Discover the story of the song > Lord Abore and Mary Flynn – lankum

The song is about Lord Abore and Mary Flynn, two young teenagers in love. Lord Abore's mother poisons him because she disapproves of their relationship, and he dies. A young servant boy is sent to fetch Mary Flynn to his bedside, but she arrives too late and dies beside him. Mary Flynn came to request the ring that Lord Abore wore, but it had split in three due to the pain of his death.