Seamus (above) mentioned the Cormac Mc Connell song 'A Silent Night (Christmas 1915)'..a stunning. show-stopper of a song...when reduced me to tears when first I heard the author himself sing it for me.
I had the pleasure of producing this song for the Clare singer Jerry Lynch , which was included on his '98 album "Dimming Of The Day' (Dolphin). Check it out.
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