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These lads have rewritten We Didn't Start The Fire as an ode to Tipperary, and it's genius

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Mar 2nd 2017, 11:45 AM 9,223 Views 2 Comments

HELLO, NATIONAL GALLERY? Yes, we’d like to inform you of a new piece of Irish art you need in your collection.

rock of cashel Source: Facebook/The 2 Johnnies

Comedy duo The 2 Johnnies have re-written Billy Joel’s classic We Didn’t Start The Fire to be entirely about Tipperary, and it is a masterpiece.

The song namechecks notable Tipperary folk (Una Healy, Paudie Maher, and Pat Shortt all get shout outs) and famous landmarks from Hayes Hotel to the Rock of Cashel.

Class.
https://www.facebook.com/138876779858327/videos/266224467123557/

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Unsurprisingly, Tipp natives are delighted with their new unofficial county anthem – it’s been shared thousands of times on Facebook since it was posted last night.

And it’ll be in our heads for the rest of the day. ROZ PURCELL, MARTIN SHEEN, FOR-TY SHADES OF GREEN…

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These lads have rewritten We Didn't Start The Fire as an ode to Tipperary, and it's genius

SWISS COTTAGE, GARDA COLLEGE, GALTEE MOUNTAINS!

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