The Shores of Amerikay

"The Shores of Amerikay", also known as "The Shores of America", is a traditional Irish song. The song's narrator is emigrating from Ireland to America, and the song is both a meditation on this and a statement of purpose.

Some versions have Australia and not America as the emigrant's destination.^[1]

The song is played in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum's exhibit on Kennedy's Trip to Ireland.^[1]

Recordings

"The Shores of Amerikay" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including:

• The Wolfe Tones on their 1976 album Across the Broad Atlantic [3]
• The Mudmen on their 2012 album "Donegal Danny"
• The Broadsiders
• James Galway
• Johnny McEvoy
• Patrick Clifford on the album American Wake