VIDEO: Jack L's version of 'The Minstrel Boy' in tribute to 1916 is beautiful

Haunting.

The nation is gearing up for its centenary celebration and with songs like this, you're bound to get into the mood.

Jack L, the Kildare singer-songwriter, has recorded a terrific version of 'The Minstrel Boy', originally written by Thomas Moore in remembrance of the 1798 Irish Rebellion, and a favourite during the 1916 Easter Rising itself.

Have a listen here, because it really is a beautiful rendition.

Clip via YouTube/jacklukeman

Jack L will perform 'The Minstrel Boy' along with the RTE Concert Orchestra at the Centenary, live from the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, on Easter Monday, at 9.30pm, live on RTÉ One.