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Over the past several months I have been tracing my ancestors. For those of you who have not yet done so I heartily recommend it. It's a great way to reconnect to your family and your history. It is also a journey of many surprises. You will likely learn that you are not who you think you are.

"Kilkelly, Ireland" is a song by Steven and Peter Jones. It tells the story of an Irish emigrant to America through a series of letters from his father back in Kilkelly. It has five verses covering the period between 1860 and 1892.

The Jones brothers based the song on letters from their great-great-grandfather, Brian Hunt, to his son John, their great-grandfather. As Brian was illiterate, the letters were actually written by dictation to the local schoolmaster, Patrick McNamara, who had been a friend of John's.

It has been covered by many artists, including Robbie O'Connell, Atwater-Donnelly, The Dubliners, Mick Moloney, Seán Keane, Ciara Considine, Jim Brannigan, and David Gans (with Eric Rawlins).

Editors Note; This video is excerpted from a Clancy Brothers farewell concert at the Regal Theatre in Clonmel, Ireland in 1995.It features Robbie on vocals & Finbar on the flute.