The Blacksmith videos

Planxty performing The Blacksmith on The late late show.

Steeleye Span’s version recorded in 1971.

The Blacksmith videos
The Blacksmith lyrics and chords

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Despite funerals being the saddest of occasions, they often produce wonderfully warm and life-affirming poems and blessings. The Irish have a great tradition for funeral poems and blessings. Find out more.

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Some of the most popular surnames in Ireland have histories that go back hundreds, even thousands of years. Several originated from the ancient Irish clans that ruled various parts of the country over the centuries. Find out the stories of some of the most common names in Ireland.

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