Ed Sheeran’s grandmother Anne Mary, also known as Nancy, has died. She died peacefully at Castle Gardens Nursing Home in Enniscorthy last Tuesday.
Sheeran’s grandmother will be laid to rest tomorrow, Wednesday after a funeral in St Patrick’s Church, Monaseed, Gorey.
The hit tune documents Anne’s romance with Ed’s grandfather William, despite coming from different religious backgrounds.
Nancy was the source of inspiration behind the singer’s hit Nancy Mulligan, one of Sheeran’s most personal songs from his 2017 Divide.
The tune follows her romance with Sheeran’s grandfather William, despite coming from different religious backgrounds.
An obituary for his grandma said she was a ‘beloved wife of the late Bill and loving mother of Jim, Bill, Peter, Chris, John, MaryAnne, Bridget and the late Sally and sister of the late Thomas, Jim, May and Peggy.’
‘Deeply regretted by her loving sons, daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, niece, nephews, relatives, friends and neighbours,’ according to The Sun
The Bad Habits hitmaker, 32, previously explained the meaning behind the traditional ballad.
He 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.’
Nancy and William went on to have eight children and 23 grandchildren.
Sheeran’s grandmother said about Ed Sheeran in 2017: ‘I never think of him as famous, I have to say.
Sheeran is currently embroiled in a legal battle which centres on his 2015 track Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye’s hit, Let’s Get It On
