geofflovett (October 12, 2008 at 12:42 am)

Yer right its slow,but she has a fine voice.

Legacyrxawd (September 30, 2008 at 2:41 am)

Verse 5I have tracked my loves footsteps to the boathouse of oldAnd the dance on the hillside where love stories are told, Its there you will see both the lad and the colleenMoving round by the shore of the cliffs of DooneenVerse 6Farewell Dooneen, Farewell for a while,And to those kind-Hearted neighbours that I left in the isle,Ma my soul never rest till its laid on the greenNear the old rocky slopes by the Cliffs of Dooneen

Legacyrxawd (September 30, 2008 at 2:41 am)

Verse 3How pleasant to walk on a fine summers day, And to view the sweet cherries that will never decay, Where the seagrass and seaweed and the old carrageenAll grow from the rocks by the cliffs of Dooneen.Verse 4The Sandhills of Beal are glorious and grand, And the old castle ruins looking out on the strand, Where the hares and the rabbits are there to be seenMaking holes for their homes by the cliffs of Dooneen.

Legacyrxawd (September 30, 2008 at 2:39 am)

The Cliffs Of Dooneen By Jack McAuliffeVerse 1I have travelled afar from my own native home.Away oer the billows, away oer the foamI have seen many sights but no equal Ive seenTo the old rocky slopes by the cliffs of Dooneen.Verse 2I have seen many sights of Columbus fair land, Africa and Egypt so Delightful and grand, But dig me a grave were the grass it grows greenOn the old rocky slopes by the cliffs of Dooneen.

Legacyrxawd (September 30, 2008 at 2:32 am)

It's funny, but I don't know anybody in North Kerry who claims to be able to see Kilkee from there, only people who've looked at a map without regard to the fact that Kilkee is in a dip, and there are hills in the way. However, I don't really know why we're arguing the point after your sending me the full Jack McAuliffe "Kerry" set of words, which are completely different to the "Clare" ones that Mary is singing here. In fact the Kerry version doesn't mention Kilkee, or Kilrush, or Clare at all!

skobie2 (September 23, 2008 at 9:10 pm)

to slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!

trichoone (September 23, 2008 at 4:32 pm)

what a great piece of singing

paintire (September 6, 2008 at 12:53 pm)

There are cliffs at Dooneen they start out very low At Beal and get higher until the are at there highest north of Ballybunion. Kilkee and Kilrush are visible from the Kerry side.

paintire (September 6, 2008 at 12:43 pm)

The Cliffs of Dooneen are in Kerry. About 5 km north of Ballybunion and a 1km south of Beal point is Dooneen point clearly marked in any detailed map of the area. The Song was written by a man by the name of Jack McAuliffe from Lixnaw it was written around the 50s and the lyrics almost the original can be found in the Shannonside Annual 1956.Killrush and Killkee can be seen from the area but not mentioned in the original lyrics may have been added to give the song wider appeal.

neknedrav (June 14, 2008 at 1:07 am)

Ah sure whatever