Thanks Johnny - I sang this a couple of weeks ago at my Dad's funeral. Thanks for the inspirition.... A very hard song to sing for a parent
@tonykelsh44658 жыл бұрын
My dad's song,31 years gone this year and I still miss him so much RIP Dad.
@botoreptiles13 жыл бұрын
My granny's favourite song and also her party piece. By strange coincidence I find myself living only a couple of miles from "The Old Bog Road" and every time I pass it on my way to Dublin, it brings back great memories of bygone years
@TheDeemac50813 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song, so poignant and for so many Irish men and women it describes perfectly what they endured.
@chrisdalton7590
2 жыл бұрын
so true
@ellenhelly4337
Жыл бұрын
Very true
@sixmilebridgeandsf14 жыл бұрын
I sang this yesterday at my Dads funeral. A beautiful song.....
@mikeyk2123 жыл бұрын
Class act Johnny. Sings an Irish song better than an any man
@bikelife12210 жыл бұрын
its a song that take me back year's as a kid. my granddad always sang it, his mom died giving birth. when he was only a small lad.
@quaretimes99412 жыл бұрын
I love Johnny--The Man from Banagher. His voice and songs never fail to impress me! He is so honest about his own suffering--he gives hope to those who feel down and depressed. A real man! Thanks Johnny. Quare Times-Dublin-Ireland.
@johngalvin3124
2 жыл бұрын
Good man yourself
@margaretohara7250 Жыл бұрын
As a child, my mom sang this as she went about her daily chores. She seemed to love songs with stories. Am playing this today for all my deceased siblings who passed in recent years, the most recent was Bridget's memorial yesterday. Beautiful voice.
@lanetemple13 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU Johnny....that is classic song ....and it was my parents all-time favorite song.....and it brings tears to my eyes ....and it says so much. God bless you, Johnny.
@johnlane12009 жыл бұрын
I am so happy to find Johnny McEvoy...He is such a wonderful singer and musical Inspiration.....I;m going to sing some of his songs and hopefully meet him one day..........
@stevev42557 жыл бұрын
My favourite folk song. I'll often get up and have a go where a karaoke machine contains it.
@prog99113 жыл бұрын
One of the greats.. Johnny you are a legend .. The first of the big bands we had in Rhode .. It was full to the rafters .. Never forgot it .. Johnny has joined Sharon Shannon on her recent release..
@mccawolaf5910 жыл бұрын
Great singer- lovely song one of Johnny's best.
@petersmith15863 жыл бұрын
My father added a few words to the making of the old bog road this brings back so many memories for me . He was indeed a wonderful father and very knowledgeable as he was educated at d la sallies brothers school in mountrath. A wonderful father that I admired and adored greatly. R. I. P dear dad . slainte Ita camilla Smith napier nz
@teresasexton83013 жыл бұрын
Lovely Johnny,, many a good night myself and my late Husband spent listening to you in Clontarf Castle,, they were the good days,,
@Raymac91116 жыл бұрын
A very sad and true song. My mom used to sing and it always brought a tear and still does.
@killterry12713 жыл бұрын
One of my Dad's favorite song, his mom was from that part world.
@dagwoodful Жыл бұрын
Played this for the past few Days, My Father was buried on Friday, Patsy Hegarty of Crislamore Donegal, he died in his adoptive home of Lancaster England, But this is for all my Family all over Ireland and the millions who emigrated, Johnny's version is the best, and sang with such sincerity.
@eileenmcsweeney
3 ай бұрын
Sorry for youre loss im sure he never forgot his homeland and we must never forget either
@angelairwin3926 жыл бұрын
The old no good road...years ago but still with us! For you dad!
@sandyadamsmcwhirter42688 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous song..love to you all..💕💕
@robertshaw99908 жыл бұрын
Good on you Johnny. Great song, great memories.
@liamthedream11 жыл бұрын
That's correct.....it mentions "Ferns Church" was crowded when the funeral mass was said'. Ferns is next door to Gorey in the county Wexford.
@arleneclyde98548 жыл бұрын
wish you could get him to OTTAWA ONT CANADA..LUV HIS SONGS,,COME TO CENTRE POINT HERE
@sowena56788 жыл бұрын
This song take's me back to 1965 when my Mother died, we did indeed carry her coffin down the old bog road.
@PP-fg8gn
7 жыл бұрын
finbar calla
@heatherrussell8255
3 жыл бұрын
💙
@GROWLEYMOLD7 жыл бұрын
beautiful rendition . Good man Johnny .
@arleneclyde98549 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for your reply,I love all the irish on here,what a fantastic voice he has..
@friendkilbride81524 жыл бұрын
In memory of Terry McGloin from Cowie. When I was a kid, terru, Johnnie, Edward Terry's brother Paddy and other family would gather in my auntie Kathleen's. Their would be guitars and accordions and singing, and tea and drink. As the ceilidh wound its way into the wee small hours, Terry would become homesick for his home in Donegal and venture in song down "The Old Bog Road." He'd get the first few bars out, and Paddy, his brother would crack the same joke we'd heard a dozen times, but we would still smile.." C'mon now Terry, don't be making us homesick, just sing the first 20 verses!" Great days, great folk great memories. god be good to them all.
@rabc15582 жыл бұрын
I walked out there manys a time. Thank you
@PatriciaPortley12 жыл бұрын
This was my late dad's party piece - and he taught it to me from a very young age, so it is really special! Love it
@sharonmurray6529
10 ай бұрын
A national treasure
@brenfar16 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this song. this was my late dads favorite song, it was sung as we were carrying his coffin out of the church. It will always have a special place in my heart. Miss you dad. xx
@joansargent672111 ай бұрын
What a great singer, away from home 50yrs, I still play his cds, what a voice, and what a gift ❤❤
@cissie24555 жыл бұрын
Great Memories Brilliant singer
@lanetemple13 жыл бұрын
@frankthe grove.....you are 100% correct by saying that Teresa Brayton wrote that magniicent song......she was born in Country Kildare in 1868 and came to the United States in 1895 and then went back to her homeland in 1932. She was a wonderful poet and writer and she died in Ireland in 1943. In 1959, the President of Ireland, Eamon De Valera, put a Celtic Cross over her grave. Keep up the GOOD work Tyrone man ,.... and we'll do the best we can. Thanks.
@lucyosullivanrsc77827 жыл бұрын
Well done Johnny I enjoy your beautiful singing.
@staffy43892 жыл бұрын
Bought this LP in tallaght back in the 80s,, awesome singer. Loved him and Danny Doyle....jeanny, what's become of them
@charlesoleary16 жыл бұрын
My mother used to sing this song when she was knitting by the fire.
@nomajj11 жыл бұрын
Some previous comments claim this is a Wexford song. Highly unlikely. The writer of the lyrics came from Kilbrook, Co. Kildare. There is a nearby townland called "Ferrans" alternative spelling "Ferns", just across the border in Co. Meath. This is most likely the place referred to; not the Ferns of Wexford.
@johngalvin31242 жыл бұрын
God save all here
@peterg75658 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of my dear old da,RIP da GBNF
@PP-fg8gn
7 жыл бұрын
Pete
@patosullivan4366 Жыл бұрын
a great rendering of this old song !! 👍👍
@conhoran82175 жыл бұрын
A Beautiful song. My father R.I.P loved to sing it Con Horan Soloheadbeg Tipperary 1947
@christophergeoghegan29018 жыл бұрын
a classic song. one my da christy geoghegan rip often sang .a great father and friend . one i will never forget. and as the song says the clara church was crowded that day.clara abu. the faithfull never die
@davidpatton9377
7 жыл бұрын
-scotty mccreery
@alexmorris4524 жыл бұрын
Brilliant version
@sixmilebridgeandsf14 жыл бұрын
@CredoCatholicJournal Thank you for your condolences. It is much appreciated.
@kevintroy54709 жыл бұрын
Recemt;ly enjoyed your show in Thurles, keep on singing Johnny you continue to bring pleasure to many. Margaret Troy, Ballyporeen.
@bettystephenson70945 жыл бұрын
always loved this song
@sixmilebridgeandsf14 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johnny.....
@arleneclyde98549 жыл бұрын
love your voice Johnny McEvoy
@gilnephin4284
9 жыл бұрын
great singing
@Autumn_Forest_4 жыл бұрын
I’m here because Dolores O’Riordan mentioned him and this song as having influenced her.
@timsmusic7349
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up on a farm in Ireland in the 70s. My dad had a Johnny McAvoy record and I was amazed at his unbelievable ballad songs. Now own a company in the Bay Area and listed to everything from punk to rap to bluegrass. Johnny McAvoy and the old bog road is for real.
@marymccabe908210 жыл бұрын
My dad love it
@nualamurphy19672 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song
@mikekavanagh89527 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@frankieegan86559 ай бұрын
Big gentle giant will be up there singing that now to my beloved mum as and my beloved big sis my Anne 💚💚
@woodiethompson5265 жыл бұрын
Great song well written well performed .
@SuperDeaglan6 жыл бұрын
my mam loved this johnny is a great singer
@robertbrennan81616 ай бұрын
A few years ago my mum died from dementia but even in her dotage, even though she didn't who I was, she still knew the words to this song. I saw Johnny in a petrol station in Enniskerry late at night, but didn't want to him feel awkward by telling him this story. She loved this song along with Paddy Reillys The spanish lady
@josparkes114 жыл бұрын
Lovely, it sound like the Wicklow area, I visited there in august this year.
@1oldirishman14 жыл бұрын
@Turt89 The Old Bog Road runs not only through Kildare or Meath. It runs through heart and mind of every Irish exile.
@jacquelinekiernan214 Жыл бұрын
My dearest popeye used to sings this song at family parties many moons ago I love it but not as much as I love & miss my popeye
@paullinnane43964 жыл бұрын
Great singer
@cass195716 жыл бұрын
A lot of years ago Josef Locke sang it on "The Late Late Show" and in my opinion that's the best version.
@MultiKathy2913 жыл бұрын
@frankthegrove i only live 5mins away from a plaque put up in Teresa Brayton's honour tells the story of her life The Old Bog Road its a really lovely little quaint road i never heard the the song until tonight .. Take Care Frank
@HazelMcNulty15 жыл бұрын
i am so proud to be irish!
@martinkeane13953 жыл бұрын
Great Offaly man
@patosullivan36945 жыл бұрын
great performance as normal ! out on your own !!
@lneranger413 жыл бұрын
@MultiKathy29 This is a wexford song,ferns is the dioses covering wexford
@frankthegrove13 жыл бұрын
Thanks to lanetemple for giving me such a great lead on Teresa Brayton. Also thanks to MultiKathy29. Good to know Teresa not forgotten.
@enjoytheshowtrusttheplan9377 жыл бұрын
och its grand
@lanetemple13 жыл бұрын
@ frankthegrove......you are very welcome, Frank.
@seanbryan6943 жыл бұрын
The old bog road before she was tarred
@lneranger413 жыл бұрын
@naomheanna in time my friend.
@frankthegrove13 жыл бұрын
I believe that a woman called Teresa Brayton wrote this evocative song. I may be wrong. But could anyone tell this Tyrone man anything about the author, please?
@seamsukilleen Жыл бұрын
Saw
@jomcmenamin45796 жыл бұрын
I think this is a very lonely song
@ranger820able14 жыл бұрын
we are steep in history and this government donot care
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Thanks Johnny - I sang this a couple of weeks ago at my Dad's funeral. Thanks for the inspirition.... A very hard song to sing for a parent
My dad's song,31 years gone this year and I still miss him so much RIP Dad.
My granny's favourite song and also her party piece. By strange coincidence I find myself living only a couple of miles from "The Old Bog Road" and every time I pass it on my way to Dublin, it brings back great memories of bygone years
Such a beautiful song, so poignant and for so many Irish men and women it describes perfectly what they endured.
@chrisdalton7590
2 жыл бұрын
so true
@ellenhelly4337
Жыл бұрын
Very true
I sang this yesterday at my Dads funeral. A beautiful song.....
Class act Johnny. Sings an Irish song better than an any man
its a song that take me back year's as a kid. my granddad always sang it, his mom died giving birth. when he was only a small lad.
I love Johnny--The Man from Banagher. His voice and songs never fail to impress me! He is so honest about his own suffering--he gives hope to those who feel down and depressed. A real man! Thanks Johnny. Quare Times-Dublin-Ireland.
@johngalvin3124
2 жыл бұрын
Good man yourself
As a child, my mom sang this as she went about her daily chores. She seemed to love songs with stories. Am playing this today for all my deceased siblings who passed in recent years, the most recent was Bridget's memorial yesterday. Beautiful voice.
Thank YOU Johnny....that is classic song ....and it was my parents all-time favorite song.....and it brings tears to my eyes ....and it says so much. God bless you, Johnny.
I am so happy to find Johnny McEvoy...He is such a wonderful singer and musical Inspiration.....I;m going to sing some of his songs and hopefully meet him one day..........
My favourite folk song. I'll often get up and have a go where a karaoke machine contains it.
One of the greats.. Johnny you are a legend .. The first of the big bands we had in Rhode .. It was full to the rafters .. Never forgot it .. Johnny has joined Sharon Shannon on her recent release..
Great singer- lovely song one of Johnny's best.
My father added a few words to the making of the old bog road this brings back so many memories for me . He was indeed a wonderful father and very knowledgeable as he was educated at d la sallies brothers school in mountrath. A wonderful father that I admired and adored greatly. R. I. P dear dad . slainte Ita camilla Smith napier nz
Lovely Johnny,, many a good night myself and my late Husband spent listening to you in Clontarf Castle,, they were the good days,,
A very sad and true song. My mom used to sing and it always brought a tear and still does.
One of my Dad's favorite song, his mom was from that part world.
Played this for the past few Days, My Father was buried on Friday, Patsy Hegarty of Crislamore Donegal, he died in his adoptive home of Lancaster England, But this is for all my Family all over Ireland and the millions who emigrated, Johnny's version is the best, and sang with such sincerity.
@eileenmcsweeney
3 ай бұрын
Sorry for youre loss im sure he never forgot his homeland and we must never forget either
The old no good road...years ago but still with us! For you dad!
Absolutely gorgeous song..love to you all..💕💕
Good on you Johnny. Great song, great memories.
That's correct.....it mentions "Ferns Church" was crowded when the funeral mass was said'. Ferns is next door to Gorey in the county Wexford.
wish you could get him to OTTAWA ONT CANADA..LUV HIS SONGS,,COME TO CENTRE POINT HERE
This song take's me back to 1965 when my Mother died, we did indeed carry her coffin down the old bog road.
@PP-fg8gn
7 жыл бұрын
finbar calla
@heatherrussell8255
3 жыл бұрын
💙
beautiful rendition . Good man Johnny .
thank you so much for your reply,I love all the irish on here,what a fantastic voice he has..
In memory of Terry McGloin from Cowie. When I was a kid, terru, Johnnie, Edward Terry's brother Paddy and other family would gather in my auntie Kathleen's. Their would be guitars and accordions and singing, and tea and drink. As the ceilidh wound its way into the wee small hours, Terry would become homesick for his home in Donegal and venture in song down "The Old Bog Road." He'd get the first few bars out, and Paddy, his brother would crack the same joke we'd heard a dozen times, but we would still smile.." C'mon now Terry, don't be making us homesick, just sing the first 20 verses!" Great days, great folk great memories. god be good to them all.
I walked out there manys a time. Thank you
This was my late dad's party piece - and he taught it to me from a very young age, so it is really special! Love it
@sharonmurray6529
10 ай бұрын
A national treasure
Thank you for posting this song. this was my late dads favorite song, it was sung as we were carrying his coffin out of the church. It will always have a special place in my heart. Miss you dad. xx
What a great singer, away from home 50yrs, I still play his cds, what a voice, and what a gift ❤❤
Great Memories Brilliant singer
@frankthe grove.....you are 100% correct by saying that Teresa Brayton wrote that magniicent song......she was born in Country Kildare in 1868 and came to the United States in 1895 and then went back to her homeland in 1932. She was a wonderful poet and writer and she died in Ireland in 1943. In 1959, the President of Ireland, Eamon De Valera, put a Celtic Cross over her grave. Keep up the GOOD work Tyrone man ,.... and we'll do the best we can. Thanks.
Well done Johnny I enjoy your beautiful singing.
Bought this LP in tallaght back in the 80s,, awesome singer. Loved him and Danny Doyle....jeanny, what's become of them
My mother used to sing this song when she was knitting by the fire.
Some previous comments claim this is a Wexford song. Highly unlikely. The writer of the lyrics came from Kilbrook, Co. Kildare. There is a nearby townland called "Ferrans" alternative spelling "Ferns", just across the border in Co. Meath. This is most likely the place referred to; not the Ferns of Wexford.
God save all here
This reminds me of my dear old da,RIP da GBNF
@PP-fg8gn
7 жыл бұрын
Pete
a great rendering of this old song !! 👍👍
A Beautiful song. My father R.I.P loved to sing it Con Horan Soloheadbeg Tipperary 1947
a classic song. one my da christy geoghegan rip often sang .a great father and friend . one i will never forget. and as the song says the clara church was crowded that day.clara abu. the faithfull never die
@davidpatton9377
7 жыл бұрын
-scotty mccreery
Brilliant version
@CredoCatholicJournal Thank you for your condolences. It is much appreciated.
Recemt;ly enjoyed your show in Thurles, keep on singing Johnny you continue to bring pleasure to many. Margaret Troy, Ballyporeen.
always loved this song
Thanks Johnny.....
love your voice Johnny McEvoy
@gilnephin4284
9 жыл бұрын
great singing
I’m here because Dolores O’Riordan mentioned him and this song as having influenced her.
@timsmusic7349
3 жыл бұрын
I grew up on a farm in Ireland in the 70s. My dad had a Johnny McAvoy record and I was amazed at his unbelievable ballad songs. Now own a company in the Bay Area and listed to everything from punk to rap to bluegrass. Johnny McAvoy and the old bog road is for real.
My dad love it
Beautiful song
Excellent.
Big gentle giant will be up there singing that now to my beloved mum as and my beloved big sis my Anne 💚💚
Great song well written well performed .
my mam loved this johnny is a great singer
A few years ago my mum died from dementia but even in her dotage, even though she didn't who I was, she still knew the words to this song. I saw Johnny in a petrol station in Enniskerry late at night, but didn't want to him feel awkward by telling him this story. She loved this song along with Paddy Reillys The spanish lady
Lovely, it sound like the Wicklow area, I visited there in august this year.
@Turt89 The Old Bog Road runs not only through Kildare or Meath. It runs through heart and mind of every Irish exile.
My dearest popeye used to sings this song at family parties many moons ago I love it but not as much as I love & miss my popeye
Great singer
A lot of years ago Josef Locke sang it on "The Late Late Show" and in my opinion that's the best version.
@frankthegrove i only live 5mins away from a plaque put up in Teresa Brayton's honour tells the story of her life The Old Bog Road its a really lovely little quaint road i never heard the the song until tonight .. Take Care Frank
i am so proud to be irish!
Great Offaly man
great performance as normal ! out on your own !!
@MultiKathy29 This is a wexford song,ferns is the dioses covering wexford
Thanks to lanetemple for giving me such a great lead on Teresa Brayton. Also thanks to MultiKathy29. Good to know Teresa not forgotten.
och its grand
@ frankthegrove......you are very welcome, Frank.
The old bog road before she was tarred
@naomheanna in time my friend.
I believe that a woman called Teresa Brayton wrote this evocative song. I may be wrong. But could anyone tell this Tyrone man anything about the author, please?
Saw
I think this is a very lonely song
we are steep in history and this government donot care
Big tom
only 1 that can sing it
Can't believe a woman wrote this song