Editing Luke Kelly (section)

==Final years==
Kelly's health deteriorated in the 1970s. Kelly himself spoke about his problems with alcohol.<ref name=jacobin /> On 30 June 1980 during a concert in the [[Cork Opera House]] he collapsed on the stage.<ref name="force"/> He had already suffered for some time from migraines and forgetfulness – including forgetting what country he was in whilst visiting [[Iceland]] – which had been ascribed to his intense schedule, alcohol consumption, and "party lifestyle".<ref name="The Irish Post"/><ref name=jacobin /> A [[brain tumour]] was diagnosed.<ref name="indoFlashback"/> Although Kelly toured with the Dubliners after enduring an operation, his health deteriorated further. He forgot lyrics and had to take longer breaks in concerts as he felt weak. In addition, following his emergency surgery after his collapse in Cork, he became more withdrawn, preferring the company of Madeleine at home to performing.<ref name=jacobin /> On his European tour, he managed to perform with the band for most of the show in Carre for their ''[[Live in Carre]]'' album. However, in autumn 1983, he had to leave the stage in [[Traun]], Austria and again in [[Mannheim]], Germany. Shortly after this, he had to cancel the tour of southern Germany, and after a short stay in hospital in [[Heidelberg, Germany|Heidelberg]] he was flown back to Dublin.<ref name="ronnie">{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=j0aJyma3aOYC&q=%22luke+kelly%22+Heidelberg&pg=PT159 | title= Ronnie | publisher=Penguin UK | isbn= 9780141930039 | author= Ronnie Drew | year = 2009 }}</ref>

After another operation, he spent Christmas with his family but was taken into hospital again in the New Year, where he died on 30 January 1984.<ref name="indoFlashback"/> Kelly's funeral in [[Whitehall, Dublin|Whitehall]] attracted thousands of mourners from across Ireland.<ref name=jacobin /> His gravestone in [[Glasnevin Cemetery]], Dublin, bears the inscription: ''Luke Kelly – Dubliner''.<ref name="The Irish Post"/>

[[Seán Cannon]] took Kelly's place in The Dubliners. He had been performing with the Dubliners since 1982,<ref name="ronnie"/> due to the deterioration of Kelly's health.