Her gift was from God, and she used her gift faithfully

MOYA Brennan has been remembered as the “First Lady of Celtic music" at her funeral in Ireland.

- BY REBECCA BLACK AND CLAUDIA SAVAGE

CORTEGE Hearse arrives at church

The musician and songwriter, who played the harp with the Grammy award-winning Celtic fusion pioneers Clannad, died peacefully aged 73 this week.

The band - siblings Ciaran, Pol and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan - achieved huge international success over their 40-year career.

Their distinctive and haunting sound helped sell more than 10 million albums worldwide and Moya later enjoyed a solo career.

Another of the Brennan siblings, Enya, left the group in 1981 to embark on a hugely successful solo career.

Mourners at her funeral included Enya, U2 members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mallen Jr, Daniel O'Donnell and his wife Majella and Andrea Corr.

President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheal Martin were represented at the service at St Patrick’s Church in Meenaweal, Crolly, Gweedore in the Co Donegal Gaeltacht.