Nelson's Farewell

"Nelson's Farewell"

Single by The Dubliners

Released

April 1966

Format

Genre

Folk, Irish, pop

Label

Transatlantic

The Dubliners singles chronology

"Nelson's Farewell"
(1966)

"Black Velvet Band"
(1967)

Nelson's Farewell is the first single by The Dubliners, released in 1966 on the label Transatlantic Records. The song charted at No.6 in the Irish Charts.^[1] The origin of the song is about the bomb blast that destroyed Nelson's Pillar in central Dublin in March 1966.^[2] It was featured in the album Finnegan Wakes.

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[4]	-

References

The Dubliners

Ciarán Bourke Ronnie Drew Luke Kelly Barney McKenna John Sheahan Bobby Lynch Jim McCann Seán Cannon Eamonn Campbell Paddy Reilly Patsy Watchorn

Studio albums	A Drop of the Hard Stuff More of the Hard Stuff Drinkin' and Courtin' At It Again At Home with The Dubliners Revolution Double Dubliners Plain and Simple Now A Parcel of Rogues 15 Years On Together Again Prodigal Sons 25 Years Celebration The Dubliner's Dublin 30 Years A-Greying Further Along 40 Years

Live albums	The Dubliners In Concert Live at the Albert Hall Live Live at Montreux Finnegan Wakes Live in Carré Alive Alive-O A Night Out with The Dubliners Live from the Gaiety Live At Vicar Street A Time to Remember An Evening with The Dublin Legends: Live in Vienna

Compilation albums	The Best of The Dubliners It's The Dubliners A Drop of The Dubliners Home, Boys, Home Greatest Hits Best of The Dubliners Spirit Of The Irish 36 Great Performances The Definitive Dubliners At Their Best The Best of the Original Dubliners Too Late to Stop Now: The Very Best of the Dubliners Live At Vicar Street The Late Late Show Tribute The Very Best Of: The Dubliners Wild Rover Irish Favorites Original Dubliners 50 Years 20 Greatest Hits Drinking and Wenching

Irish chart singles	"Nelson's Farewell" "Black Velvet Band" "All For Me Grog" "Seven Drunken Nights" "Never Wed An Old Man" "Dirty Old Town" "Hand Me Down My Bible" "Free the People" "Raglan Road" "Don't Get Married" "The Irish Rover" "Marino Waltz" "Jack's Heroes" "The Rose" "Red Roses for Me" "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" "The Rocky Road to Poland" "The Auld Triangle"

Other singles	"The Wild Rover" "Whiskey In The Jar" "Four Green Fields" "Now I'm Easy" "Working Man"

DVDs	Live from the Gaiety Live at Vicar Street 50 Years: Celebration Concert in Dublin

Related articles	The Dubliners discography Ronnie Drew discography Folk music of Ireland Gerry O'Connor

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