2. Galway Bay - Daniel O'Donnell
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Written by Arthur Colahan and popularised by Bing Crosby, from The Daniel O'Donnell Collection, a free compilation CD from "The Irish Mail on Sunday" 2008... for educational purposes only, no copyright infringement intended.
Arthur Colahan (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Arthur Nicholas Whistler Colahan (12 August 1884 - 15 September 1952) was an Irish doctor, British Army officer and songwriter.
He was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, the eldest child of Professor Nicholas Whistler Colahan (1853-1930) and Elisabeth Quinn of Limerick (b.c.1866). His family moved to Galway, and he grew up there.
After completing his secondary education at St Joseph's College, Galway (The 'Bish'), he enrolled at University College Dublin in 1900, did an Arts degree and then studied medicine. He transferred to University College Galway and graduated in 1913. He was a member of the college Literary and Debating Society and participated in drama.
He began his medical career in the County Infirmary in Galway, and then moved to Holles Street. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, and was badly affected by mustard gas in India. After the war he settled in Leicester, where he spent the rest of his career as a neurological specialist.
Colahan was also a composer of popular songs. His most famous work is "Galway Bay", which, popularised by Bing Crosby, was the biggest selling record of all time at one stage. Theories abound as to where the song was written or where it was first heard. Some say it was in the home of Dr Morris at 1 Montpelier Terrace, while others believe it was in The Vicars Croft on Taylor's Hill, from where one could see Galway Bay.
Other songs written by Colahan included Maccushla Mine, Asthoreen Bawn, Until God's Day, The Kylemore Pass and The Claddagh Ring.
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Thank you Daniel for all the amazing songs . I have most of your albums , And I listen to your songs , . And our radio stations too play your songs daily . We are ever thankful to you for making us happy . We love Irish music and songs. Love from Srilanka. God bless you Daniel.
My Dad of Irish descent has been gone 26 years, and my earliest memories of him singing were Galway Bay complete with Irish accent, first time I have actually listened to it on RUclips - made me cry.
My step-grampy was from Galway. He came to live in Wales. After a few whiskies he would sing this with tears in his eyes. What a loving grampy he was!!🥲💗💗💗xx
It brings me back to the days my mom invited me to come watch it at her house.
My parents, sister and I enjoyed many happy family holidays in Galway. After we were caught up in the Summerland fire on the Isle of Man and nearly lost our lives we were wary of travelling.
My burns were still healing when we went to Galway for the first time. It was a magical holiday. We visited the Cliffs of Moher, drove on the sky road and enjoyed the tranquility of Connemara. In the evening we’d go to Salthill and dad would park the car looking out to sea. We were tired but happy. He sang Irish songs as we watched the waves sweep in and out. When he sang Galway Bay I always felt emotional as I knew it was about someone wanting to see the sights so dear to them one last time before their death.
Because of Summerland I always had a fear of losing my parents. However the years passed and my sister and I had children. Mum and Dad took the older ones to Galway, where they too enjoyed a wonderful holiday.
Dad decided to take early retirement to do more things with the children. He didn’t want to waste any time. Just a few years later he fell ill and was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. We were devastated. He fought hard and made it through four very tough years, then we got the dreaded news, but he wasn’t ready to give up. My husband and I had been invited to a wedding in Galway and we had told Mum and Dad we’d bring them along. Dad was looking forward to that trip so much! Sadly the cancer was too strong for him. He lost his fight on New Year’s Eve 2007. I held his hand in those last hours and I promised him that I would do something for him.
The following summer we went to the wedding, although my heart wasn’t in it.
I slipped away from the festivities and with the dull thud of music still audible from where I stood on the promenade, I fulfilled the promise I’d made to my lovely dad, Sam, at the end of his days. I watched the sun go down on Galway Bay.
Thank you, Ruth, that's a beautiful story.
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This was played at my uncle's funeral last year and haven't stopped listening to it since..
I played thsis for my speical lovely nan who passed away in 2020 i missing her every single day 😢😢😢😢xx
Very sweet voice Daniel and a very sweet song too. I sincerely love this.
Too beautiful to be forgotten! Music is what revives the very depth of my soul.Thanks be to GOD for the beautiful people that make beautiful MUSIC. 😉😀😁😂😃
This is a beautiful song
I love listening to your music,Daniel,,so touching,,relaxing,,God Bless you/family.specially these time of pandemic.Thank you.
Awesome. ❤ 😍 this song 🎵 song so much. God bless 🙌 🙏 ❤ Daniel O'Donnell
Listening to that beautiful song really relaxes my mind when thinking of that turbulent world of violence we live in. What a comparison!
Beautiful😢😢😢😇😇
Surprisingly beautiful
This voice is so perfect. Thank you Daniel. And thank you Mary. You have made music a wonderful part of life.
Very nice! Indeed.
Another lovely song from Daniel xxx 💖
Oh this is beautiful , my mum wanted this song played at her funeral, and she got what she wanted with Daniel Odonnell singing it . so lovely thank you !
Thena
Thena Gray :
We lost our beautiful mum on Wednesday and we're going to play this at her funeral. This is why I'm here ❤️
Wow. Lovely ❤
Such a nice song! Thanks for sharing
This is beautiful. Thankyou Daniel
Wonderful excellent lovely
My nan has this played at her funeral what a lovely song
Very well done!
Love it
Lovely song
I love Irish music
Beautifil😊
Mother's favourite
My second home as I met my wife there
Not the buttons !
The nypd should definitely sing this
The NYPD choir 😂
Joshua block
This is Bing Crosby version, not the original by Dr. Arthur Whistler Colahan..
We'd be delighted to read the original lyrics by Dr. Colahan, if you can add them in the comments section.
Should be, Speak a language that the English do not know.
Yet they come to us and try and teach us their ways
Bing Crosby changed the words probably to be more politically correct at that time.
I for one do like the original words, and do not like the change.
I do have the original words and music for this great and a bit sad song.
Arthur moved to Lester from Galway to set up his Medical Practise.
He wrote the song, I guess remembering his early life in Galway.
Very interesting, thank you so much.
Michael McIntyre and fairytale of New York brought me here
It is beautiful?
Who sings this with the original lyrics: ". . . . a language that the English do not know" ?
This was my nan in law song
Galway gang were ye at
Rachel Martin
Galway bay hay glavly bay island blow language darnknness teacher being might
Wait wait ... The fields of athenry ??