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After leaving university, he met his future bandmates in The Dubliners, Ronnie Drew and Barney McKenna who invited Ciarán to join their sessions in O ' Donoghue's Pub, where he played tin whistle, mouth organ, guitar and sang.

Luke Kelly, who had been singing around the clubs in England, returned to Dublin and the four gained local popularity.

Then known as The Dubliners, the group put together the first folk concert of its kind in Dublin.

The concert was a success, then a theatrical production called “ A Ballad Tour of Ireland ” was put on at the Gate Theatre shortly afterwards.