The NYPD Choir

About Pride of Ireland

The poem "Pride of Ireland" was written in 1819 by Michael Burke, a poet from Kiltulagh, County Galway. It was a popular piece in its day and was first put to music in 1957 by the Culwick Choral Society. Initially the poem was sung to the tune of Molly Mollone and was first put to the tune of Danny Boy by Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners in 1976.

Our version is our own arrangement but we changed some of the lyrics from the original version.

The North Youghal Pub Dwellers Choir are...

Drums/Bodhran Seamus Cassidy
Bass Connor Kilgour
Guitar/Whistles Jack Bain
Bouzouki/Guitar Darragh Owen
Mandolin/Fiddle Matt McCarthy
Vocals All of the above

Special guest on Pride of Ireland Niamh Moreton (Accordian/Vocals)