{"id":6528,"date":"2025-10-01T18:12:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspiringyou.ie\/home\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2026-05-03T07:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:48:19","slug":"buy-your-rocky-road-sing-song-with-damien-dempsey-tickets-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiringyou.ie\/home\/buy-your-rocky-road-sing-song-with-damien-dempsey-tickets-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy your “Rocky Road Sing Song with Damien Dempsey” tickets here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are inviting schools from across the country to come along to “The Rocky Road Sing Song”<\/strong>  with one of Ireland’s leading musicians, Damien Dempsey, will staged in the iconic TF Royal<\/a> in Castlebar, Co.Mayo on May 1st 2026 at 11am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It promises to be a morning of songs, stories and tunes to be enjoyed and will be performed by you – the primary and secondary school students of Ireland!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy your tickets here:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on the following link<\/strong><\/a> to purchase your tickets and avoid disappointment! Teachers and SNA’s are free.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Exclusive setlist preview!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As promised we are sharing Damien’s “Rocky Road Sing Song” setlist<\/strong> so you will have plenty of time to learn the words and practice your singing! We will some guest performances on a number of the songs – checkout our setlist for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The West’s Awake <\/a>  –  lyrics<\/a> 2. The Rocky Road to Dublin<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 3. Paddy on the Railway<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 4. The Cliffs of Dooneen<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 5. The Black Velvet Band<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 6. Cailleach an Airgead<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 7. The Rising of the Moon <\/a> 8. Schooldays Over<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 9. Fields of Athenry<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 10. The Green and Red of Mayo<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 11. Hope Calling – Glaoch D\u00f3chas<\/a> lyrics<\/a> <\/strong> 12. Negative Vibes<\/a> – lyrics<\/a><\/strong> 13. Apple of my Eye<\/a> – lyrics<\/a> 14. It’s All Good <\/a><\/strong> – lyrics<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Hope Calling – Glaoch D\u00f3chas lyrics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are really excited to have some students from Gaelscoil Chol\u00e1iste Mhuire<\/a> from Dublin perform the world premiere of Glaoch D\u00f3chas. Here are the lyrics so you can join in on the 1st of May:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I refuse to stay <\/em>Di\u00fal-ta\u00edm faaan-acht <\/strong>(Dual-team faan-acht)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that hopeless place <\/em>San \u00e1it gan d\u00f3-chas sin <\/strong>(San awtch gon doh-khass shin) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my darkest hour <\/em>I m\u2019uair is dorrr-cha <\/strong>(Im ooh-ir iss dur-kha) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can feel the power <\/em>Braith im an chu-mhacht <\/strong> (Brah-im un khoo-ukht) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of my hope calling <\/em>De ghla-och mo dh\u00f3-chais<\/strong> (De glee-ukh mo ghoh khas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope calling <\/em>Gla-och d\u00f3-chais <\/strong>(glee-ukh ghoh khas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hear hope calling <\/em>Clois-im gla-och d\u00f3-chais<\/strong>(Klish-im glee-ukh ghoh khas) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope is my home <\/em>Is \u00e9 an d\u00f3-chas mo-bhail-e <\/strong>(Shay un doh-khass muh wal-yeh) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great women and men <\/em>Mn\u00e1 \u2018s fir mh\u00f3r-a<\/strong>(Mnaw is fir wo-ra) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They saw something up ahead <\/em>A bhfac-a rud am-ach romh-ainn<\/strong>(A ach-a rud am-ach ro-ann)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That others could not see<\/em> Nach bhfac-a \u00e9inne eil-e<\/strong> (Nok ach-a ain-yah ella)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet they still believed <\/em>Ach chre-id si-ad f\u00f3s <\/strong>(Akh khridge sheed fohss) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are hope calling <\/em>Si-n gla-och d\u00f3ch-ais<\/strong> (Iss eed shood un goh-khass egg glee-ukh) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope calling <\/em>Gla-och d\u00f3-chais <\/strong>(glee-ukh ghoh khas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are hope calling <\/em>Si-n gla-och d\u00f3ch-ais<\/strong>(Shin glee-ukh ghoh khas) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope is my home <\/em>Is \u00e9 an d\u00f3-chas mo-bhail-e <\/strong>(shay un goh-khass muh wal-yeh) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you listening? <\/em>An gclo-ise-ann t\u00fa? <\/strong>(On glish-an too?) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have to hear with your heart yeah Caith-fidh t\u00fa \u00e9ist-eacht le do chro\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Kha-hee too aysh-takht le duh khree) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you listening? <\/em>An gcloiseann t\u00fa? <\/strong>(On glish-an too?) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hear hope calling <\/em>Clois-im gla-och d\u00f3-chais<\/strong> (Klish-im glee-ukh ghoh khas) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope calling <\/em>Gla-och d\u00f3-chais <\/strong>(glee-ukh ghoh khas)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hear hope calling <\/em>Clois-im gla-och d\u00f3-chais<\/strong> (Klish-im glee-ukh ghoh khas) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope is my home <\/em>Is \u00e9 an d\u00f3-chas mo-bhail-e <\/strong>(shay un goh-khass muh wal-yeh) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go hopefully, eternally<\/em> Go d\u00f3-chas-ach, go si-ora\u00ed<\/strong> (Go dohk-huhs-ach, guh shee-ree)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the special schools concert “Rocky Road Sing Song with Damien Dempsey”<\/strong> click here<\/strong><\/a> and you can share our social media post with the setlist here<\/a>. For all queries contact philip@inspiringyou.ie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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