"Where the 3 Counties Meet" | ||||
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Single by Brendan Shine | ||||
B-side | "Bright City Lights" | |||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Eamonn Andrews Studios | |||
Genre | Irish traditional | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Play | |||
Songwriter(s) | Patsy Farrell | |||
Producer(s) | Bill O'Donovan | |||
Brendan Shine singles chronology | ||||
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"Where The 3 Counties Meet" (also written "Where The Three Counties Meet") is a 1973 Irish traditional song by Brendan Shine. [1] [2] [3]
The song is named for Lough Ree, where the three Irish counties of Longford, Roscommon and Westmeath meet at a tripoint. Also mentioned in the song are the towns of Athlone and Glassan, The Three Jolly Pigeons (a pub on the Athlone– Ballymahon road) and the River Shannon. [4] The song is from the point of view of a member of the Irish diaspora, working in construction in a foreign land and longing to return home. [5]
"Where The 3 Counties Meet" was written by Patsy Farrell (1929–2002) of Rathowen. [6] [7] [8]
"Where The 3 Counties Meet" was released by Brendan Shine in 1973, and was number one on the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in August 1973. [9] Spotlight magazine named it Record of the Year. [10]
"Where the 3 Counties Meet" | ||||
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Single by Brendan Shine | ||||
B-side | "Bright City Lights" | |||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Eamonn Andrews Studios | |||
Genre | Irish traditional | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Play | |||
Songwriter(s) | Patsy Farrell | |||
Producer(s) | Bill O'Donovan | |||
Brendan Shine singles chronology | ||||
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"Where The 3 Counties Meet" (also written "Where The Three Counties Meet") is a 1973 Irish traditional song by Brendan Shine. [1] [2] [3]
The song is named for Lough Ree, where the three Irish counties of Longford, Roscommon and Westmeath meet at a tripoint. Also mentioned in the song are the towns of Athlone and Glassan, The Three Jolly Pigeons (a pub on the Athlone– Ballymahon road) and the River Shannon. [4] The song is from the point of view of a member of the Irish diaspora, working in construction in a foreign land and longing to return home. [5]
"Where The 3 Counties Meet" was written by Patsy Farrell (1929–2002) of Rathowen. [6] [7] [8]
"Where The 3 Counties Meet" was released by Brendan Shine in 1973, and was number one on the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in August 1973. [9] Spotlight magazine named it Record of the Year. [10]