"32 Counties"
Single by Dustin the Turkey
from the album Poultry In Motion
B-side"Fields of Athenry"
Released1999
Recorded1999
GenreNovelty
Length3:40
LabelLime Records, EMI
Dustin the Turkey singles chronology
"Fairytale of New York"
(1997)
"32 Counties"
(1999)
"Christmas In Dublin"
(1999)

"32 Counties" is a 1999 novelty single by Irish puppet character Dustin the Turkey.[1][2][3][4]

Lyrics

The title features John Morrison, in character as Dustin the Turkey of The Den, singing a song about the 32 counties of Ireland and notable features and traditions found in each.[5] Some counties are mentioned in a derogatory context, intended to be satirical/insulting; these are marked with (†) below.

CountyFeature
AntrimGiant's Causeway
ArmaghArmagh Planetarium
CarlowCarlow Courthouse
Cavan"potholes the size of lakes" (†)
Clare"The Banner flies"
CorkBlarney Stone
DonegalFishing industry
DownMourne Mountains
DublinDublin City
FermanaghMarble Arch Caves
Galway"salty hills", a reference to Salthill
KerryLakes of Killarney
KildareThe Curragh
KilkennyKilkenny cats
Laois"Laois is a prison" (Portlaoise Prison, Midlands Prison) (†)
Leitrim"Leitrim's a mistake" (†)
Limerick"Limerick You're A Lady"
Londonderry (referred to as Derry)Derry city walls
LongfordLongford Slashers
LouthOliver Plunkett's head (Drogheda)
MayoCroagh Patrick
MeathTara Brooch
Monaghan"grey soil", a reference to a Patrick Kavanagh poem
Offaly"Faithful Offaly"
RoscommonDouglas Hyde
SligoWilliam Butler Yeats
TipperaryRock of Cashel
TyroneUlster American Folk Park
WaterfordWaterford Crystal
Westmeath"Westmeath has a bypass" (N6 road) (†)
WexfordStrawberry production
WicklowGardens

Release

The single was sold to raise funds for the National Children's Hospital.

The song reached #1 in Ireland in November 1999.[6]

Dave McEvoy wrote of it, "If you ask me, Dustin the Turkey should be our real cultural icon. He taught generations of kids what it meant to be Irish. Discredit authority, make fun of people from other counties, begrudge other people’s success, sing loudly even if you can’t and by no means praise anyone in government."[7]

See also

References

  1. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 11, 1999 via Google Books.
  2. "Dustin (4) - Poultry In Motion". Discogs.
  3. "Dustin - 32 Counties mp3 download". mp3 sounds free - prandisound.com.
  4. Loftus, Valerie. "How Well Do You Remember These *Iconic* Dustin The Turkey Songs?". The Daily Edge.
  5. "Dustin The Turkey - 32 counties". Readable.
  6. "Acts with the most Number 1 singles in Ireland". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. "'32 Counties' – Dustin – Track Of The Day".
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