Donegal Fiddle MusicConall Mac a’Luain (1888-1892)
Conall Mac a’Luain (Conall Eoghain Phádraig) was born into a family of ten children in the heart of the Bluestack Mountains at Cruach Mhín an Fheannta in 1888….
Condy Campbell (ca.1893 – ca.1940)
Condy Campbell was born around 1893 in Cruach an Airgid, Campbells being the highest house in the region facing west towards Sliabh Tuaidh and the Atlantic Ocean. His…
Edward Keeney (1922-2009)
Edward was born and raised at Gleann Domhain, outside Ardara where he started playing fiddle at the age of four. His first instrument, bought by his brother, Sonny…
Jimmy Campbell (b.1937)
Jimmy is widely regarded not only for his fiddle music, but also for his warm wit and company. He is also one of the crucial direct links to…
James Molloy
James Molloy, or Jimmy Naoise as he was called locally, was a fine fiddle player from the townland of An Ghrafaidh. A highland associated with Jimmy, ‘The Back…
Jimmy O’Rourke (b. ca.1884)
Jimmy O’Rourke was born in the mid 1880s and his older brothers, Irwin and Mickey O’Rourke were described as ‘tinsmiths’ in the 1901 census. The O’Rourkes were a…
Joseph Mac a’Luain (b. ca.1938)
The influence of the Doherty clann on the cultural life, trade and music of the Bluestack Mountains cannot be overstated. John and Mickey Doherty were accommodated in many…
John Boyle (1871-1972) & John Patrick Boyle (1922-2000)
John Boyle, born shortly after the Franco-Prussian war in 1871, lived for over 100 years at Tullycleave and is one of the earliest fiddle players recorded in the…
John Mac a’Luain (b.1910)
John Mac a’Luain, or John Johnnie Phádraig as he was known locally is remembered fondly as a lively character who would sing or play a tune ‘at the…
Neil Doherty (b. ca.1881)
Dúbinn is a townland located high in the southern hills of Inishkeel parish in the shadow Carnaween mountain and it was here, in the early 1880s that Neil…
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