Editing Paddy Clancy (section)

==Return to Ireland and death==
After two decades in North America, in 1968 Clancy returned to live in Carrick-on-Suir, where he had bought a dairy farm and bred exotic cattle. When not on tour or working on his farm, he spent much of his time fishing, reading, and doing crossword puzzles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joan Clancy Gallery: Orla Clancy|first=Orla|last=Clancy|url=http://www.joanclancygallery.com/orla_clancy.shtml}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor was successfully removed, but he was also stricken with terminal [[lung cancer]] around the same time. He continued performing until his failing health prevented him from doing so any longer.<ref name=Moloney/>

Patrick Clancy died at home of lung cancer on 11 November 1998 at the age of 76. He was buried, wearing his trademark white cap, in the tiny village of Faugheen, near Carrick-on-Suir. He was survived by his widow, Mary Clancy (née Flannery), and their four children, Rory, Orla, Maura, and Conor. He was also survived by a daughter from his first marriage, Leish Clancy, and four siblings, Liam, Bobby, Peg, and Joan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Patrick Clancy, 76, Founding Member of the Clancy Brothers|newspaper=The New York Times|page=13|date=19 November 1998|accessdate=27 May 2017|url=http://clancybrothersandtommymakem.com/pc_02.htm}}</ref>

After his death, folklorist and broadcaster [[Ciarán Mac Mathúna]] identified him as the "strong man" of the Clancy Brothers,<ref>{{cite news|title=Folk legend Paddy Clancy dead at 76|url=http://irishecho.com/2011/02/folk-legend-paddy-clancy-dead-at-76-2|accessdate=19 April 2014|newspaper=Irish Echo|date=November 1998}}</ref> while Irish folk musician [[Mick Moloney]] asserted that he had been "a powerful figure in a group of strong willed men...Paddy's leadership quality always shone out when the Clancys performed." Moloney also noted what he saw as Clancy's legacy: "Irish music would not enjoy the success it has today if he had not made Irish music his career and paved the way for all of us."<ref name=Moloney />