The line from the same song 'Ah sure Seán, I was born and raised there' is a reference to this. Although Philo was born in England, he was a proud Irishman. he mentions many old Irish heroes, including Cuculain, a legendary Celtic warrior. The line 'When the kings and queens were dancing around on the Black Rose' is a reference to Ireland before the English came. Roisín Dúbh, or Black Rose, is an ancient name for Ireland, the Rose symbolising the beauty of the land, the Black symbolising the tyranny of the English Occupation. Paul from Dublin, IrelandThis great song is about Ireland.Roddie from Waterford, IrelandA third irony in Lynott's life was to be the death of him he had been lined up to play Hendrix in a biopic Lynott bore a striking facial resemblance to the legendary guitarist.AnonymousHi Paul - If they danced upon the black rose before the English came how can the colour black signify English tyranny if it was a black rose before they got there?.When I'm in Leighlin Road, I say, I'm a Lynott." Roisin Dubh is a 16th century poem and the name was a metaphor for Ireland. When I'm in Crumlin, I say, Leighlin Road. When I'm in Dublin, I say, I'm from Crumlin. When I'm in Ireland, I say, I'm from Dublin. As he said himself: When I'm in England, I say, I'm from Ireland. As his mother was Irish, he could have claimed Irish citizenship if he lived in England and never set foot in Ireland, as it was he was raised in Ireland. Lynott may have technically been born in England but was an Irishman. Nick from Ireland The provisional IRA was not started by an Englishman, the provisional IRA was founded in 1969 due to a split in the IRA.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
Writer/s: DP, GARY MOORE, PHILIP PARRIS LYNOTT Where the Mountains of Mourne come down to the sea My Roisin Dubh is my one and only true loveĪs Shaw, Sean I was born and reared there When the kings and queens would dance in the realms of the Black Rose Where the mountains of Mourne come down to the sea Oh tell me the story of the Queen of this land How his eyes were dark his expression sullen Pray tell me the story of young Cuchulainn
When the kings and queens would dance in the realm of the Black Rose
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