Moya Brennan: Irish Music Legend's Final Farewell

0:00It's April 17. You're listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered entertainment coverage. Irish music lost a legend this week, with the passing of Moyer Brennan, the 73-year-old lead singer of clan ad who died on Monday surrounded by family. Her funeral mass happened Friday at St. Patrick's Church in Minowale County, Donnago, where her reclusive sister, Enia, now 64, and Ireland's. The top-selling solo artist led the mourners wearing dark shades and a black coat. Enia started her career alongside Moyer and clanan, the family band that blended Irish folk with modern sounds for over 50 years, scoring hits like Harry's Game and a Grammy win. U-2's Bono showed up in black with bandmates, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, while the chorus André Accord joined too, all paying respects in. The small country church, tributes poured in from everywhere, with Bono calling Moyer an angel he collaborated with on their track, in a lifetime.

1:01Ireland's prime minister, Mike Hale Martin, praised her for taking Irish folk global, and country star Daniel O'Donnell noted how she mentored young. Singers without forgetting her Donnagole roots. Sin Fine leaders hailed her as the first lady of Celtic music, Moyer battled a lung condition for years, leaning on her faith, and leads behind husband Tim Jarvis, daughter Aisling, and son Paul. She built a solo career too, winning an Emmy for her music of Ireland documentary, and working with folks like Mick Jagger. Her voice captured Ireland's spirit, shaping lives worldwide, and that legacy echoes on as fans and family hold her close.