Nelson's Farewell

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"Nelson's Farewell"
Single by The Dubliners
from the album Finnegan Wakes
Released1966
Recorded26–27 April 1966
Venue Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
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 .

Contents

Charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [4] -

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Sharrock, David (2000-09-22). "Man questioned in Nelson's Pillar case". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 00, 1966". Irish Singles Chart.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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