When We Were Young (Pat Lynch song)

{{Infobox song

| name =When We Were Young

| cover =When We Were Young record label.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Pat Lynch

| album =

| B-side = Hush A Bye Boy

| released = March 1971

| recorded = March 1971

| studio = Eamonn Andrews Studios

| genre = pop, Irish folk, showband

| length = 2:39

| label = Ruby (Ireland)

| writer =Barry Mason and Les Reed

| producer =Jack Bayle

| prev_title = Three Good Reasons

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

"When We Were Young" was a number one hit single by the Irish showband The Airchords, featuring Pat Lynch on lead vocals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corkviews/arid-40752282.html|title=John Arnold: As Dickie bows out, it’s truly the end of a showband era|date=November 25, 2021|website=echo live}} Written by Barry Mason and Les Reed,{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/208477/all|title=Song: When We Were Young written by Barry Mason, Les Reed | SecondHandSongs|website=secondhandsongs.com}} it reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 10 April 1971. The song remained at the top of the charts for just the one week, but was to return to the No. 1 position on 8 May of that same year, this time for a period of four weeks. Lynch and the Airchords had already broken up before the song was released.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/obituary-pat-lynch/36590442.html|title=Obituary: Pat Lynch|date=February 11, 2018|website=Independent.ie}} The song became a stadium anthem for Cork Hibernians F.C.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irish-showbands.com/Bands/airchordsp.htm|title=Airchords Showband|website=www.irish-showbands.com}}