I don’t even know that I’ll get to “Danny Boy.” But there are two versions of “Galway Girl,” and both are happy.

This one’s in Galway:

And this one, a different version, is by Ed Sheeran, and it also features Saorise Ronan, one of my favorite actresses:

“Parting Glass,” by Hozier. From on Irish talk show: note the dreamy looks on the women’s faces:

Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marin E. Dempsey does the same song honor on his retirement:

“Seaweed,” by the University Scholars of Dublin. In Irish, of course.

And “My Gallant Hero,” by the same. Shivers.

“Toss the Feathers,” the Corrs:

“Dreams,” the Cranberries. Full of Irish mythology: the thorn tree, the keeners (mourners), the white horse.

Blue-eyed soul: “Treat Her Right,” about a fictional Dublin and, The Commitments, from the film of the same name:

“The Wexford Carol” retells the manger story.

“Foggy Dew,” Sinead O’Connor and the Chieftains, about the disastrous Easter Rising of 1916:

One more revolutionary song, from the Orthodox Celts, a Serbian band that loves Irish music:

And, yes, “Danny Boy.” I had so many beautiful versions to choose from. I chose this one. The silence of the audience is stunning.