Moya recorded around 25 albums and sold millions of records over her career, with many calling her the First Lady of Celtic music.
Clannad formed in 1970 and went on to become one of the world’s best-known Irish groups, with Moya performing with her uncles, Noel and Pádraig Duggan, and siblings, Ciarán and Pól.
Paying tribute to Moya on Tuesday, Sinn Fein TD for Donegal Pearse Doherty said: "Very sad to hear of the passing of Moya Brennan.
"Moya gave so much to Ireland and its people. Known as the First Lady of Celtic music, her songs and stories shaped so many lives and will always be cherished.
"Moya was proud of her roots. A powerful ambassador for Ireland - she took our music, language and culture and shared it with the world.
"Thinking of her husband Tim, her two children Aisling and Paul, the wider family, her friends, and all those who knew and loved her. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam."
Moya Brennan.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly added: "Very sad news from the north west this morning / we are losing some of the great icons of Irish music."
As well as her music with Clannad, Moya also recorded several solo albums, and in 2020, she opened up about how she’d been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
Talking on the "Late Late Show", Moya told how she'd been diagnosed three and a half years ago and had rephrased some of her songs to help with her breathing.
Moya Brennan.
She added: "To be a singer and to get something like this, it's a bit sad… It’s made me see goodness in everything. You have to have a good outlook in life and see the joy of life. It’s a blessing just to be here."
She is survived by her husband, Tim Jarvis, and her two children, Aisling and Paul.
* This article was originally published on Evoke.ie.
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