Skibbereen
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2024
- I made this production to highlight the elements of the song that tell a story during the years of the Irish Famine, which was an engineered famine, a genocide essentially. After starving native Irish and stealing their food and cattle away to British dinner tables, they then demanded extreme taxation and rental fees from British landlords who had taken that same land from the forefathers of those native Irish, left with nowhere to turn and no way to pay, the British would set fire/torch the common thatched roof of the day, which is essentially a roof made of straw, highly flammable. In doing so they would drive the people out of their home to either die from the cold, along with starvation or run for their life and escape overseas, as many did. The population of Ireland before the famine was 8 million and some suggest 12 million, after the famine: 4.4 million. Most went to America, Canada or Australia, where there are large ethnic Irish Diaspora to this day, some 35 million Irish Americans.
All photos used in this production are owned by their respective owners and all credit goes to them for their work. I did my best to give credit, I felt that the story was best told with images and might resonate more with people that otherwise do not interpret the story behind the lyrics.
I especially wanted to highlight the amazing paintings and illustrations from Jerry Mulvihill's Book: The Truth Behind The Irish Famine.
I found these illustrations through Jerry's Facebook page and they are so invaluable in how they capture the conditions of the famine times, in the absolute horror that comprised it.
Do not forget about what happened 1845-1852, an engineered famine, a genocide of the Irish People. We will never forget, no matter how you forge history, we will remember.
I am aware I spelt skibbereen wrong many times in the production now, which makes me feel an awful fool, but it is too late! I hope you can forgive that 
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Fantastic, you’ve a great voice for it. It always brings a tear to my eyes. ❤️🇨🇮
God such a beautiful comment, well thankyou so much. Thankyou for your overwhelming support. It is a meaningful song truly
a powerful song ! and timely reminder importance of history should not be forgotten !
Jerry Mulvihill's Book, ' The Truth Behind The Irish Famine ' is a must read !
thanks for the tip !
thank you
No my friend thank you for your consistent support and encouragement and compliments. God bless, glad to share the book
@@OisinMcGrath1916 thanks buddy ! 'preciate it. i shall buy a copy book so worthwhile.
love the channel & keeping it real,
a lot of poetry in yr music,
thank you
A great song well done Oisín
thankyou kevin !
Wonderful rendition! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Will do george
Fantastic song best version I've ever heard well done.
My god what a compliment. Thankyou so much Sean! I really appreciate it that’s unbelievably Less you happy easter
Just brilliant ,❤️🇮🇪
So kind of you Alan! Your support means the world lad
You’ve a great voice for ballads, love it.
Thankyou so much Alan, very very kind of you. I will see to doing spancil hill properly!
Brilliant
thanks so much
First off, fantastic rendition of this song! Second, I love how you added the story of the song. I love historical folk songs, and sure, they're beautiful musically, but the history is what makes them so powerful. Keep up the great work, brother!
Thankyou so much Steve, it is something completely new for me to have tried, to me it is powerful, this story grips me. I am so beyond grateful that it has had an impact on you my friend, Thankyou for the kind words. God bless you I hope my productions can touch the souls of others as I proceed
Your song and images and so moving. My great-grandparents left Dublin and Limerick in the mid-1800s for Canada.
Thank you very much. It took a lot more time than one might think at a glance and I’m not sure if it something I’ll do all the time. Create these image productions to tell stories but for the effort put into it. I’m very glad it meant something to you as it mean something to me, and I can only imagine how truly person that must feel to know that your grandparents were there and were within it.
Been listening this on repeat for a week now. Beautiful rendition.
Thankyou so much. Means a lot that you enjoy it. God bless
One of the best versions I’ve ever heard. What about Spacial Hill ?
Hi Alan! Absolutely I will record it soon I love spancil hill
What about “Only Your Rivers Run Free “ ?
I will eventually record it! Class song