There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama

There's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama


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"There’s No One As Irish As Barack O'Bama" is a humorous folk song written in 2008 by the Irish band Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys,[1] (later known as The Corrigan Brothers) and set to a tune derived from a traditional air.


Main Street, Moneygall where in Ollie Hayes' pub the song was first performed.
The song celebrates the Irish ancestry of thePresident of the United States, Barack Obama, whose roots have been traced back to Moneygall in County Offaly, Ireland in the 19th century.[2] Moneygall has a population of 298 people.[3] Obama had previously remarked, "There's a little village in Ireland where my great-great-great grandfather came from and I'm looking forward to going there and having a pint," prompting the Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen - also a native of County Offaly - to invite him to do so.[4]


The village of Moneygall (population 298) from which Obama's ancestor came
Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys consists of brothers Ger, Brian and Donnacha Corrigan from Castletroy, County Limerick.[5] The song was performed by the band's lead singer Ger Corrigan, with Aedhmar Flaherty, R?is?n O'Brien and Aodh?n Ryan, in Ollie Hayes's pub in Moneygall.[4] It was originally written by the established group in February 2008, and the group have since appeared on several Irish television and radio shows.[6] It has since been featured on MSNBC show Hardball with Chris Matthews.[5][7]
Ger Corrigan alleged that Shay Black, brother of famous Irish musician Mary Black, "hijacked" the song and claimed a co-writing credit while failing to acknowledge Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys' authorship of the original version, a charge Black denied.[5][6][7]
It is very simple, he sent me an email in June asking if he could add some verses for a band camp he was holding … It was then posted on YouTube as if it had been written entirely by him - a claim repeated on his own website and by bloggers and national media. He never gave us any credit.... We demanded he take it down but he refused. This is a complete hijacking; if I add two verses to "Hey Jude" it doesn't mean I wrote it. To say we are not impressed is an understatement - this is pure opportunism.
―Band member Ger Corrigan in reference to Shay Black, as reported by the Limerick Leader.[5]
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[edit]External links

Corrigan Brothers website
Song lyrics on the website
HardyDrew's YouTube listing (official)
Shay Black version YouTube listing (official)
CorriganBrothers verstion YouTube listing (official)
Interview with Ger Corrigan by Ryan Tubridy; RT? Radio One on 30 September 2008.
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