Music fans and mourners have been paying their respects to Shane MacGowan, who died yesterday aged 65.
Crowds gathered at the Mansion House in Dublin to sign a book of condolence for The Pogues frontman, who was most famous for his 1987 'Fairytale of New York' duet with Kirsty McCall.
Among the messages were those from people who said he gave a voice to the Irish diaspora in the 1980's, and a "hell-raiser", "rebel" and one-off "lyrical genius" who acted as an unofficial ambassador for Irish emigrants worldwide.
Among those who signed the book of condolence, which will re-open between 11am and 5pm tomorrow, was Shane Hayes from Co Waterford, who said Shane MacGowan's music will always be special to Irish people abroad.
"I suppose having lived abroad for a considerable amount of time when I was younger, the diaspora, you looked at Shane MacGowan and he was far more than what he was portrayed. His songs were a great comfort blanket for people when you were away, when you were abroad, to bring you back home.
"He'll be well remembered," he said, before noting that the likes of Bruce Springsteen and other stars have paid tribute to Mr MacGowan since his death.
"I think he was the artists artist, somebody they looked up to and wished they could write a song like he could. The music industry doesn't get the respect for the words, ultimately he was a poet."
Michael De Veale, from Dundrum in Co Dublin, agreed, saying he wrote in the book of condolence: "Thanks for a great sound track for my life."
"My older brother came back with the album Rum, Sodomy and the Lash in probably 1984/1985. He put it on and I heard the Sick Bed of Cuchulainn and I just thought wow, what's going on. So between him, Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC, they're the three for me.
"There was a time in England particularly, the Irish people in England who really needed something for their voice, [to highlight] emigration and loneliness, Irish guys in Kilburn, Cricklewood, they [The Pogues] gave another side."
Liz Walsh from Ashbourne in Co Meath was another mourner to sign the book of condolence, saying Shane MacGowan was a mix of "a lyrical genius, a hell raiser, and a lovely person".
She said she met the musician one evening 20 years ago "and I just thought he was a lovely guy".
"Rainy Night in Soho, the lyrics are beautiful. Beautiful," she said.
The view was also shared by Eimear Nolan from Crumlin in Co Dublin, who said the singer was "a one-off, a character" and "such a great ambassador for Ireland".
"I saw a documentary about him today where he said because he didn't grow up here, all his memories are fond memories of Ireland," she explained.
Liam Cotter from Dungarvan in Co Waterford also remembered The Pogues frontman fondly.
Asked what he will be remembered for most, he said Shane MacGowan ultimately embodied a time when Irish people living abroad needed a familiar voice and a connection both to old homes and new neighbourhoods.
"I was in London in the 1980s, seeing him at gigs, at Regent's Park and places like that, so yeah, it's a sad day. He was a rebel, but he was great.
"Somebody said yesterday Shane sang in his voice, he didn't have a mid-Atlantic accent, he was a proud Irishman.
"He might have been born in London, but he was a proud Irishman and it was great. You sometimes went to a gig and sometimes he'd have a bottle of whiskey and sometimes he was perfectly clear, it was great to be part of it in London in that time."
