One of my second great-grandfathers was Florence McCarthy from Listowel. He left in the 1840s and ended up in a town called Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a coal miner (when wasn't serving as a volunteer in the Civil War). I love and honor these people, and I'm sorry that some of you think we shouldn't. Sorry for you, not me.
Today it's exactly 30 years ago that Luke died. As a tribute, I recorded a dozen of his songs (including "Cooree Doon") in a studio today as a modest tribute to the best Irish folk singer ever.
As was my great gran-dad... God have mercy on them all, for no one else did. Up-load as many of these songs as you can kellyoneill. There are so many out there because of losses they can hardly think of not to mind speak of. But for these songs our lives would appear to be lucky in hard times. All our families bore the burden of remerance and passed it on to our generation. Luke knew!
In Memory of the 29 miners who died this week in New Zealand. I come from a family of coal miners. Every life is mourned, whether you knew them or not. It's a sad hard life. Rest in Peace.
This would bring tears to an onion such is the depth of this ballad. Remember some never made it home from the pits which makes it even more poignant. Wee ones raised with no daddy...God bless you Luke, beautiful version.
What you say is very true, Luke seems to have had an innate ability to create empathy and identification through his singing with almost any imaginable situation such as working in the fields or mines, fleeing from war and poverty, or even love. With this version of the song he raised a monument to all miners to whom our ancestors and indeed we ourselves owe so much, but almost never reflect upon. Very moving song and great images, thank you for posting this.
me mam used to sing this to us when we were little. it brings tears to my eyes for that reason and for the feeling luke puts into it, shame he never had any children. r.i.p. luke, your so sadly missed
Amen to that. In reference to someone's earlier comment "coorie doon" or "coorie in" is something a Lallan Scots-speaking mother would say to soothe kids to sleep - a literal translation might be "cower down" but the meaning is much more loving and more like "cuddle in" or "sleep well, love." My own mother used it with me at bedtime til she stopped tucking me in!
their lives were so much harder than mine. They needed music like this and if we were all miners again , because we ad to be we couldn't listen to nicki minaj, no harm to her. You would need some music like this. Amazing, it just hit me. RIP to people who needed this as well as whoever wrote it.
Coorie doon is whit yer mithir ande faithir wid say tae ye whin they wanted ye tae gan tae sleep, mi faithir sung that tae me whin id wake up whin he came hame frae thi pit aff thi nightshift aye bring back tears tae memories eye,
Oh my gosh, ma mither used to say that tae us. Coorie doon weans, your faither,s comin in soon. Ma husband used to sing this song often, Ah never knew where he learnt it from.
Coorie doon, Coorie doon, Coorie Doon, my darling, Coorie doon the day. Coorie doon, Coorie doon, Coorie Doon, my darling, Coorie doon the day. Lie doon, my dear, and in your ear, To help you close your eye, I'll sing a song, a slumber song, A miner's lullaby. Your daddy's doon the mine, my darling, Doon in the Curbly Main, Your daddy's howkin' coal, my darling, For his ain wee wean. There's darkness doon the mine my darling, Darkness, dust and damp, But we must have oor heat, oor light, Oor fire and our lamp. Your daddy coories doon, my darling, Doon in a three foot seam, So you can coorie doon my darling, Coorie doon and dream.
'Coorie doon' in lowland Scot's dialect means 'snuggle down'. Or as near as damn it! Written by Matt McGinn, a Scottish folk singer/writer. A few of his songs are here on y/t video's. Just type the name, see what comes up. I've been a big fan of the Dubliners, Luke Kelly especially for many years. Theirs are great songs to sing along to when your pished out of your head. I like how when Luke sings Scottish folk songs. He does so in a very convincing Scot's dialect. Could this be due to the fact his Mother, or was it his Grandmother was Scottish? He is indeed, sadly missed.
jock stewart redmond I'm sure your right jock! but, the song is a Scottish miners lullaby. All the Scottish coal mines were situated in the Scottish lowlands.
jock stewart redmond Well!....Would you say Central Scotland!...Fife!....& Clacmananshire were in the Highlands? I think you need to brush up a wee bit on your geography Jock.
@TheWindUpWizard I know I'ma mile late but....well said man. I couldn't have put it better myself. Well, maybe I could have.... but I'll hud my wheesht.
It is a scottish song, but Ireland definitely had a coal mining industry although it would'nt have been as big as the british countries, Arigna coal mine Co Roscommon is famouse for having the narrowest seams in the world (45cm wide) there is now tours held there to give you a real idea of mining conditions back in the day
Where are the pics in the slideshow from??I'm from Nova Scotia and it is like looking at our own old pics here.My father worked the pits for 42 years.Very nice job on the slideshow.RIP Luke Kelly.
You passed a comment that Ireland had no coal reserves when two seperate coal reserves were pointed out to you one in Kilkenny and one in Tipperary you start rabbiting on about Industrial Revolutions!!! And the main reason for importing coal and that these pits closed down is it was much cheaper to import than to produce!! Deerpark in Kilkenny has a museum there it would probably do you good to visit it some time and get your head out of the books.
Before any ointments thier was whisky anf Guiness to sothe the hard toil of diggin, wheaterh it the patties' or the coal, or the bridge abutments, you can not go back in the whole sober, itll kill ya
DonegalRamie you are talking rubbish Deerpark mined coal for nearly 30 years and that's not to mention the coal mines in Ballingarry Co Tipp . And to insinuate that Ireland has no mineral resources is just ludacris considering we have the largest zinc mine in Europe in Meath , a little place called Tara mines, have you ever heard of it ? As well as zinc mines in Lisheen, Galmoy and a projected mine in Palas Green !!!!!!!!!!
Luke had a Scottish granny. He was also great friend's with the man who wrote the song. Indeed, Matt McGinnis's daughter, who is a big fan of Luke's, was delighted to discover here that he sang her father's song. So your charges of stealing are ridiculous.
A great wee Scottish tune sung by the master Luke Kelly xx
One of my second great-grandfathers was Florence McCarthy from Listowel. He left in the 1840s and ended up in a town called Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a coal miner (when wasn't serving as a volunteer in the Civil War). I love and honor these people, and I'm sorry that some of you think we shouldn't. Sorry for you, not me.
Today it's exactly 30 years ago that Luke died. As a tribute, I recorded a dozen of his songs (including "Cooree Doon") in a studio today as a modest tribute to the best Irish folk singer ever.
Warmhearted as allways (so you are). It's a great surprise to me that you were able to record a dozen (!) songs. I salute you for the tribute!
I love recordings like this, where you can hear people coming in and out of the studio. You can almost feel their hushed awe.
Luke, amazing singer, Matt McGinn, what a song writer.
Hope they're creating music in Heaven.
As was my great gran-dad... God have mercy on them all, for no one else did. Up-load as many of these songs as you can kellyoneill. There are so many out there because of losses they can hardly think of not to mind speak of. But for these songs our lives would appear to be lucky in hard times. All our families bore the burden of remerance and passed it on to our generation. Luke knew!
In Memory of the 29 miners who died this week in New Zealand. I come from a family of coal miners. Every life is mourned, whether you knew them or not. It's a sad hard life. Rest in Peace.
This would bring tears to an onion such is the depth of this ballad. Remember some never made it home from the pits which makes it even more poignant. Wee ones raised with no daddy...God bless you Luke, beautiful version.
What you say is very true, Luke seems to have had an innate ability to create empathy and identification through his singing with almost any imaginable situation such as working in the fields or mines, fleeing from war and poverty, or even love. With this version of the song he raised a monument to all miners to whom our ancestors and indeed we ourselves owe so much, but almost never reflect upon. Very moving song and great images, thank you for posting this.
Wow!! Hadn't heard of Matt McGinn before, but what a song!! Luke, as ever, is wonderful
Just only our Luke to sing this beautiful and sad song about miners life. Sure he sang so well. Touched our hearts forever.
lovely song done justice by a great singer.
me mam used to sing this to us when we were little. it brings tears to my eyes for that reason and for the feeling luke puts into it, shame he never had any children. r.i.p. luke, your so sadly missed
brought a tear to my eye. and a smile. thank you
Wow, this is the earliest recording I've heard of Luke. Such beauty in the simplicity.
Written by Matt McGinn Ma Faither wis fae the Gorbals and new him at meetings McGinn o the Calton look it up
What a hauntingly beautiful rendition of this song!!
it doesnt get any better than this,magic!
Amen to that.
In reference to someone's earlier comment "coorie doon" or "coorie in" is something a Lallan Scots-speaking mother would say to soothe kids to sleep - a literal translation might be "cower down" but the meaning is much more loving and more like "cuddle in" or "sleep well, love." My own mother used it with me at bedtime til she stopped tucking me in!
What song, Coorie Doon, just only Luke Kelly to sing This amazing ballad!
their lives were so much harder than mine. They needed music like this and if we were all miners again , because we ad to be we couldn't listen to nicki minaj, no harm to her. You would need some music like this. Amazing, it just hit me. RIP to people who needed this as well as whoever wrote it.
Matt Mc Ginn fae the Calton czcams.com/video/2WPI8CF04A0/video.html
R.I.P. Luke. what a great voice
If they ever erect statues to great singers of Scottish folk songs, Luke should be there.
theres 2 of luke in dublin
@@patrickoreillyb There should be one here. I come from a line of Fife miners and I can't listen to this rendition without a tear in the eye.
@@gaudd the power of music my friend.he certainly does a fantastic version
Luke has always sung with passion ....
Beautiful.
Luke at his amazing best thanks for posting.
Coorie doon is whit yer mithir ande faithir wid say tae ye whin they wanted ye tae gan tae sleep, mi faithir sung that tae me whin id wake up whin he came hame frae thi pit aff thi nightshift aye bring back tears tae memories eye,
Oh my gosh, ma mither used to say that tae us. Coorie doon weans, your faither,s comin in soon. Ma husband used to sing this song often, Ah never knew where he learnt it from.
Excellent!
Splendid slideshow with this great song - Thank you, thetwangman! Great post!
Amazing song.
never heard this before. thanks
Awesome!
memories for sure,some hard some sad,memories indeed thanks
beautiful......thats all i got to say
I enjoyed this ! Great images.
and a great dubliner fan!!!!!!!!!!!
Fab wee song
Coorie doon, Coorie doon, Coorie Doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
Coorie doon, Coorie doon, Coorie Doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
Lie doon, my dear, and in your ear,
To help you close your eye,
I'll sing a song, a slumber song,
A miner's lullaby.
Your daddy's doon the mine, my darling,
Doon in the Curbly Main,
Your daddy's howkin' coal, my darling,
For his ain wee wean.
There's darkness doon the mine my darling,
Darkness, dust and damp,
But we must have oor heat, oor light,
Oor fire and our lamp.
Your daddy coories doon, my darling,
Doon in a three foot seam,
So you can coorie doon my darling,
Coorie doon and dream.
Thank you.....again! Learning this with my 5 string banjo and your post is so helpful.
There used to be this comment from matts daughter, how she'd never heard this & thanking him
podger81
Yes, this is a Great song thankyou !
That's what i was trying to say, my friend.
God bless.
Ssssh! There's a great man trying to sing a lovely song here. Can we just listen and enjoy it???
'Coorie doon' in lowland Scot's dialect means 'snuggle down'. Or as near as damn it!
Written by Matt McGinn, a Scottish folk singer/writer. A few of his songs are here on y/t video's. Just type the name, see what comes up.
I've been a big fan of the Dubliners, Luke Kelly especially for many years. Theirs are great songs to sing along to when your pished out of your head. I like how when Luke sings Scottish folk songs. He does so in a very convincing Scot's dialect.
Could this be due to the fact his Mother, or was it his Grandmother was Scottish?
He is indeed, sadly missed.
planetyouranus22 Grandmother
nae jist lowlanders sung that maist scots did
jock stewart redmond I'm sure your right jock! but, the song is a Scottish miners lullaby. All the Scottish coal mines were situated in the Scottish lowlands.
PISH,, COALFIELDS WERE LARGE IN CENTRAL SCOTLAND, ALL OF
FIFE AND CLACMANANSHIRE
jock stewart redmond Well!....Would you say Central Scotland!...Fife!....& Clacmananshire were in the Highlands?
I think you need to brush up a wee bit on your geography Jock.
i got it off rte radio 1's ceili house program 4 or 5 years ago. they did a tribute to luke live from dublin's liberty hall.
I think my teacher wanted to prevent something like this when she told me to stay quiet during choir singing.
@TheDolmori Thank you ...an interesting piece of history ..
SUFFERIG IS SUCH SWEET SORROW.
joeygsmom
My respects to you , my farther died of lung disease ( Pneunomonicosis)due to working down the mines since he was fourteen years old.
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Quite!
@TheWindUpWizard I know I'ma mile late but....well said man. I couldn't have put it better myself. Well, maybe I could have.... but I'll hud my wheesht.
exactly, let's just enjoy the bloody song
FUNNY, MY G-PA WAS A MINER IN W. VA. HIS NAME WAS LUKE KELLY
margatelad
God bless miners , the salt of the earth !
It's a Celtic song. Sang by an Irish genius with a Scottish granny. lol!
Best comment ever haha
It is a scottish song, but Ireland definitely had a coal mining industry although it would'nt have been as big as the british countries, Arigna coal mine Co Roscommon is famouse for having the narrowest seams in the world (45cm wide) there is now tours held there to give you a real idea of mining conditions back in the day
Did I hear a door creeking in the background?
Yep. So authentic
you can hear the squeak of the door
thanks for the info, are there more rare luke songs from that program?
Where are the pics in the slideshow from??I'm from Nova Scotia and it is like looking at our own old pics here.My father worked the pits for 42 years.Very nice job on the slideshow.RIP Luke Kelly.
id say ask kellyoneill,she knows everythin bout luke kelly.
darkness dust and damp
my pleasure eleanor. apologies for not crediting matt. i've now rectified that.
thats it !!!! i am a german coalminer!!!!!
amazing! where did you get this song?
amazing! where did you get this?
Does anyone know what banjo he’s playing in that video looking to get a replica
You passed a comment that Ireland had no coal reserves when two seperate coal reserves were pointed out to you one in Kilkenny and one in Tipperary you start rabbiting on about Industrial Revolutions!!!
And the main reason for importing coal and that these pits closed down is it was much cheaper to import than to produce!!
Deerpark in Kilkenny has a museum there it would probably do you good to visit it some time and get your head out of the books.
coorie doon makes it obviously a scottish song.
i'm afraid not. the program was a live concert from 2004 and they only played 1 song of luke's from the rte archives.
Hey Ard, I have it, i'll send you a copy :)
Before any ointments thier was whisky anf Guiness to sothe the hard toil of diggin, wheaterh it the patties' or the coal, or the bridge abutments, you can not go back in the whole sober, itll kill ya
oh the Exploitation , keep ur greed u people of power.
Anyone know where this was recorded? Or on what LP/CD it was released on? Thanks
@TheDolmori Did he work in Bute?
annyone now the chords? on banjo or guitar plis:)
Minecraft b like
DonegalRamie you are talking rubbish Deerpark mined coal for nearly 30 years and that's not to mention the coal mines in Ballingarry Co Tipp . And to insinuate that Ireland has no mineral resources is just ludacris considering we have the largest zinc mine in Europe in Meath , a little place called Tara mines, have you ever heard of it ? As well as zinc mines in Lisheen, Galmoy and a projected mine in Palas Green !!!!!!!!!!
How many mines in ireland .....stealing aw oor scottish songs as usual
Luke had a Scottish granny. He was also great friend's with the man who wrote the song. Indeed, Matt McGinnis's daughter, who is a big fan of Luke's, was delighted to discover here that he sang her father's song. So your charges of stealing are ridiculous.