Donegal Fiddle MusicDenis Gallagher (1889 – 1954)
(25th June 1889 – 17th January 1954) Denis Gallagher, a fiddler, lived most of his life at Mín an Aoire where he was a close neighbour of Mick…
Con Sweeny (1932 – 1981)
(5th February 1932 – 28th March 1981) Con Sweeney, Srath Laoill Theas, was the youngest of a family of six. He was a close neighbour of Patrick Doherty…
Con McGill (1912 – 1983)
(6th March 1912 – 5th August 1983) Con McGill, or Con Choit as he was known locally, was born at Mínte Seisce in the parish of Ard an…
Columba Ward (1917 – 1999)
(10th August 1917 – 26th June 1999) Columba, the youngest boy in the family, attended Saint Eunan’s College, Letterkenny. Afterwards, he worked in various positions, firstly selling insurance…
Theresa Boyle
Theresa, like all the Carr children, learned to play melodeon in the back bedroom of the home house. She often played at dances in Mín an Aoire ,…
Patrick O’Donnell
Patrick O Donnell, or Patrick Mhichíl Phaidín is well remembered as a good storyteller and melodeon player. He taught melodeon to his nephew, Jimmy McNelis, also from…
Patrick McGill (d.1978)
(d. 10th June 1978) Patrick, a melodeon player, was a close neighbour of Patrick O Donnell and Jimmy McNelis. In 1950 he married Bríd Ward, Carrick, a sister…
Patrick Doherty (1905 – 1962)
(18th July 1905 – 18th June 1962) Patrick Doherty was born and reared in a two-storey house on the roadside in the townland of Srath Laoill Theas, approximately…
Pádraig Molloy (1936 – 2016)
(17th March 1936 – 31st March 2016) Pádraig, son of Barney and grandson of Bríanaí Mór, was born at Mín na Chearrbhaigh on Saint Patrick’s Day, 1936. He…
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