Years 1970 - 1979 in Irish music

Births and deaths

Deaths

• Felix Doran (c. 1915–1972)
• Willie Clancy (1918–1973)
• Joe Cooley (1924–1973)

Recordings

• 1970 "Moondance" (Van Morrison)
• 1971 "Prosperous" (Christie Moore)
• 1972 "Happy to Meet, Sorry To Part" (Horslips)
• 1972 "Planxty" (Planxty)
• 1973 "The Tain" (Horslips)
• 1973 "Well Below The Valley" (Planxty)
• 1974 "Dancehall Sweethearts" (Horslips)
• 1975 "Carolan's Receipt" (Derek Bell)
• 1975 "Drive the Cold Winter Away" (Horslips)
• 1975 "De Dannan" (De Dannan)
• 1976 "The Book of Invasions" (Horslips)
• 1977 "7" (Chieftains)
• 1978 "8" (Chieftains)
• 1979 "Broken Hearted I'll Wander" (Dolores Keane & John Faulkner)

Other years

1500–1899 | 1900–1949 | 1950–1959 | 1960–1969 | 1970–1979 | 1980–1989 | 1990–1999 | 2000–2010

See also

• Timeline of trends in music from the United Kingdom