We Want No Irish Here - Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem video free download

Tungsten Kid

The only Irish who we never wanted here in England were the IRA nutters who used to plant bombs over here that killed women and children. We always welcomed the other Irish, and we bought "Seven Drunken Nights" by the Dubliners which was a chart smash..:)

Brian Johnson

a job well done you find irsh here.....

Wolf Éirinn

1963, JFK's 'Dinner with the President' program.

Martina Murray

they were from the town of Carrick On Suir in co.Tipperary and one from Antrim in Northern Ireland

George Richardson

Ireland Forever!

yu3p2x1

From the comments, I think that people don't understand the historical context and references and use of langauge as it was intended in the 60s. Liam Clancy who introduced the song simply made a play on the word 'black/Black,' to indicate that like black people, the Irish immigrants were discriminated against. Black has the second meaning of 'not welcomed.' So far from intending anything racist, he is simply stating the facts of history as they were. The early immigrants to USA and later Immigrants to England were faced with signs on shop windows posting job vacancies which stated - 'Neither Black nor Irish need apply.' That's a fact and that's the past - and no race on the planet has escaped some sort of discrimination at some point in history. Just put it in context.

BrutalTruth1

The emcee that did the introduction was an obnoxiously undisguised anti-Irish bigot! 

James G

@TheAmericanDefender Being called potato-nigger, and depicted as drunken monkeys in newspapers, lovely welcome.

Irish Warrior

thank the ulster Scots and Scots for keeping up the racism after all they did start the kkk 

Robert Wilson

Robert Prestons commentry was extremely niggardly, 

MsMommaRose

I remember seeing a sign in Seattle in the window of a bar near the Public Market that said "NO IRISH ALLOWED". It was in the 1960's.

Average Joe

I agree, stand up for TRUE culture roots, not the New Englandized, wanker-inspired, stereotypical, Boondock Saints shyte the media labels "Irish heritage." Before I moved to Ireland 1.5 years ago, people told me I was the only American that acts Irish. That, I didn't get rat-arsed at pubs, wear green clothes or "I'm Irish" clothing apparel when I came to visit and when I moved. People that DO those things are just idiotic Americans, and Irish people laugh arses over, but hate when they visit.

Norwood Hux

can he read ?

Micheal Sean O'Dubhghaill

A great performance by the Clancys' and Makem reflecting on a time in Irish American history that is long gone. As per previous comments there is documentary evidence that there were NINA signs/notices especially on the eastern seaboard of the USA in the 1840s' and 1850s' and there was discrimination towards the newly arrived poor/destitute Irish. But compared with some ethnic minorities - especially black Americans - I think our ancestors got off lightly.

Absolam et al

LOL, this is a Englishman, he no more Irish then the queen herself. Plus he used poor logic because his ancestors were not oppresses. Now lets be real that could be true. That does not mean that MOST Irish were not oppressed. But he is not Irish, No real Irishman would spell Irish with a small I.

MystMoonstruck

Nonsense! They were greeted with signs: "No Irish need apply!" My people on both sides of the family were among those sent from their country. They arrived here as bond slaves aka bound servants who had to work off their passage. Families were split up, and brothers and sisters did not find each other till in their 60s. Some never saw relatives again. NO! They were NOT welcomed! If they were dying or even just ill, they would be thrown overboard! Why do you think they were called "coffin ships"?

ironbellynorton

Presenter is Robert Preston, The Original and Inimitable Professor Harold Hill, seller of bands and seducer of librarians.

Jesse Moynahan

was it the portrayal of the Irish as savage drunken monkeys published in the newspapers you refer to as our welcome?

22grena

figuratively would be the irish meaning of the word.

rubasuperdub

AmericanDefender... Educate yourself... Perform a simple search on the Know Nothing's Party and how they treated the Irish upon their arrival. While your particular ancestors may have been fortunate to not have suffered discrimination and hatred, the same was not true for countless others who arrived from Ireland. So pick up a book at your local library, make your ancestors proud!

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