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Headline : %26quot;Carrickfergus%26quot; - the truth about the lyrics to one of Ireland’s most haunting ballads

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Carrickfergus is one of the most beloved Irish songs, performed by hundreds of international artists, but why are the lyrics so confusing? ... Or are they?

"Carrickfergus" is one of the most haunting Irish melodies performed by hundreds of major artists from Joan Baez to Loudon Wainwright, to the Chieftains, Dubliners and the best version by Van Morrison.  Ed Sheeran references it in "Galway Girl."

The song was also played as the climactic moment at the end of the Boardwalk Empire series on HBO.

Yet it remains a strangely mysterious song with confusing lyrics - or are they? The song seems to jump randomly between Carrickfergus and Kilkenny in southern Ireland, but it actually doesn’t. 

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