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Wherever the Moon Is - Songs of Migration

Released: 26 February 2019

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Wherever the Moon Is - Songs of Migration: Videos and Lyrics

1. Drop the O'

Drop the O'
The O'Brien and the O'Neills leave Ireland for London in 1844

2. Wherever the Moon Is

Wherever the Moon Is
Cathy asks her father the key question

3. Rookery Rock

Rookery Rock
The families find a home in the Dickensian St Giles area of London

4. Cathy Met Charlie

Cathy Met Charlie
Cathy O'Neill meets Charlie O'Brien and start their family

5. The Costermonger's Song

The Costermonger's Song
Charlie O'Brien begins makes a living as a costermonger

6. Building Boomers

Building Boomers
A celebration of the Irish who built Victorian London

7. Make It Worth It

Make It Worth It
Cathy and Charlie give each other courage to make it all worth it

8. Hold the Front Page

Hold the Front Page
Charlie O'Brien, the son, joins the printing industry as a compositor, for Astor's Pall Mall Gazette

9. At the Double

At the Double
Charlie O'Brien marries Louisa Banan and sister Ellen O'Brien marries Tom Banan

10. Come Into the Garden

Come Into the Garden
Cathy, or Kitty, reflects in her new Wood Green home on the changing world

11. Old Times, Modern Times Richard Rhys O'Brien

Old Times, Modern Times  Richard Rhys O'Brien
Migration, the never ending story


11 songs charting how my Irish forebears made their way in London after migrating from Ireland in 1844.  It was a tough journey.  I owe them everything.  This is my tribute.  
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