Phil Lynott's son watched Thin Lizzy return to the Slane stage for the first time in 30 years.

Macdaragh Lambe (right) with his pal Roderick Perceval at Slane on Saturday

Sculptor Macdaragh Lambe enjoyed his father's reformed band from a grassy hill on front of Slane Castle with host Lord Henry Mount Charles by his side.

"I wasn't here the first time my dad played 30 years ago, but seeing Thin Lizzy tonight, in this setting, with Lord Henry -- it's something I am going to remember for the rest of my life," said Lambe (42).

Born in Dublin in 1968, as a result of a relationship between his mother and the then-struggling musician Lynott, he was given up for adoption and brought up by loving couple Oliver and Martina Lambe in Celbridge, Co Kildare.

It wasn't until he was 35 that he learnt he was the son of the million-selling Irish rock star who passed away in 1986.

However, Lambe found himself one of the VIP guests in Slane on Saturday being entertained by Lord Mount Charles and his wife Iona.

"The first time Henry met me, he laughed and said 'Oh my God -- the boy is back in town.' We met because I work in event management and have been involved in a few Slanes," said Lambe, who bears a striking resemblance to his father.

"It was marvellous seeing and hearing the crowd getting into my dad's songs. He's not around, but his music was rocking Slane again. I was very humbled and moved to be witnessing it," he added.

Ken Sweeney
Irish Independent

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