Irish singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy dies aged 81
Entertainment · First reported 9 Nov, 12:49 · Updated 13:07
Johnny McEvoy has died aged 81. His manager said he died peacefully at home in Greystones, County Wicklow, on Sunday; coverage also notes his music career and tributes.
- McEvoy died aged 81, and his manager said he passed away peacefully at his home in Greystones, County Wicklow, on Sunday.
- He rose to prominence in 1966, when “Muirsheen Durkin” reached number one in Ireland; his career spanned six decades.
- His children said his funeral would be private, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin described him as an icon of Irish folk music.
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- Age
- 81
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- Greystones, County Wicklow
- Breakthrough
- “Muirsheen Durkin” reached number one in Ireland in 1966
- Funeral
- The family said it would be private
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