Pack up your gear, it’s a rocky road to Dublin:
“One, two, three four, five …
All the way to Dublin,
Whack follol de rah!” * 
D. K. Gavan
*These words have no meaning. It’s Irish lilting.

Performed by “The Kings of Connaught”:

Dublin, April 13, 1742
The premier of “Messiah” by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
took place at the Great Music Hall and was a huge success.
Enjoy one of its parts, “How Beautiful Are The Feet”.
Indeed, how beautiful:
Hana Blažíková – soprano
Conductor – Vàclav Luks

Dublin, April 30, 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Point Theatre.
The interval act RIVERDANCE established a historical moment in
Irish culture and turned out to be a global phenomenon:

Fill up your jar and sing along with “The Dubliners“:

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