The Galway Races (song)

Irish traditional song

"The Galway Races" is a traditional Irish song. The song's narrator is attending the eponymous annual event in Galway, a city in the west of Ireland. The song was made famous in the UK in 1967 by The Dubliners.[1]

## Recordings

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"The Galway Races" has been recorded by a variety of artists,[1] including:

* Jim McCann on the album The Craic Is 90
* Liam Clancy on the album Liam Clancy
* The Clancy Brothers on the albums Isn't It Grand Boys and Wrap the Green Flag
* Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy on the album Live at the National Concert Hall
* The Dubliners, on multiple albums[2]
* The Wolfe Tones, on The Foggy Dew (1965)
* Paddy Reilly, on multiple albums
* The Chieftains, on the 1986 album Ballad of the Irish Horse, and by Kevin Conneff on the 1991 live recording An Irish Evening
* The Pogues on the 1986 album If I Should Fall From Grace With God
* Todd Menton on the album Punts (2003)
* Patrick Clifford on the album American Wake
* The High Kings on the 2020 album Home from Home

## External links

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The Galway Races

* Lyrics
* The Traditional Ballad Index

## References

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1. ^ a b "Song: The Galway Races written by [Traditional] | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
2. ^ "The Galway Races Lyrics - The Dubliners | BellsIrishLyrics". www.bellsirishlyrics.com. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

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