This is a list of songs about Cork,

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, Ireland. * "The Armoured Car" - about a famous greyhound owned by Con Doyle. * "I Never Left Cork City" A song about the love for Cork Ciy Tim Martin O'Leary * "The Blarney Stone" a song about getting the gift of the gab by Tim Martin O'Leary * "In Cork" Funny Song by Tim Martin O'Leary * "Macroom the town that never reared a fool" Song by Tim Martin O'Leary * "We love Kinsale" All about the battle of Kinsale in 1601 Song by Tim Martin O'Leary * "The Liffey and the Lee" A man from Cork in love with a Dublin woman by: Tim Martin O'Leary * "Sophie" Song about an unsolved murder in West Cork Song by Tim Martin O'Leary * "Three Cheers for Ballymartle" a song about a winning hurling team from Ballymartle Club by Tim Martin O'Leary * "This Thing's a loada ball's" A song about a west Cork Pyramid Scam by Tim Martin O'Leary * "Pollution Man" a song about all the chemical companies in Cork by Tim Martin O'Leary * "The Michael Buckley Song" a song about a champion accordion player in Cork by Tim Martin O'Leary * "I believe in Santa Claus Tonight" an Irish Christmas song by Tim Martin O'Leary * "An Poc ar Buile" (associated with the singer

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) * "The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee" - the Cork anthem * "Beautiful City" * "The Bold Christy Ring" - song about Cork hurler

Christy Ring Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring (30 October 1920 – 2 March 1979) was an Irish hurling, hurler whose National Hurling League, league and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, championship career at senior level with the Cork county hurling ...

to the tune of

Bold Thady Quill "Thady Quill" (or "Bold Thady Quill") is a popular traditional Irish song. The song was written about a man living in County Cork, depicting him "as a beer-swilling, lady-loving sportsman" when he was actually none of those things. Recordings inc ...

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" - a Cork song written about 1895 by

Johnny Tom Gleeson Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924) was an Irish poet and songwriter. He wrote the ballad "The Bould Thady Quill" (c.1895), a spoof on a non-athlete, and two other noted poems: "The Battle Ship Sinn Féin" (c.1905), his only patriotic piece, and " ...

(1853–1924)''Johnny Tom Gleeson'', by James A. Chisman. The Three Spires Press, Cork, Ireland, 1994. * "The Boys of Fairhill" - popular Cork song, original version by Con Doyle, recorded by

Jimmy Crowley Jimmy Crowley (born 1950) is an Irish folk musician and song collector. He has specialized in collecting and playing traditional songs from County Cork. Crowley started collecting music at the age of 16. His recordings popularised local songs s ...

. * "The Boys from Rebel Cork" * "The Boys of Kilmichael" Song about the Kilmichael Ambush 28 November 1920 * "The Boys of Crossbarry" song about the Crossbarry Ambush 19 March 1921 * "The Boys of the County Cork" - written by Tom Murphy.Dominic Behan record notes
/ref> * "The Brave Fighting Men of Crossbarry", written by Tim O'Riordan. * "City by the Lee" * "Come up to Gurrane, Lizzie Windsor"- written by Tim O'Riordan of Natural Gas on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland in 2011 * "

Cottage by the Lee "Cottage by the Lee" is a song written by Irish songwriter Dick Farrelly. It was composed in the early 1950s and is published by Waltons Music Publishing in Dublin, Ireland. The song was originally recorded on the Waltons Glenside record label by ...

" - written by songwriter Dick Farrelly. * "De Groves ov de Pool"James N. Healy, ''Comic Songs from Cork and Kerry''. Mercier Press * "The Night the Goat Broke Loose on Grand Parade" - a Cork song from the 1930s, recorded by Dick Hogan (on ''Wonders of the World''). * "Johnny Don't go to Ballincollig" - written and recorded by John Spillane * "Johnny Jump Up" - about a strong cider available during the war-time years, written by Tadgh Jordan in 1934, recorded by

. * "The Lonely Woods of Upton" - ballad about the Upton Train Ambush, a hit for Seán Dunphy in 1969.Tom Barry: ''Guerilla Days in Ireland'' * "Lovely City by the Lee",1981. Written by David McCarthy, a.k.a.. Rocky Stone. Recorded by Billa O'Connell and John Bennet * "Magic Nights in the Lobby Bar" - written and recorded by

John Spillane John Spillane (born 1961) is a singer-songwriter from Cork, Ireland. Background Spillane grew up in the Cork suburb of Wilton, in a family of five boys. He was educated in Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown. Raised by his mother, she ...

* " Old Red Jack" written by Tim O'Riordan about Seán Dearg Nash, an infamous character who lived at the mill in Brinny. * "The Píobaire Bán", written by Tim O'Riordan- about the piper Peter Hagerty of Caheragh parish. * "The Piper of Crossbarry", written by the Kerry writer, Bryan McMahon: air: Down by the Tanyard Side * "Sailing to Barbary" written by Tim O'Riordan about the

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. * "Salonika" - there were two Cork songs with this title about the Irish serving in the British Army in the First World War, one for and one against. Jimmy Crowley collected the verses in his version from Mrs Ronayne of Cork.Sleeve notes of the Jimmy Crowley album ''The Boys of Fair Hill''James N. Healy, ''Ballads from the pubs of Ireland''. Mercier Press * "A Song For Christy Ring" - another song about Cork hurler

Bryan MacMahon (writer) Bryan Michael MacMahon (29 September 1909 – 13 February 1998) was an Irish playwright, novelist and short story writer from Listowel, County Kerry. A schoolteacher by training, his works include ''The Lion Tamer, Patsy-o and his Wonderful P ...

to the air of " Dear Old Skibbereen" * "Song for Churchtown" * "The Wild Bar-A-Boo" - song by Johnny Tom Gleeson about the

Muskerry Muskerry ( ga, Múscraí) is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry West

References

External links

Jimmy Crowley web site
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