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"Arthur McBride" – an anti-recruiting song from Donegal, probably originating during the 17th century. [1]"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues.
In the late 1970s or early 1980s, Peter Jones discovered a collection of century-old letters in his parents' attic in Bethesda, Maryland. [1] [2] The letters had been sent by his great-great-great grandfather, Byran Hunt, to his son, Jones' great-great grandfather, John Hunt, [a] who had emigrated from Kilkelly, County Mayo, to the United States in 1855 and worked on the railroad.
This following is a list of one-hit wonders in Ireland, showing Irish musical acts who only managed to score one top forty hit in the Irish singles chart. [1] [2] Many of the one hit wonders in the UK and the United States were also one hit wonders in Ireland, but are not listed here.
Pages in category "Irish songs" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Performers of popular music began appearing as early as the late 1940s; Delia Murphy popularised Irish folk songs that she recorded for HMV in 1949; Margaret Barry is also credited with bringing traditional songs to the fore; Donegal's Bridie Gallagher shot to fame in 1956 and is considered 'Ireland's first international pop star'; [29] Belfast ...
Coined as ABBA's "biggest and most well-known hit," the song skyrocketed to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — making it their only song to top the chart. "Dancing Queen" debuted at the ...
This upbeat song by Irish band, The Corrs, landed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and remains a popular radio staple with its infectious beat and ear-worm lyrics.
On 5 October 1962, Elvis Presley's "She's Not You" was declared Ireland's first number one. This is a list of number-one songs as recorded by IRMA’s Top 50 Singles chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in Ireland. It is compiled by the IRMA from single sales. The lists below show the songs that have topped the chart.