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©2006...2017 copyright Irish Roots Cafe, all audio and video items are in the public domain, used with permission, or property of the Irish Roots Cafe. False copyright claims are actionable. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLvlTIEbfxs7SrQmQRG-9QQ The song 'Skibbereen' as sung by Mike O'Laughlin at the Irish Song Festival in 2009, at the Irish Roots Cafe. This was an early version, made in preparation for the final album: 'Irish Song, Traditional and Sean Nós', released in 2013.

A tale of the troubles and misery connected to the Great Famine in Ireland. Including the resulting deaths, land confiscations, evictions and immigration which followed.
The song ends with the next generation taking up the cause of restoration and justice in Ireland, though now living abroad. This song first appeared in the 1800's.