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.
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Bold Fenian Men
- Old Dun Cow
- Star of the County Down
- Wild Rover
- Danny Boy
- Galway Shawl
- I Am Stretched on Your Grave
- Irish Rover
- Rattlin' Bog
- The Unicorn Song
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Black Velvet Band
- Rocky Road to Dublin
- The Parting Glass
The Rest of the Best Irish Folk Songs
These are the rest of the Irish folk songs that people love.
- A Stór Mo Chroí.
- Caledonia
- Carrickfergus
- Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels)
- Fiddler's Green
- Finnegan's Wake
- Flower of Kilkenny
- Four Green Fields
- From Clare to Here
- Green Grow the Rashes
- Health to the Company
- Hero of Canton
- I'll Tell My Ma
- Irish Ballad
- Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
- Kilkelly Ireland
- Lanigans Ball
- Long Black Veil
- Moorlough Shore
- Mountain Dew
- Mountains of Mourne
- Old Fenian Gun
- Old Woman of Wexford
- Orange and the Green
- Óró Sé Do Beatha ‘Bhaile
- Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
- Raglan Road
- Raggle Taggle Gypsy
- Red Haired Mary
- Red Is the Rose
- Ride On
- Scarborough Faire
- Sea Captain
- Sheebeg Sheemor
- Spancil Hill
- The Butcher Boy
- The Colleen Dhoun
- The Foggy Dew
- The Hare's Lament
- The Little Beggar Man
- The Minstrel Boy
- The Rose of Tralee
- There Were Roses
- Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs Murphy's Chowder
- 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.
