This song is full of Irish cultural references.
Roisin Dubh is Irish for Black Rose which is a nickname for Ireland itself.
Cuchulainn is a mythical Irish warrior.
The Shenandoah is a river in Ireland.
James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde and Brendan Behan are all Irish authors referenced in clever fashion in this song.
Dark Rosaleen is an english translation of Roisin Dubh (so its essentially Dark Rose)
I think, although I'm not much of a soccer guy, that George Best was a soccer player in Northern Ireland.
Van the Man is Van Morrison, Irish musician.
Starvation refers to the great famine.
Whiskey in the Jar is a traditional Irish song and Synge is JM Synge is an Irish playwright. Playboy of the Western World was a Synge play.
Tipperary is a county in Ireland.
Pretty clever way of paying homage to Thin Lizzy's homeland.
@Twinb1983 Nice description! Except the Shenandoah is in America [the Shannon is in Ireland]. Many Irish people migrated to the region of the Shenandoah which may explain the reference.
@Twinb1983 Nice description! Except the Shenandoah is in America [the Shannon is in Ireland]. Many Irish people migrated to the region of the Shenandoah which may explain the reference.
This song is full of Irish cultural references. Roisin Dubh is Irish for Black Rose which is a nickname for Ireland itself. Cuchulainn is a mythical Irish warrior. The Shenandoah is a river in Ireland. James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde and Brendan Behan are all Irish authors referenced in clever fashion in this song. Dark Rosaleen is an english translation of Roisin Dubh (so its essentially Dark Rose) I think, although I'm not much of a soccer guy, that George Best was a soccer player in Northern Ireland. Van the Man is Van Morrison, Irish musician. Starvation refers to the great famine. Whiskey in the Jar is a traditional Irish song and Synge is JM Synge is an Irish playwright. Playboy of the Western World was a Synge play. Tipperary is a county in Ireland.
Pretty clever way of paying homage to Thin Lizzy's homeland.
@Twinb1983 Nice description! Except the Shenandoah is in America [the Shannon is in Ireland]. Many Irish people migrated to the region of the Shenandoah which may explain the reference.
@Twinb1983 Nice description! Except the Shenandoah is in America [the Shannon is in Ireland]. Many Irish people migrated to the region of the Shenandoah which may explain the reference.