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A folk song from the British Isles, in some variants a sea shanty, with a storied past in Welsh and Irish traditions.

According to Australian researcher Raymond Crook, The Holy Ground was originally a Welsh song, subsequently taken up by the Irish balladeer tradition.^[1] He asserts that it was alternatively known as "The Lass of Swansea Town" or "Old Swansea Town Once More" .^[2]

The Holy Ground was also known as "The Cobh Sea Shanty" and was originally a capstan shanty - a song sung as sailors turned the capstan to raise the anchor. It was popular on the docks of Cork and Cobh as well as on the ships.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5bVdjPAP9E&feature=autoplay&list=PL373C27204B0BB31F&index=36&playnext=1