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A Dublin City Council commemorative plaque has been unveiled to Phil Lynott at Crumlin’s home, Dublin, where the late leader of Thin Lizzy grew up.
Phil’s Uncle Peter Lynott, Emer Reynolds, Director of Phil Lynott’s Upcoming Documentary Songs for while I’m away, and Cllr Vincent Jackson were present at the unveiling of the plaque in his honor at his childhood home on Leighlin Road, Crumlin.
Peter Lynott, who was only a few years older than Phil, welcomed the decision of the Dublin City Council and Universal Music Ireland to honor and remember Phil.
“Who would have thought 65 years ago when Philo and I were reading comics on the bedroom floor, that a plaque would be placed outside this very house in his memory,” said Peter.
News magazine Editor Niall Stokes also spoke at the unveiling “Philip Lynott was a truly magnetic figure and he was a legend throughout Dublin, even as a child,” he said.
“I remember seeing him on stage for the first time with Skid Row and as the first iconic black Irishman he dominated the stage even as a teenager alongside great musicians like Brush Shiels, Gary Moore and Noel Bridgeman.
“It was no surprise when he took the world by storm as lead singer and lead songwriter with Thin Lizzy, delivering one of the best live albums of all time with Alive and dangerous.
“And that’s why it’s really fitting – to coincide with the release of Emer Reynolds, a wonderfully loving new movie. Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away – to bring it all back home by revealing this plaque in the house here on Leighlin Road, Crumlin, where he grew up. “
Speaking on the unveiling, Councilor Michael Mac Donncha, chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Commemorations and Nomenclature, said: “The commemorative plaque scheme enables the city to formally commemorate people who have made a significant contribution to the life of Dublin.
“Through his music, Philip Lynott brought happiness and joy to Dubliners and fans around the world. It is fitting that the city in which he grew up honors him with this commemorative plaque.”
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January 4, 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the death of the deceased Irish singers and coincides with the release of the film Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away the feature documentary that will be screened in cinemas across Ireland from St. Stephen’s Day.
Directed by award-winning Irish director Emer Reynolds, it tells the story of how Phil Lynott, a working-class young man from Dublin in the 1950s, became one of Ireland’s biggest rock stars.
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