Patrick Reilly (born 18 October 1939) is an Irish

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singer and guitarist. Born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, he is one of Ireland's most famous

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eers and is best known for his renditions of " The Fields of Athenry", " Rose of Allendale" and " The Town I Loved So Well". Reilly released his version of "The Fields of Athenry" as a single in 1983; it was the most successful version of this song, remaining in the Irish charts for 72 weeks. He achieved number 1 in Ireland with the Liam Reilly (no relation) written song "Flight of Earls" in 1988. For years a solo performer, he joined

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in 1996 as a replacement for long-time member Ronnie Drew. He left the group after nine years to move to New York City (where he owns a number of pubs) in 2005 and was replaced by Patsy Watchorn.http://cgi.ebay.ie/The-Paddy-Reilly-Songbook-Fields-of-Athenry-sheet-music_W0QQitemZ380145940850QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item588276b972&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 After living in New York for several years he moved back to Ireland.

Discography

Solo albums

* '' The Life of Paddy Reilly'' (1971) * ''Paddy Reilly at Home'' (1972) * ''The Town I Loved So Well'' (1975) * ''Green Shamrock Shore'' (1980) * ''The Fields of Athenry'' (1982) * ''Live Paddy Reilly'' (1983) * ''The Old Refrain'' (1984) * ''Greatest Hits Live'' (1985) * ''Paddy Reilly's Ireland'' (1986) * ''Paddy Reilly Now'' (1988) * ''Sings the Songs of Ewan MacColl'' (1990) * ''Gold and Silver Days'' (1991) Recorded and released on Irish record labe
Celtic Collections
* ''Come Back Paddy Reilly'' (2003) * ''32 Counties in Song'' (2003) Recorded and released on Irish record labe
Celtic Collections

With The Dubliners

* '' Further Along'' (1996) * '' Alive Alive-O'' (1997) * '' 40 Years'' (2002) * '' Live from the Gaiety'' (2002)

References

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