I agree with everything previously posted. I was the first road manager for the Dubliners just after they had their chart success with Seven Drunken Nights. I travelled with them and sat up all night with them, watching them interact. They did (with the exception of John Sheehan) drink very heavily and my job was mainly to see that they got to the venue in time. Luke shared a tremendous sense of humour with the lads and was very well read. For their own entertainment, after a gig, in the hotel room, they would impersonate each other. When Barney impersonated Luke he would carry a book, thumping it on the table and shouting in Luke's voice 'This is life!'
Many happy memories, he was a great guy.
Jim