A lot of things happen in the space of 61 years.
The Vietnam War started and finished. JFK was assassinated. The Good Friday Agreement was signed. The Cuban Missile Crisis played out. Man walked on the moon. The Chernobyl disaster rocked Eastern Europe. Colour television arrived on the scene. Ireland won the Eurovision six times. Jack Charlton lead the Republic of Ireland to two world cups and a European Championship. Ireland joined the EEC and then the EU. Five people were killed in the Miami Showband Massacre. A man in colossal debt told the nation that “As a community, we are living way beyond our means.” Bobby Sands died after 66 days on hunger strike. Shergar went missing. Sinead O Connor ripped up a picture of the pope. Riverdance becomes a thing.