<P> `` Galway Girl '' is a song written by Steve Earle and recorded with Irish musician Sharon Shannon originally as `` The Galway Girl '' . It was featured on Earle 's 2000 album Transcendental Blues . `` The Galway Girl '' tells the semi-autobiographical story of the songwriter 's reaction to a beautiful black - haired blue - eyed girl he meets in Galway , Ireland . Local references include Salthill and The Long Walk . </P>
<P> `` Galway Girl '' is a song written by Steve Earle and recorded with Irish musician Sharon Shannon originally as `` The Galway Girl '' . It was featured on Earle 's 2000 album Transcendental Blues . `` The Galway Girl '' tells the semi-autobiographical story of the songwriter 's reaction to a beautiful black - haired blue - eyed girl he meets in Galway , Ireland . Local references include Salthill and The Long Walk . </P>
who is the original singer of galway girl
who is the original singer of galway girl
Steve Earle Irish musician Sharon Shannon
Steve Earle Irish musician Sharon Shannon