anyone know the Wexford song?

[Rambis]

One of the nights in Doolin we were out and the bartender found out my neighbor was from Wexford and he said.
"the next time you see him".....

and he starts this tune and his buddy comes running over and they both belt it out. It was a bit late and of course I can't remember anything but "and the blue" I have google searched 1/2 a day but can't find anything.

Thanks
Cheers!

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

1. Rambis, I don't have a clue but I will e-mail

a friend of mine. Her husband is from Wexford and the 'Horse' Cullen hopefully will be able to answer your question.

Lovely picture of a pint there boy, said in my best imitation of a west Clare accent..

If you have more pictures of your time in Ireland you should post them so I can ooh and ahh over them....

[frogmarch]

2. The Boys of Wexford?

Would that be the song you're looking for? I don't recall "and the blue" in the lyrics, though.

[Rambis]

3. Honestly - pics too

we were lashing down pints of Guinness before they started up so my memory could be a little wonky.
I am not the best camera person in the world so I let me friend do the majority of the taking since his camera was far superior to mine. I was the catch the everyday stupid stuff guy. I am the bald guy if anyone cares-
http://www.strommerpace.org/Ireland06.htm

[Maeve]

4. I recognize the dolman; where is the cross from?

Poulnabrone dolman, one of the most photographed sites in Ireland! Memories...

And where is "Sean's Bar"? (I'd guess Limerick, just from the Shannon Navigation sign, but that's just a guess...)

[Rambis]

5. Cross is in clifden

Sean's bar was in Athlone it had a very nice black lab who sat with us while we had a pint.
http://www.mythandlegends.net/newirelandsites8a.html

[mcscajun]

6. It is possible it's this 47 Black tune?

40 Shades of Blue

Oh it's midnight on the Bowery and your feet are soakin' wet
And you've drank your last brass farthin'
You'd sell your soul for a cigarette
And the sounds from CBGB's are comfortin' to you
Then you think of the green fields of Ireland
And you feel 40 shades of blue

Ah you're back on the drink since September
And your head feels like a sieve
And you know that you're goin' from bad to worse
But you just don't give a shit
And the hymns from the Sally Army sound heavenly and true
Then you think of your friends and your family
And you feel 40 shades of blue

Ah you've got a great future behind you
But you're goin' nowhere fast
Just up and down the Bowery from Canal Street to old St Marks
And you wonder what she's up to now
Did she really find somebody new
Ah how the hell could she just walk out like that
On your 40 shades of blue

And you wonder how it came to this
Was it always in the cards
Coz workin' is for idiots
And you love the smell of bars
And the letters that you sent back home
Were full of all the things you'd done
But they don't say you're down there on Bleecker Street
With your hand out on the bum

Now the dawn's comin' up on the Bowery
And you're heartsick and soakin' wet
With your tongue hangin' out for some Irish Rose
You'd sell your soul for a cigarette
"And someday I'm gonna give up this drinkin'
But then maybe someday I'll win the lottery too
Then I'll go back home to old Wexford Town
And paint her 40 shades of blue"

[Rambis]

7. Not it but thanks

I think it is the Hurling song Purple and gold but I will ask my neighbor he is coming over with a bottle of Paddy's this weekend.
My Guinness mind must have been playing tricks on me since there is nothing blue in it.
Cheers!