Black 47 was a celtic rock band from New York City, formed in 1989 by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne, and derives its name from a traditional term for the summer of 1847, the worst year of the Great Famine in Ireland. Black 47 was a celtic rock band from New York City, formed in 1989 by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne, and derives its name from a traditional term for the summer of 1847, the worst year of the Great Famine in Ireland. false 2025-11-08 09:40:20 0 Punk Rock 156235 355ac0da-ab94-48c2-badd-41f3986041cd /media/data/media2/Music/Black 47/folder.jpg /media/data/media2/Music/Black 47/backdrop.jpg Black 47