Tipperary Home of Hurling- Song

[Ash Smoker]

Tipperary Home of Hurling- Erin's Own

Tipperary Home of Hurling performed and written  by Erin's Own- who comprise of Tipp Men, Brian Corrigan, Willie Dunne, Dave Lawlor and Ger Hogan

Released to celebrate Tipperary's challenge for the All Ireland Title and to inspire the county to triumph over Kilkenny's five in a row challenge the song tells the story of Hurling in Tipperary. Tom Semple, Jimmy Doyle and man of the other Tipperary Legends are acknowledged in the song.

Erin's Own are just back from an extensive tour of the USA.

You tube link

http://www.youtube.com/user/premierview#p/a/u/0/h50zOmJx-FE

Tipperary, The Home of Hurling  Words and Arrangement Erin's Own

Chorus

Tipperary, the premier county. We're on the way back up.
Tipperary, the home of hurling, we'll bring back the McCarthy cup

I

Well I often heard my father speak of the hurling men of old,
Their legend lives to this very today, and they wore the blue and gold.

He told me of Tubberadora, that glorious golden mile,
Where 89 All Ireland Medals were won with bravery and style.

Chorus

II

He'd talk of Thomas Semple, a great hurler of renown,
Who lent his name to that Hallowed sod in dear old Thurles town.

Of Hell's Kitchens Storied back line, men of Iron born to spoil,
And of our counties greatest hurler, the brilliant Jimmy Doyle.

Chorus

III

I remember that half forward line of Cleary, Leahy, Ryan,
And Nicky's haul on All Ireland day, still the greatest of all time.

And Tommy Dunne in zero one, he led a mighty team,
Each time O'Leary got that ball, he shattered Galway's team.

Chorus

IV

From Cashel's holy towers, to the slopes of Sliabh na mBán,
From the sandy shores of old Lough Derg, to the homes around Kilruane.

From Kickham's fabled Knocknagow, to the Galtee mountain's might,
Our Hurlers have come willing and are ready now to fight.

Chorus

V

So now it's time to rise again and take McCarthy back,
With 15 fearless warriors, to lead a fierce attack.

Liam Sheedy and his band of men will keep our dream alive,
We'll send Kilkenny packing and we'll halt their drive for five.

Chorus

Oh Tipperary the premier county, we're on the way back up,
Tipperary the home of hurling, we'll bring back the McCarthy Cup.

Tipperary the premier county, with that sacred sod and clay,
Tipperary the home of hurling, home to the GAA.

Oh Tipperary the premier county, we're on the way back up,
Tipperary the home of hurling, we'll bring back the McCarthy Cup

[Bud Wiser]

Tipperary the premier county, with that sacred sod and clay,
Tipperary the home of hurling, home to the GAA.

They could add something like this after the last verse on Sunday.

And on the 5th day of September, to keep our hopes alive,
we thought we'd beat Kilkenny and stop their drive for five.
But we couldn't match their effort, too heavy was the load,
Now the sign "The Home of Hurling" will move eight miles up the road.
And we'll stick her up in Johnstown, where we can pray and shed some tears,
That some day we'll beat Kilkenny but now that won't be for years.

They have a bit of work still to do on the third verse as well. Gah Ahern holds the attribute they have given Nicky English. Ahern scored 5 goals and 4 points to clinch victory and claim his second All-Ireland medal. His total in this final remains to date the highest individual score in a McCarthy Cup final. His astonishing achievement betters by one point Nicholas English's 2-12 in the 1989 final between Tipp and Antrim and Eddie Keher's 2-11 in the 1971 final between Tipp and Kilkenny.

[All of a Sludden]

lots of Bud, non the Wiser

[seafoid]

The song they'll be singing on the 5th goes like this

Cad a dhéanfaimid feasta gan all-Irelands ?
Tá deireadh na gcoillte ar lár
; níl trácht ar Tiobraid Arainn ná ar a iomanadoiri
is ní bainfear a cling go bráth.

[thejuice]

Looking forward to it now, that video of the woman putting the kilkenny cat in the bin is gas, especially after the furore over here in the UK.

Still have a feeling though that Kilkenny are going to win this one though. Tipp have been a bit up and down this year and I don't think they have gone up the few gears that was required from last year. Still the hurling final is one of the best days of the year and I cant wait.