The Dublin City Ramblers began life in the mid-60s as The Jolly Tinkers, but due to the existence of ballad groups with the same name, they decided to change their name to The Quare Fellas.

[1] In 1970, the Quare Fellas disbanded and The "Dublin City Ramblers" were formed, with Patsy Watchorn, Sean McGuinness, Mick Crotty and Kevin Gerahty.

The first song he ever recorded was called "Bring them home", about the Price Sisters' hunger strike and campaign to be repatriated to a prison in Northern Ireland.

The album also included Phil Coulter's "Steal Away" and originals by The Dublin City Ramblers, "Farewell to Carlingford" and "Sailing Home".

In 1988, both Philip "the horse" McCaffrey and Kevin Molloy left the band, and Paddy Sweeney (formerly of the Barleycorn) stepped in and one album resulted, Home and Away.

[4] Sean, Paddy and Shay continued to maintain a heavy touring schedule at home and in the US and released two albums, Raise The Roof (1997) and On Holy Ground (2000).

It included three of The Ramblers' original earlier singles "The Rare Ould Times", "Sailing Home" and "The Flight of Earls" It entered the Irish Charts at No.

In the last ten to twelve years, the Dublin City Ramblers still carry on and tour, but only as a three-piece and with only one original member, Sean McGuinness.

Patsy retired from The Dublin Legends in April 2014 due to health problems and was replaced by his brother Paul Watchorn, who is also a five-string banjo player and a former member of Sons of Erin.

Both Shay Kavanagh (Bass) and Stephen Leeson (Guitar & Vocals), veteran members who played in later lineups with the Dublin City Ramblers.