Best Irish Folk Songs

I recently polled my Celtic music-loving fans about their pick of the Best Irish Folk Songs ever. Here's what they came up with along with links to some of the Irish song lyrics that I have available.

Top 15 Best Irish Folk Songs

The first twelve were the most-popular songs suggested by my Celtic music fans.

  1. Wild Mountain Thyme
  2. Bold Fenian Men
  3. Old Dun Cow
  4. Star of the County Down
  5. Wild Rover
  6. Danny Boy
  7. Galway Shawl
  8. I Am Stretched on Your Grave
  9. Irish Rover
  10. Rattlin' Bog
  11. The Unicorn Song
  12. Whiskey in the Jar
  13. Black Velvet Band
  14. Rocky Road to Dublin
  15. The Parting Glass

 

The Rest of the Best Irish Folk Songs

These are the rest of the Irish folk songs that people love.

  1. A Stór Mo Chroí.
  2. Caledonia
  3. Carrickfergus
  4. Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels)
  5. Fiddler's Green
  6. Finnegan's Wake
  7. Flower of Kilkenny
  8. Four Green Fields
  9. From Clare to Here
  10. Green Grow the Rashes
  11. Health to the Company
  12. Hero of Canton
  13. I'll Tell My Ma
  14. Irish Ballad
  15. Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
  16. Kilkelly Ireland
  17. Lanigans Ball
  18. Long Black Veil
  19. Moorlough Shore
  20. Mountain Dew
  21. Mountains of Mourne
  22. Old Fenian Gun
  23. Old Woman of Wexford
  24. Orange and the Green
  25. Óró Sé Do Beatha ‘Bhaile
  26. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
  27. Raglan Road
  28. Raggle Taggle Gypsy
  29. Red Haired Mary
  30. Red Is the Rose
  31. Ride On
  32. Scarborough Faire
  33. Sea Captain
  34. Sheebeg Sheemor
  35. Spancil Hill
  36. The Butcher Boy
  37. The Colleen Dhoun
  38. The Foggy Dew
  39. The Hare's Lament
  40. The Little Beggar Man
  41. The Minstrel Boy
  42. The Rose of Tralee
  43. There Were Roses
  44. Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs Murphy's Chowder
  45. Widow and the Devil

Do you have any favorite Irish songs that you think should be on this list?

If you're looking for the Best Irish Drinking Songs, check out this album on iTunes or Amazon.

Marc Gunn - Best Irish Drinking Songs