Dublin City Workingman's Band born kicking and screaming dragged into the d… Read Full Bio ↴Dublin City Workingman's Band born kicking and screaming dragged into the drink fuelled world of ballad driven Trad sticking a large middle finger up to the vapid manufactured advertisement driven live music scene jumping from faster jig to faster ballad you can feel the salty brine pouring over your head when they're singing South Australia or maybe its Ciaran's perspiration or maybe its his bodhrán sweating Christ I thought I heard his goatskin bleating along to McAlpine's Fusiliers but that was the same night we saw the ghost of Sam Hall swaying to the rhythm beside Bob sure its no wonder Bang Bang and Forty Coats are always on the guest list at their gigs for they come to hear Jason's extreme banjo twanging out beside twang man Ger's guitar his strumming hand leaving tracers all complemented by the lord of the cat gut fiddler Larry. Exit stage left - these five lads are in charge now.

McAlpine's Fusiliers
Dublin City Workingman's Band Lyrics

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Dubliners 'Twas in the year of 'thirty-nine When the sky was full…
Josh Okeefe As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slun…
Luke Kelly & The Dubliners As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slun…
Neck Twas down the glen came McAlpine's men, With their shov…

The Dubliners As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slu…
The Dubliners feat. Ronnie Drew As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slun…
The Young Dubliners As down the glen came McAlpine's men With their shovels slu…

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Comments from YouTube:

Angela Houlihan

3y↑87

I'm a miners daughter, and was so proud of what my dad did to put food on our table.. God bless to you all

Donal F

@JustAnotherOne1 I quit because I had enough, 12 years

JustAnotherOne1

@Donal F but did you die? Or did you quit because you got the black lung?

L71 L71

God bless to you and your dad..

TruthSpeaker.

Respect 🙏

George mclellan

me to my grandfather sank a shaft in the manor powis in scotland

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Brian Clarke

9y↑112

A true working man's song. Makes you proud of what you do. A wonderful song that pays homage to the greatest of people who should be respected for their work and achievements.

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum. Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking miners

DEBBIE LIGHTFOOT-DE HAMER

These Men, no matter which country are true heros to my mind.

Roy Haworth

And they were Shit Upon! May Thatcher Rot for that disgraceful Treasonable act

Terrie Cotham

4y↑1

well said

Judith Bliss

7y↑118

I almost cry when I hear this wonderful tribute to the coal miners who took such hard risks every time they entered the mines.

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

Kelsey McGowan

4y↑4

God bless every miner who went down underground, I say this as the proud grandson and nephew of coal miners

Marie Devlin

5y↑4

Brave brave men God bless them all ☘

Vernon Taylor

3y↑5

My grandfather was a pit-sinker. His job was to supervise the sinking of the shaft, erect the winding gear, dig out the main road and instal pumps and ventilation. Once the mine was producing coal the local traders put their own men in to bring out the coal while my grandfather supervised.

This was the situation when between the wars he had sunk a pit in Yorkshire for Lord Somebody on his estate when one morning his lordship's bailiff came huffing importantly along and seeing several lorries and a small crowd of miners standing around he stuck his chest and his chin out and demanded to know what was going on. "Gas in the mine sir", said my grandfather, "it will be clear soon".
"Nonsense" declared the bailiff, "time is money, get out of the way and let those men in". The conversation soon turned into an argument and then the bailiff tried to push grandfather away and that is when my grandfather, Herbert Taylor, decked his lordship's bailiff and by doing so perhaps saved lives that day even though he lost his job and after the bailiff had spread the word Herbert never worked in mining again apart from some tunneling in Glasgow when he lodged in a single room apartment in the Gorbals with a family of ten.

Herbert lived to 96, something he probably wouldn't have done if mining hadn't given him up. In the last years of his life he sometimes regressed into the past and relived his experiences, usually in the middle of the night when he would be screaming for help to get a man out and for somebody to get those pumps going. His language was ripe Anglo Saxon...
Clearly he had experienced horrors underground he hadn't previously shared. Working Man makes me think of him...

Nancie Helen Willis

8y↑274

Excellent performance by the Dubliners!!!! :My husband and I use to dance to this song by candlelight in evening , he passed 3yrs ago. He was a Miner, worked all over the world. He was an expert. So many things happen it is unreal!! Heart of Gold and Harvest Moon we danced to also. Love this song.

Konstantine Guruli

Nancie, thank you for the love and warm you shared. God bless your husband's sole. I searched this song because another man died while doing some digging work in my town of Tbilisi, Georgia. I always share this song when such a tragic thing happens and your comment gave me hope that some day love will win over death as it did in case of you and your husband. God bless you!

richard goodman

God bless you Luv

phil2003ashleigh

Nancie Helen Willis beautiful lament, I’ll pray for him in mass x

Cliff Roberts

5y↑1

Great song. Sorry for your lose Nancie.

Miron Olech

5y↑1

...Nancie , nikt nie zrozumie -jesli sam tego nie przezyje .I,m with You -Miron

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Justin Groves

12y↑98

never forget the brave who went under ground to feed there families and the nation

Juan Manuel Del Valle

@DrMontague Sad.

DrMontague

2y↑1

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

Susan Laird

3y↑1

Can you just imagine the young men doing that now. No way. Miners were treated terrible. Good men.

J P

@Wand Saint Knight 👍 thanks 🙂

Wand Saint Knight

3y↑3

@J P Cymru am BYTH not beth

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Jonny Denison

3y↑22

In memory of my step Grandfather, Ken Chambers, who passed away at 8PM on February 21st 2021. An ex coal miner from Castleford, England.

Finn Eire

God bless and keep his brave soul safe

Rocky 3

3y↑2

R.I.P 🙏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💯✌🏻

Zeche Hugo

8y↑295

I am also a German Coalminer. It´s a Great Song for the Miners of the World. God bless you all.
Glückauf

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

sloughlin721

3y↑1

Vielen dank meine Freunde

Susan Radcliffe

Brian Knowles how their were hard workers god bless who did the job

Dave Howe

5y↑1

Adam Lynch be that Daw Mill? My Granddad worked up the road at Birch Coppice, think my uncle went down Daw mill. I actually shed a tear at the destruction of what once stood there. Proud of what my Granddad did for his crust. He was a wonderful man. R.i.p Granddad, you might be gone but your never out of my thoughts

Brian Knowles

5y↑3

I'm an ex miner from England God bless all miner's gone and still doing the dirty job x

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Jeff Bird

10y↑30

what a brilliant job The Dubliners have made of this song, really moving rendition
thoughts go to everyone who has worked and passed away down those godforsaken places

C colonel

3y↑3

My grandfather was a miner He often sing old russian miners song "The horns buzzed alarmingly"(Гудки тревожно загудели) about a young guy who died in a mine God bless all miners !

treerat

3y↑6

I'm the son of a coal miner that survived three cave-ins with coal dust on his lungs to the day he died. One uncle was a pony driver. Another was a blaster that died of black lung. I'msso proud and grateful for them. They always put food on the table, kept a roof over our heads, kept us safe, gave morals and principles. My dad got me out of Penn before I got old enough to go to the breaker.

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

Peter David Meyrick

3y↑12

Everlasting love and respect to them all, we would not be here now if they had not gone before us. To ALL miners. X. I worked above driving tipper trucks and had my own life changing accident whilst repairing one, my butties had me freed and in casualty within 30 minutes, I am so glad that it never happened below.

Chris D

3y↑1

Proper Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Peter Crane

9y↑31

Tears rolling down my face. My father struggled underground as a miner when safety was more or less overlooked.

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

Susan Laird

Is this some sort of disaster. It is very sad. God bless them

Eddie Davies

3y↑1

My Father to brings a tear to my eyies,

Susan Laird

3y↑1

There was no rules then. The miners had to do what was required. And they did for all our sakes.

paulaleeable

10y↑307

I am married to a wonderful man who worked underground as a hard rock uranium miner in Canada. He had 20 tons of rock collapse on him and his mates . They didn't get to them for 12 hours. Sadly my husband was the only one brought out
alive. I thank the good Lord he is still here for me to love.

Susan Laird

Pleased to hear. Someone was looking down on himx

Anton Bracken

3y↑1

If there is a GOD and he was good there would not have been a collaspe!

Anton Bracken

why praise a LORD who failed 19 from 20 no church

Ed’s hike

From the South Yorkshire coal fields that are now all gone , respect to you 🌚

Gill W

Bless you.xx

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elizabeth wilkinson

6y↑11

It's wonderful to know that a song from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada has reached people all over the world. The late Rita MacNeil wrote this song and she will always be beloved on our island. Thanks you for keeping her music alive. kathleen Boutilier

Friend Kilbride

3y↑2

"There's a model little village..The finest I have seen . It must have fell from Heaven, and they call that village The Plean." My uncle Eddy and his brothers arrived from Donegal and worked in the Stirlingshire pits of Plean, Fallin and Manor Powis. In the 1926 general strike, Uncle Eddy took casual work cutting birch for the production of vinegar..He didn't go back to the pits when the strike was over but spent the rest of his life "at the birch." In the film, I see a miner chalking a diagram on the wall. Uncle Eddy built a big shed in the yard he rented at Plean Station. On the wall of the shed, he chalked the words. "Happy is the man whose work is his hobby, and whose hobby is his work."

raymond Pratt

8y↑2

as a former miner in Yorkshire it makes me feel so proud of my community and still moves me wonderful song about wonderful people

Andrew Penman

10y↑60

I come from a mining community and my grandfather John and Uncle Andrew were killed in the mines. I have always wondered what was the difference between going two miles underground to dig coal in atrocious conditions and working on an oil rig - The wages...... are miles apart. I tell you keep them hungry and in a tied house they will work for pennies. God bless all miners!!!

Tom the Lazy Dog

4y↑2

Brilliant. Very moving. Does anyone know the history behind the footage? My Grandma's family were all mining families,great men and women. Charleston Yorkshire

Michael Black

3y↑1

An ex miner, i have the greatest respect for all the miners who fought for their jobs back in the eighties. Love this song, brings a lump to my throat & goosepimples everytime i hear this.

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

Murdo Mackinnon

10y↑23

i love this song GOD BLESS TO ALL MINER`S

alison kirkbride

6y↑1

My dad died aged 58 from coal dust, my grandfather also. As for Thatcher, that evil, arrogant hard faced bitch. Her actions decimated our communities and we have never recovered, nothing was put in place to replace the mines, everywhere became like a ghost town. It was not just the loss of the mines but all the associated industries too. When my dad was still alive, he organised a trip down the pit for us to see what it was like, to see the conditions they had to work in - I have never been so scared in all my life! I have the greatest respect for all miners everywhere

Trevor Te

9y↑56

This is a great working mans song. On 19 November 2010 there was a mining accident at Pike River in New Zealand. As the song state and as was in this case 29 souls were lost on that day. Without the mining industry and the battle of the miners in NZ we would not have the unions and the standard of living we enjoy today. We must remember all who have died in to pursuit of employment and for the better of man kind no matter where in the world they be.

DrMontague

Problem was the miners were too ignorant to fight against their
capitalist exploiters. They were divided. I knew lots-of miners during
the strike of 1984. I was always lead believed they were the salt of
the earth. How wrong I was, most of them were right wing racist scum.
Shocked me. Most of them hate working class asylum seekers etc. If I had
have known the truth I would never have donated money to the striking
miners

Kerry Molloy

3y↑1

to add to the above New zealands west coast has had 3 major mining tragedies ,the Brunner mine 1896(66 men) strongman mine 1967( 17men ,2 still entombed)and pike river (29men,one of whom is my oldest sons first cousin) and quite a few smaller trageis (dobson ,roa spring creek).mining and forestry are big westcoast industries with hefty casualties.
Nzs premier country singer Eddie low does a version of this song ,and in it he pays a heartfelt tribute to the pike river victims.
should any of you ever travel to Nzs famous west coast of the south island -the mass graves at stillwater (brunner )strongman (karoro greymouth) and the pike river memorial in greymouth are worth a vist and some quiet reflection.

Matt Neeson

As we always say about my fellow Viet Nam veterans who were lost may the all RIP and me Never Forget. Those sayings also apply to the miners who were lost.

hugh hendrson

8y↑1

+menny scottish soldiers were from mininig villigeges and had feelings for irsh peoplekmCaroline Gray

Caroline Gray

9y↑1

+Trevor Te nice thing to say ..my uncle died of coal miners lung...remember not all rich were evil....just as my gran from ireland..told me all the british soilers were not evil

linda Ruane

4y↑21

I had miners in my family, so find this song very emotional . ❤

anthony O`Mahony

@pat glennon 0

David Dodds

7y↑15

fantastic lyrics fantastic song brings a tear to my eyes

Yvonne Gilliland

3y↑1

My family were miners until the mines closed and we’re still proud of it

Ron Fisher

7y↑3

This song was written By Rita MacNeil who was a Canadian folk singer, (May 28, 1944 – April 16, 2013) and her many songs are very beautiful and touch our souls.

Mysterion

6y↑41

My father worked in a coal mine in another state while my mother and siblings stayed on the farm in Oklahoma. It was a common means to supplement a meager farm income and my grandfather had done the same before him. Daddy was in a cave-in in the late 1930s. They were trapped for nearly a full day before the rescuers broke through to the men and pulled the live ones from the mine. He told me 40 years later that he prayed the whole time that God would let him live and come home to his wife and children. He also told me that he'd told God that if he let him get out alive that he'd never come back to the mines. He brought his family to California. I was his youngest son and he'd never told any of his children or my mother what had happened before he told me that day 40 years on. Daddy died at 84 and never spent another moment in mine after he came out alive that day. Mining remains a hard, dangerous life.

Tom Smith-Music

Fuck ev

treerat

3y↑4

My dad survived three cave-ins. He got me away from the mines just before I was old enough (14 years old) to go to the breaker. God bless our dads.

Chris D

3y↑3

There is a God who answered his prayers.
By today's standards to get trapped miners out is difficult, even with new technology.
In the 1930's it must have been a miracle.
Nice life story to what could have been such a different ending.

Behcet Odemis

9y↑6

This is a wonderful song ...and one has to salute all the miners of this world ...their many losses that have occurred of human life is testimony to the harsh conditions and danger they have to endure every day....and to the former pit ponies and canaries that in the past were their only help down those mines in years gone past ...God bless the miners..

Bunty1962

3y↑8

My Dad was in the RAF during the war but no work was available in Ireland afterwards so he had to go to Doncaster and down the mines to get work. Mum fell pregnant but Dad missed the birth but when he came home after 2 years he said he's never go down the mines again. Hats off to the hardest job in the world. Dad died at 97 a couple of years back and this song always reminds me of the things he said. Lovely song

Bunty1962

3y↑1

@alrilad1 Working for NASA what do you think dickhead

alrilad1

What the fuck was ur old man doing in the raf if he was irish

h2oboater

5y↑3

God bless all those miners , it's hard way to make a living . I have an Uncle who worked underground his whole life ... He is retired now , and enjoying his retirement. I cannot listen to this song without thinking of those who were not as fortunate. God Speed to those .....
Beautiful Song , and the Video is chillin , the video actually made me role a tear .... God bless you all...
👍👍👍

Jean Logue

Love this song and so did my Mum. We don't know any men who worked in coal mines but I am so greatful for their work and putting heat into our cold houses.💞

Alistair Brown

8y↑8

A Beautiful & yet sad song that will never leave you once you have heard it!

Mish Armo

4y↑4

A powerful song that brought a tear to my eye like many others listening. My husband, my dad and all my male relatives were miners before they closed all the pits around here. My husband and a few ex work mates happened to meet in the supermarket. They all agreed, if they could go back down the pit tomorrow, they would; no job they have done since matches it. One guy said, "I miss it so much that sometimes I'm tempted to dig my own mine at the bottom of the garden!" Yes, there were hardships in the dark and dirt but pride too.

Renata Dlugolecka

Can you tell what country do you come from please? I love your story and I think the miners' fate was the same in every country. thank you for your words.

Edward Elvidge

Wonderful brave men .thank your men for their hardwork that kept this country going and us warm.God bless all minors

Caustic Dew

6y↑18

We played this song at my grandad's funeral today. Rest in peace, now you are at rest

Carmel Brudenell

11y↑1

So much meaning behind the words of this song. Love it!

annie h

8y↑1

The song is of course one from the heart. The video accompanying it is really quite poignant. How many times did people stop everything and focus on the mine hoping against all hope that a cave-in could yield a happy ending! Respect to all miners and their caring families.

jimmygayable

7y↑3

A song sung with great passion. Love this song.

FENWARDO

7y↑51

full respect to all the men of the mines im a proud yorkshire man and a great song rip rita mc

johnny 3shoes

@Roger Markendale he spent a short spell with them, like Jim McCann, Patsie Watchorn and another few.

Roger Markendale

sounds like paddy reilly not the dubliners

Fisher Formula One

4y↑3

We all now this as my dad's song as he was down the coal mines at as soon as he finished school. Listening to this song and seeing these images makes me so proud of him 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Porang itu cantik..!!

3y↑1

Very imperssive,the appearance of classic songs combined with pictures of old miners is very good,grey 👍👍👍💪💪💪

David Walsh

A great performance from the unique Dubliners.

rodsreel

9y↑2

Proud, hard working heritage of the men and families who gave nations heat and light, fought in our wars, fought mine owners and governments. Hard working folk who should be recognised for their contribution powering our economy for so many years.

Looking back I wish I'd helped them more in their time of need. ( I worked in engineering factories at the time of some of the strikes )

Eric Hall

5y↑2

Love this song ! One of my Mom and Dads favourites !!

The Team From RoseMary's NoteBook

10y↑2

We've always needed men who have had the will to work within the mining industries. And yes, for those people who think that miners no longer work underground, believe me, they still do today!

moleman1961

13y↑3

Great song! What a job! I take my hat off to miners everywhere! Brave Men!

Aluminati

9y↑8

My grandfathers were both coal miners here in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I only had the pleasure of getting to know one of them. He died this past February, a month shy of his 94th birthday and he was still coughing up the coal dust. He was a miner through and through, worked in the mines for the majority of his life besides enlisting in the Navy back in 1942. He was lucky enough to survive a cave-in in the early 1950's(although it claimed his right leg) and kept working in the mine until his retirement at age 65. I can only imagine what these poor men went through.

majorMcpharter

Have you heard the song called The Springhill mine disaster. this mine was in nova scotia . Luke Kelly RIP from the dubliners sings a Fantastic version. Working Men and Women of all lands unite.

joseph brennan

5y↑12

Had the greatest respect for these men, RIP.

Paul Roberts

12y↑1

So proud of my father in law and his lovely supportive wife whom I love so much. So grateful I never ever had to go down the mines. Magi is a bitch but she saved thousands closing the mines - well in the UK. We always get films like these showing crude out of date miners. Coal mining in the UK was a high-tec operation and the miners where skilled and well trained. However, we should never send people down these hell holes.

p. burke

12y↑4

my grandad was a miner in newcastle long ago in the 19thcentuary , although he survived but a tribute to them all welsh love , irish scottish english etc. they worked hard bless x

Loyalist flute band Gallery's

6y↑9

The miners were the real men of there time. Stand for what you believe in

cailum collins

5y↑105

My grandad died 2 day and he requested to play this song at his funeral so proud of him and ino he's in a better place

Paul Boyle

My Auld man was a Tunneler what brave strong men.

Alex Middlemas

& my fathers funeral song, a hard working man for little pay, his only advice to his sons was you will not be a miner, so soldiers we became!!

Frances Curran

5y↑3

@Die Treuen Soldaten Aus Deutschland rest in peace 2 ur grandad!!

Die Treuen Soldaten Aus Deutschland

5y↑5

God bless your grandfather Men...

Johnny Molloy

5y↑5

God love him. He's in the kingdom of heaven and he wil be watching over in all. Takecare and Godbless.

kabeja61

10y

A powerful song with powerful images. Cheers for creating and sharing. Salud los Mineros.

Nancy White

11y

This wonderful song was written by Canada's own Rita Macneil who sadly passed away in the past year. It warms my heart to hear other groups pay tribute to coal miners who bravely work despite the odds and in doing so also pay tribute to the wonderful artistry and heart of our dearly departed Rita

The Mandalorian

This song and "Giant Land" by Roger Whittaker captures the Irish culture and familial loyalty and grit and can't help but push my heart towards immense gratitude and respect for these fathers and sons.

john price

12y

My late and much missed Da was a miner in the Arigna coal mines in Ireland! I am now 65 years old and I am still in awe of his fortitude,courage and devotion to his family. God bless the working class of the whole world and the devils curse on those who exploit them!

Michael Anthony Collins

3y↑1

Lovely song, my late father worked on the face in the west Yorkshire pits in the fithties and sixties , I'm grateful I never had to go down any coal mine to make a living, ,R.I,P and thank Rita for a lovely song R.I.P

Victor Reardon

7y↑6

I am proud of all miners everywhere may god protect you all

David Lockett

3y↑1

I grew up in a village in the UK, in which on 14 January 1895, a flood of water rushed into a mine causing the deaths of 77 miners, only three bodies were ever recovered. Several years later, Nine miners – including the colliery engineer were killed by an explosion on 17 January 1915. Then, on 12 January 1918, 155 men and boys from the same village died following an explosion, when a fireball went through the mine. I swore that I would never go underground, and never did.

Linda swift

5y↑1

Love this song by the Dubliners

Len Price

7y↑29

I broke my father's heart when I went down. I lost him many years ago.
I still feel the pain. Even tho' I did well in my life after ten years in the pit.

JosephJamesScott

Rita McNeil wrote such an amazing song. I personally prefer the Men of the Deeps singing this song, but this version is really fantastic as well.

Shannan Stafford-Hyde

an amazing video to compliment an amazing song. the expressions of these hard working men brings many different feelings to it, you have to feel for everyone who has either worked in the mines or lost a loved one down there in such a relentless cruel environment. Does anybody know which mining disaster is shown in the clip?

chris winnard

10y↑2

I'm a fan of learning what our Miners went through to survive. I have a keen interest as my family relations are from the mining era. Sadly my mining relatives have passed on so in their memory i listen to songs, watch documentaries and go on day trips to Colliery Museums. My next day trip will be Big Pit coal mining museum in south Wales (UK) to see what went on and to see it through my relatives eyes. Another good Coal Mining song is: The Pretoria Pit Disaster of 1910, this happened in Lancashire (UK). The best copy ive found is on youtube done by The original Houghton Weavers from an album called Howfen Wakes. For those of you who haven't heard this song, i will warn you it is very sad but it really hits home when you carefully listen to the lyrics to find a woman lost her husband and all four sons in the disaster.

phatminer

12y↑1

I am a coal miner and thank anyone who shows respect for us blokes at the face doin the best for our families. If you like this song check out Dierks Bently's Down in the mine got me teary.

Danielle Whigham

7y↑7

16 years old and this song makes me cry! My granda loves this song💙💙

Felix Bloxham

10y↑15

A toast to you hard working men and women out there who work the mines and other difficult environments ,i have been down myself as an electrician it was a tough go one i care not to repeat

Jesse Ferguson

12y↑4

Fantastic. I was beginning to wonder if there were any good versions of this song on youtube.

Peter Bonney

5y↑3

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COAL MINERS ,Great song from the Dubliners,

pat bates

11y

i never had no mining work at all. but i know just how hard these miners worked respect to every last one ,this song tries hard to say what every one thinks of miners very hard workers thank you miners all over the world

Peter Stephenson

12y

My father, two grandfathers, and two uncles all died due to illness from working as miners in the Durham coalfields.I only heard this song a couple weeks ago and it says everything about these hard working men.My father always said he would never let me go down the pit as it was a terrible way to earn a living.Let us remember those men who still toil underground in dangerous and filthy conditions. May God keep them safe

MrsGranpaws

7y↑1

I can never hear this song without tears. It is unbelievable that this life is in our living memory. One would not think our men and boys needed to do such a hard and dangerous job, day in and day out. The world needs to get rid of coal and use only clean energy so this will never happen again. My heartfelt thanks to all the men who have done such dreadful jobs so the rest of us could have a more comfortable life. Ban coal mining throughout the world. What a good argument against coal mining.

Gloria Lourenco

8y↑6

I love this group and I can not hear without remembering that it was his best crooner: Kelly Luck! I cry whenever I hear!

music for your ears

3y↑2

12 years my old grandad got laid to rest this was is funeral song... not going to lie brings tears out.

Maureen Gabert

This song was written by Rita McNeil, a Canadian singer/songwriter from Nova Scotia. I always get a twinge of pride when I hear the likes of The Dubliners sing it. Rita passed on April 16 2013. Well done Miss Rita. You have done your country proud!

Tony Mc Aulay

4y↑8

I was at the funeral of my dear friend Bobby Smith today a minor all his working life and they played this tune awesome brought tears to my eyes God bless my friend great times pal x

Peter Skivington

feel it for you and yours chin up

Chris D

3y↑7

I'm a grandson of a miner from the Rhondda, i never met him as he was lost in a mining tragedy before i was born.
All i know was Grandad was down the pits by day and did the local workingmans clubs by night as a comedian known as "
Dai the Comic"
Wish i knew more.
Proud of this song especially by David Alexander

Sean Hartnett

My grandfather I never knew was a Rhondda miner. Lead the miners strike in the 1980’s.

Johnny Molloy

5y↑1

Great song let's salute these folks. The Irish worked hard for everything they have. They were used bye many a nation threw out the world. But wee stand up tall and be counted no matter wat.✊

Margaret Richards

Heart stealing lyrics. Fits well with all the miners throughout the world .

Joy Johnston

3y↑1

I am a daughter of a coal miner who worked underground for 24 years.until it closed,then worked a cotton mill. Lost him at the age of 54 very sad day ,never forgotten best dad in the world. He worked at Reedley pit in Lancashire,James Walsh xx

Shipwright1918

5y↑1

My hat's off to you lads, you were the ones who paid the true price to dig up all that coal.

newfie shamrock

What a great miners song for all the miners of the world..i remember seing Rita MacNeil of Cape Bretan Canada showcase this song when first she wrote it..she brought out some of the miners who inspired her to write the song as i understand her family had miners in it also..the singing group also working miners from cape breton called themselves the men of the deep.. my father was a coal miner in Newfoundland but we have always loved this cape breton song and i love what the welsh and irish and scots have all done with it..many versions and all are awesome..Rita MacNeil would be pleased i am quite sure of it..the dubs are awesome..but wish luke kelly was the singer on it

Kelsey McGowan

3y↑2

Never ever forget the brave men who went underground. I won't for as long as I live as the proud grandson and nephew of West Yorkshire miners

BodhranBrian

11y↑4

Watching the vintage film,I now know the secret behind the strength and resilience of the British,Scottish and Welsh miner ; their women.

itsdj 455

4y↑1

My dad and step dad were miners , he worked at frickley pit. My real dad told me when I was 5 about when the pit took his best friend from him it broke my heart because before he went he was going to be my godfarther. I wish I had got to see him apparently he was a lovely man. God let him rest in peace and let the big guy have a good sleep

Mike Weston

3y↑3

My da just passed away 40yrs down the pit i played this at his funeral rip my da an best mate pitman 🙏

heywood jablome

Howay and godspeed your dad. Worth a thousand bankers.

James Kidd

Excellent song these men were hard working men my dad was a miner and it killed him god bless all miners

Barbara Fisher

Thank you..tears in my eyes..My great great grandfather & great grandfather survived one of the worse disasters in Diamond, Illinois...Tribute to all of you & those who have gone before us....

P.A. Lion Ski

4y↑2

Ein schönes und trauriges Lied! Ruhet in Frieden all ihr tödlich verunglückten Minenarbeiter ... A beautiful and sad song! R.I.P. all your dead mine worker 😥

Chuck Benwitt

7y↑11

To my friends in West Virginia...God Bless all the miners and families

russfromdodge

12y

I come from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,Canada,where this song was written by the Lovely Rita MacNeil..My father was a coal miner for 42yrs,he lost his father in the pit in 1953,he was also underground when a methane/coal dust explosion took the lives of 12men on Feb 24/79 and was underground when several others perished while toiling for coal.This song brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it.....A wonderful video,thank you for posting this.

IAN DICKSON

5y↑10

What great music has come out of Ireland these have so much meaning

Ali Whitwell

12y↑1

I was able to go down one of the last working pits in Scotland to experience what it was like. I had no concept! The coal face was only about 3 feet high and to work the cutting machinery meant crawling on your belly with the pit props scraping your back. Thank goodness men don't have to endure that kind of working environment now.

Ruth Carr

This is a beautiful but sad song all at the same time. It brings back so many sad memories of the great disaster.

Modfather 147 Mod father

7y↑1

I have so much admiration for minors . Real brave men

peedutt

God bless my working brothers and sisters, you have nothing to lose but your chains !

MrMaestroSoda

4y↑3

I work in the public employment service, and all I do feel when I listen to this tune is proud...

michael061282

12y↑2

I love Paddy Reilly's voice. LOVE it

Andrew Morton

4y↑1

God bless all the miners.

rabbastern

12y

A sentimental song - I love it very much. For me, DAVID ALEXANDER however is the best performer. Greetings from Germany.

Martin James

11y

Particular tribute should be paid to the bravery of the mine rescue teams. They're the men seen here with breathing equipment and shoulder rigs.

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