The Central Bank’s commemorative coins play an important role in recognising that cultural wealth which I will return to in a moment. *** To many, Phil Lynott is seen as the father of Irish rock. The emergence of Thin Lizzy in the early 1970s, and their confidence and ambition, was a break from the music scene that existed in Ireland up to that point.
The success of Whiskey in the Jar showed that traditional Irish music could also be rock and roll. Thin Lizzy soon developed a strong following – not just in Ireland but internationally.