Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 12 Songs That Remind Us Of Home

Wherever you are, or whatever you’re doing stop for one minute in appreciation for these 12 absolute belters, that when we hear them, make us proud to Irish. Whether you’re in Australia, Canada, Peru or Asia, or even just at home on the couch in your county, take a few minutes to have a listen to these songs and we can guarantee you that by the end of our list you’ll be doing three things… Singing along, dancing and smiling, as you’re reminded just how feckin’ great it is to be Irish! Sure, we're some craic. (Or crying depending on your emotional stability and the distance you’re from the emerald isle). These are the tunes, home or abroad that are guaranteed to get the crowd going… Happy St. Patrick's Day!   1. Las Vegas In The Hills Of Donegal This Goats Don’t Shave classic will have everyone up and on his or her feet…   2. I’m Shipping Up To Boston The Dropkick Murphy’s Murphy is a cert to get the Irish going doolally…   3. Galway Girl Mundy has us strolling down the old long walk, of a day-i-ay-i-ay.   4. The Irish Rover We’ll spend all our money on… wherever there’s Irish music (and whiskey and beer)   5. The Auld Triangle No one can sing it quite like Luke Kelly… This is the song everyone closes their eyes and attempts to sing along to.   6. Fields Of Athenry If you don’t this one, you’re not Irish!   7. N-17 Saw Doctor’s will have you feeling homesick, whatever part of the country you’re from!   8. Dirty Old Town A love song about a place outside Manchester, but it will always remind us of the emerald isle… Dreamed, a dream…   9. Red Rose Cafe Down at the red rose café… with The Furey brothers you’ll sing-along to the chorus.   10. Ride On No list would be complete without Christy Moore...   11. Fiesta Shane MacGowan can do no wrong… 12. Crazy World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfwba3w-Nw No list of Irish songs would be complete without this Aslan track. All together now... "How can I protect you in this crazy world?" If you do have someone abroad that you miss, be sure to share and send it on to them!