▁sentiment al ized ▁view ▁of ▁É ire ," ▁which ▁offset ▁L enn on ' s ▁har sh ▁view point , ▁although ▁he ▁regards ▁the ▁le pre cha un ▁and ▁Bl ar ney ▁Stone ▁references ▁as ▁" as in ine ." ▁ ▁Background ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish " ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁songs ▁on ▁Some ▁Time ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁trouble d ▁situation ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁other ▁Irish - th emed ▁song , ▁" S und ay ▁Blo ody ▁Sunday ," ▁was ▁written ▁specifically ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Blo ody ▁Sunday ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁" The ▁L uck ▁of ▁the ▁Irish " ▁had ▁been ▁written ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁protest ▁march ▁that ▁L enn on ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁August . ▁ ▁L enn on ▁had ▁intended ▁that ▁the ▁roy alt ies ▁from ▁the ▁song ▁would ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁N OR A ID . ▁ ▁Boot leg ▁t apes ▁exist ▁of ▁L enn on ▁playing ▁an ▁early ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁this ▁early ▁version ▁the ▁mel ody ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁fully ▁developed ▁and ▁L enn on ▁s ings ▁the ▁ref ra ins ▁that ▁are ▁s ung ▁by ▁Y oko ▁O no ▁on ▁later ▁versions . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁John ▁Re illy ▁fil med ▁the