Christy Moore told 'don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to Tulsk'
Christy Moore Live at the Marquee June 25th 2022. Photo Ray Keogh
After years of uncertainty and rumour, Christy Moore has indicated that he would be delighted to play again at Tulsk.
In the Free State Podcast with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning, Christy was asked about the infamous lyrics of his song ‘Encore’.
It goes:
“From Berlin to San Francisco I've gone on before the disco/ Lashing out the four green fields of Athenry/ Mountbellew was like purgatory but Tulsk was just like being in hell.”
Mischievously Joe mentioned that he had been in Strokestown recently and he mentioned that Christy was coming on the show. At this the “Tulsk boys” cheered, citing the 1979 affray, “Make sure you remind him of the time we threw his whole crew into the River Tulsk”.
“Well that’s not quite the way it ended up,” Christy replied.
“It was a rough night, with unfortunate consequences. But it was a long time ago and there is a lot of water under the bridge ,” he said.
“They remember it with great affection,” Joe said, with a laugh.
“It all started with a couple of local lads refused to pay on the way in and my road crew stood their ground, and it kicked off. I was hiding, I kept well out of it,” said Christy.
He added that it happened before the gig and “then half way through it all kicked off again”.
“One of the Tulsk boys sent me a text ‘Tell Christy don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to Tulsk’,” said the host with undisguised mirth.
Christy said he drives through the village regularly and that the venue was now gone.
“If they ever open it up again, myself and yourself will go,” Christy said.
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