they were welcomed by many nations. The Irish believe in supporting other small nations who have been oppressed. The Irish are proud to be Irish, a pride which is instilled in one generation to the next regardless of the country they live in.

Louise Maxwell

Captivating song!

geez louise

I love this song. An honorable song sung by a fine singer. Indeed ! We all have our own heartaches. I happen to live near the south side of Chicago, where the Irish once presided. My neighborhood is now mainly Polish and Arab. I am from Texas, where people weren't really so caught up in origins. I liked it there. I would just always go along to please the masses. I know that a god lives in all. A funny time I had dodging them all throughout life. Ignorance. But I LOVE Irish stories & songs :-)

O.R. Melling

Three people who can't handle the truth.

Sandford

People even today do not know this. The manifests of ships leaving Queenstown for Britain were full of food and the people of Ireland starved.

Stella Kalemi

πάρα πολύ όμορφο!!!!!!!!!!!!

LarryLamb2013

dawww double dawwww dingwit ffs starving people had to leave ireland no food as the brits kept all the good stuff for them they ship millions of tons of food to britain as they didnt care if the irish lived or died as is the case in afghanistan or iraq or any other empire state of theirs????

geez louise

Beautiful artist. Great song.

Music201ful

2.4 million. learn your history son

billybob thornton

And about 22 Presidents.

geez louise

Thank you for explaining. The boats were heavy laden and so, deep were the belly of the boats. Now I understand why this phrase ..

zakalon123

I would imagine when the famine started in 1845. If you want to read a good book on the subject. I reccomend IRISH : SAGA OF A NATION AND A CITY by the Glaswegian author John Burrowes. It came out 10yrsago in 2003. Best book that I have ever read on the Irish Famine.

Ó Slatraigh

YEah, but when did people start leavin'

Ó Slatraigh

IT meant that the boats were heavily laden with people and food for the trip, ergo, the belly of the boats were deep in the water.

Planxty

Planxty - Christy Moore - Cliffs Of Dooneen