Irish balladeer Liam Clancy, last of the Clancy Brothers troupe whose feisty, boozy songs of old Ireland struck a sentimental chord worldwide, died Friday in a Cork hospital. He was 74.

DUBLIN — Irish balladeer Liam Clancy, last of the Clancy Brothers troupe whose feisty, boozy songs of old Ireland struck a sentimental chord worldwide, died Friday in a Cork hospital. He was 74.

Bob Dylan once called Liam Clancy "the best ballad singer I've ever heard." Clancy, the last of the Clancy Brothers troupe, died Friday in Ireland. The legendary balladeer was 74.

By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated Press Writer Liam ClancyDUBLIN (AP) -- Irish balladeer Liam Clancy, last of the Clancy Brothers troupe whose feisty, boozy songs of old Ireland struck a sentimental ...