Nelson's Farewell

"Nelson's Farewell"
Single by The Dubliners
from the album Finnegan Wakes
Released1966
Recorded26–27 April 1966
VenueGate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
GenreFolk, Irish, pop
LabelTransatlantic
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. The origin of the song is the bomb blast that destroyed Nelson's Pillar in central Dublin in March 1966. It was featured in the album Finnegan Wakes.

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