Donegal Fiddle MusicKate Bonar (1904 – 1980)
(23rd October 1904 – 28th April 1980) Kate Bonar was the youngest child of a family of ten, all of whom were singers. Kate took up the melodeon…
Patrick Gallagher (1916 – 2015) ; James Gallagher (1923 – )
Patrick Gallagher (8th July 1916 – August 2015 ) James Gallagher (6th January 1923 – ) Patrick was regarded as a sweet fiddler and a good dance player….
Peter Cunningham (1909 – 1996)
(31st August 1909 – 2nd January 1996) Peter Cunningham, a highly regarded fiddle player and bagpiper with the Saint Cartha’s Pipe Band was born in 1909 and reared…
Francie ‘Dearg’ O’Byrne (1904 – 1987)
(23rd December 1904 – 25th June 1987) Franice was born and reared at Caiseal on the coast road to Doire Leathan, to Patrick and Ann Byrne (née Gillespie)….
Mickey ‘Bán’ O’Byrne (1899 – 1980)
(22nd June 1899 – 12th December 1980) One of seven children born and raised at Caiseal, Mickey was nurtured in a strong local music tradition of lilting and…
Frank McHugh (1924 – 2019)
(5th July 1924 – 4th February 2019) In his youth, Frank McHugh learned much of his fiddle playing from Peter Cunningham of An Seanach, a fiddler who Frank…
John Doogan (1874 – 1932)
(4th November 1874 – 29th June 1932) John Doogan, blacksmith and fiddle player was a grandson of Patrick Doogan, the first of the Doogan family to arrive in…
Condy Lyons (1888 – 1978)
(7th April 1888 – 15th December 1978) Condy was one of ten siblings, born at Caiseal in 1888 to Denis and Anne Lyons (née Carr). His mother Anne…
Patrick (b.1878) ; Joseph (b.1885) & Margaret Doogan (1888 – 1973)
Younger brothers of John Doogan, Leitir, both Patrick and Joseph were fine fiddle players who continued to play after they emigrated to New York early in the…
Tommy Meehan (1927- )
(10th May 1927 – ) Tommy is the youngest son of nine children raised by James and Ellen Meehan (née McHugh) at Leirg an Dachtáin. All his older…
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