"There Were Roses" is an iconic Irish folk song based on a true story. It was written by the Northern Ireland folk singer and songwriter Tommy Sands.
It was first recorded in 1985 by Robbie O'Connell, Mick Moloney and Jimmy Keane as the title track of their first joint album titled.There Were Roses and incorrectly credited to "Moloney, O'Connell & Keane" on the Green Linnet label. Tommy Sands also recorded his own version as the opening track of his 1985 album Singing of the Times.
Cara Elizabeth Dillon (born 21 July 1975, Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish folk singer. In 1995, she joined the folk supergroup Equation and signed a record deal with Warners Music Group. After leaving the group, she collaborated with Sam Lakeman under the name Polar Star. In 2001, she released her first solo album, Cara Dillon, which featured traditional songs and two original Dillon\Lakeman compositions. The album was an unexpected hit in the folk world, with Dillon receiving four nominations at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
There Were Roses
My song for you this evening
It's not to make you sad
Nor for adding to the sorrows
of the troubled northern land
But lately I've been thinking
And it just won't leave my mind
I'll tell you oftwo friends one time
Who were both goodfriends of mine
Isaac he was Protestant
And Sean was Catholic born
But it never made a difference
For the friendshipit was strong
And sometimes in the evening
When we heard the sound of drums
We said it won't divide us
We will always be as one
There were roses roses
There were roses
And the tears ofa people ran together
It was on a Sunday morning
When the awful news came round
Another killing had been done
Just outside Newry Town
We knew that Isaacdanced up there
We knew he liked the band
But when we heardthat he was dead
We just could not understand
Now fear it filledthe countryside
There was fear in every home
When late at night a car came
Prowling round the Ryan Road
A Catholic wouldbe killed tonight
To even up the score
Oh Christ it's young MacDonald
They have take him from the door
There were roses roses
There were roses
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