anne mulligan was the name of the grandmother ed sheeran wrote nancy mulligan about.
anne mulligan was the name of the grandmother ed sheeran wrote nancy mulligan about.
what is the name of the grandmother ed sheeran wrote nancy mulligan about?
anne mulligan
"nancy mulligan" is one of the most personal songs on the album, telling the story of how his grandparents, william sheeran, a protestant from belfast, northern ireland and nancy mulligan (real name anne mulligan), a catholic from the republic of ireland, met, fell in love during the second world war and got married at the wexford border. sheeran said: "they got engaged and no one turned up at their wedding. he stole all the gold teeth in his dental surgery and melted them down into a wedding ring, and they wore borrowed clothes to get married, and just basically have this kind of romeo and juliet romance, which is like the most romantic thing. so i thought i'd write a song about it and make it a jig."
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"nancy mulligan" is a song by an english singer-songwriter ed sheeran. it was included on the deluxe edition of his third studio album "÷" (2017). after the album's release it charted at number 13 on the uk singles chart. sheeran recorded the song together with beoga.









































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