I would like to agree, this song evokes a sense of mourning to me. It is Irish tradition, when a father, brother, or lifelong friend dies, to go out with a group of other close men and have a drink.
I can't help but picturing a group of Irish men dressed in their Sunday best on an Irish cliff, arms raising a glass of Irish whiskey to the sea. They look back and remember the time spent with their loved one.
I recall upon when my uncle passed away just over a year ago. My father, uncles, grand uncles, and cousins, as well as his best friends were in Prince Edward Island. This is where all my family has lived. He grew up in Ct, however always visited and worked on the farm there. We went out to the middle of a hay field with a bottle of whiskey and each drank a swig to the memory of a great man.
I believe this song is touching upon this tradition.
I would like to agree, this song evokes a sense of mourning to me. It is Irish tradition, when a father, brother, or lifelong friend dies, to go out with a group of other close men and have a drink. I can't help but picturing a group of Irish men dressed in their Sunday best on an Irish cliff, arms raising a glass of Irish whiskey to the sea. They look back and remember the time spent with their loved one. I recall upon when my uncle passed away just over a year ago. My father, uncles, grand uncles, and cousins, as well as his best friends were in Prince Edward Island. This is where all my family has lived. He grew up in Ct, however always visited and worked on the farm there. We went out to the middle of a hay field with a bottle of whiskey and each drank a swig to the memory of a great man. I believe this song is touching upon this tradition.