Nancy Mulligan - wikipedia Nancy Mulligan For the camogie player and former president of the Camogie Association, see Nancy Murray. `` Nancy Mulligan '' Song by Ed Sheeran from the album ÷ Released 2 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 02 ) Format Digital download Recorded 2017 Genre Irish folk Length 2 : 59 Label Asylum Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge Foy Vance Johnny McDaid Murray Cummings Benjamin Levin Producer ( s ) Ed Sheeran Benny Blanco ÷ track listing `` Bibia Be Ye Ye '' ( 14 ) `` Nancy Mulligan '' ( 15 ) `` Save Myself '' ( 16 ) `` Nancy Mulligan '' is a song by 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. Contents 1 Background 2 Notable performances and covers 3 Charts and certifications 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Certifications 4 References Background `` 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, a Catholic from 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. '' In an interview with the Irish Times, talking about the song 's Irish roots, Sheeran said `` I do n't think enough people use Irish folk in pop music... Hopefully if these songs are successful, more people will do a bit more like it. '' Notable performances and covers In 2017, the song was covered by the Irish country singer Mike Denver with an accompanying music video. Sheeran performed the song, backed on stage by Beoga, during his headline performance at the Glastonbury Festival. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 37 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 42 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 51 Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 27 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 37 France ( SNEP ) 127 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 43 Hungary ( Stream Top 40 ) 28 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 59 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 26 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 27 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 21 Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 28 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 50 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 13 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Gold 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 sales figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ O'Connor, Roisin ( 3 March 2017 ). `` Ed Sheeran, Divide, album review : Singer - songwriter 's third record is impressive for ambition alone ''. 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Jump up ^ Uppercut Productions YouTube channel : Mike Denver - `` Nancy Mulligan '' Jump up ^ Savage, Mark ( 25 June 2017 ). `` Ed Sheeran closes Glastonbury 2017 ''. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ed Sheeran Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` ČNS IFPI '' ( in Czech ). Hitparáda -- Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201710 into search. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Track Top - 40 Uge 10, 2017 ''. Hitlisten. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles - SNEP ( Week 10, 2017 ) '' ( in French ). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archívum -- Slágerlisták -- MAHASZ '' ( in Hungarian ). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 14 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Nancy Mulligan ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Classifica settimanale WK 10 '' ( in Italian ). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` SNS IFPI '' ( in Slovak ). Hitparáda -- Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note : insert 201710 into search. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ed Sheeran : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ed Sheeran Chart History ( Bubbling Under Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan ''. Music Canada. Retrieved September 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Ed Sheeran -- Nancy Mulligan ''. British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter Nancy Mulligan in the search field and then press Enter. hide Ed Sheeran songs Discography + `` The A Team '' `` Drunk '' `` Small Bump '' `` Lego House '' `` You Need Me, I Do n't Need You '' `` Give Me Love '' `` The Parting Glass '' x `` One '' `` I 'm a Mess '' `` Sing '' `` Do n't '' `` Photograph '' `` Bloodstream '' `` Tenerife Sea '' `` The Man '' `` Thinking Out Loud '' `` Afire Love '' ÷ `` Eraser '' `` Castle on the Hill '' `` Dive '' `` Shape of You '' `` Perfect '' `` Galway Girl '' `` Happier '' `` New Man '' `` Hearts Do n't Break Around Here '' `` What Do I Know ? '' `` How Would You Feel ( Paean ) '' `` Supermarket Flowers '' `` Nancy Mulligan '' Other songs `` All of the Stars '' `` Candle in the Wind '' `` I See Fire '' `` Make It Rain '' Featured songs `` All About It '' `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? 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Answer: the story of how his grandparents, William Sheeran, a Protestant from Belfast, Northern Ireland and Nancy Mulligan, a Catholic from Republic of Ireland, met, fell in love during the Second World War and got married at the Wexford border