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- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star − the mecca of all Irish nursery rhymes. You’re definitely singing this as you read it, aren’t you? A much-loved classic that has been around for decades.
- Mary Had a Little Lamb − the reason every little girl wanted a lamb. Many little girls asked their parents for a little lamb after hearing this nursery rhyme.
- Baa Baa Black Sheep − we hope this sheep was charging for the wool. The story of a sheep offering three bags of his own wool is a very famous nursery rhyme.
- How Much is that Doggie in the Window? − always ready for the barking bit. Did we ever find out how much that dog in the window cost? Although we do think that he was never actually for sale (spoiler).
If your little ones love fantastic, magical songs with an Irish twist then The Speks are the boys for you! This collection of sing-along songs and nursery rhymes is set to some expertly played Irish music and is quite charming, especially for younger children.
Mama Lisa's House of Nursery Rhymes. Children's songs and nursery rhymes from all over the globe presented both in English and their native languages. Many include sound clips and sheet music.
Index of Irish songs for children as Gaeilge, lullabies and school songs. Irish Gaelic lyrics and translations.
- I’ll Tell Me MA – An Easy One to Start Us Off
- The Fields of Athenry – A Timeless Classic
- There’S A Hole in My Bucket – Everyone’S Favourite Duet
- Turn Turn Turn! – The International Hit
- Ireland’s Call – The Irish Rugby Song
- The Rattling Bog – The Song That Feels Like Running A Marathon
- Molly Malone – A Dublin Song
- Circle of Friends – A Religious Education Song For Children
Chances are you sang that title in your head instead of saying it because it’s just that catchy! This well-known children’s song, also known as ‘The Belle of BelfastCity’, takes us right back to our days as Junior Infants. The song has a simple tune that’s easy to learn if you’re a beginner when it comes to Irish music.
The people of Galwayhold this song closely to their hearts. It tells the sad and moving story of a man who is sent away on a prison ship for stealing some corn. Like many Irish songs, it can be sung slowly and sadly or belted out with joy and passion. The latter applies to primary school children, of course!
The repetitive nature of this song allowed us to become experts at singing in primary school. ‘There’s a hole in my bucket’ reveals a duet between two characters, Liza and Henry, as they discuss how best to fix the hole in Henry’s bucket. Liza had some wacky suggestions to keep us entertained.
This 1960s hit by American folk group The Byrdsremains to be one of the catchiest songs we learned in school. The warm melody always brought a smile to our faces. Fair play if you ever managed to hit those high notes.
Fun fact: ‘Ireland’s Call’ was written by Phil Coulter, the Irish singer-songwriter who also wrote music for Luke Kelly and The Dubliners. ‘Ireland’s Call’ was a joy to sing at the top of our voices in primary school. Can you remember all the words?
Every Irish person has a friend whose party piece it is to sing every single verse of ‘The Rattling Bog’, one by one. This charming song requires a strong set of lungs and a sharp memory, where each verse is longer than the last.
This song tells the fictional tale of a fishwife trading on the streets of Dublin. This is probably one of the songs you learned if you went to school in Ireland. It is also popular amongst tourists who admire the Dublin statue of Molly Malone.
Regardless of how you identify religiously, let’s all agree that the entire Alive-Ocollection could have featured on our list of the top ten songs you learned if you went to school in Ireland. ‘Circle of Friends’ earns the number one spot as the earworm that has stuck with us all these years. See more of the top Irish songs you learned at school.
Listen to So Early In The Morning: Irish Children's Songs Rhymes And Games on Spotify. The Clancy Children · Album · 1997 · 46 songs.
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