Liam Clancy

William Liam Clancy was an Irish folk singer and actor from CarrickonSuir, County Tipperary. He was the youngest and last surviving member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, who are regarded as Irelands first pop stars. They recorded 55 albums, achieved global sales of millions and appeared in soldout concerts at such prominent venues as Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

He was born at CarrickonSuir, County Tipperary, Ireland onSeptember 1935. He was Robert Joseph Clancy and Joanna McGraths ninth and youngest surviving child . As a child, he was known as William or Willie. He displayed an artistic disposition at an early age, while growing up in CarrickonSuir, County Tipperary. The first song he learned was The Croppy Boy. He received a Christian Brothers education before taking a job as an insurance man in Dublin. Whilst there he also took night classes at the National College of Art and Design.

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