RARE EILEEN DONAGHY 78 BARNEY BRANNIGAN / SLIEVE GALLON BRAES FONTANA H 208 E+

Description: RARE EILEEN DONAGHY 78 BARNEY BRANNIGAN / SLIEVE GALLON BRAES FONTANA H 208 E+This product data sheet is originally written in English. A VERY RARE 1958 FOLK 78 ON THE UK FONTANA LABEL FROM IRISH SINGER EILEEN DONAGHY BARNY BRANNIGAN b/w SLIEVE GALLON BRAES Eileen Donaghy (16 July 1930 – 26 October 2008) was an Irish traditional singer. Donaghy was well known for her recordings of ballads such as The Oul Lammas Fair and My Lagan Love and was known as the "First Lady of the Moy".Eileen Donaghy was born Mary Josephine McNally in Brackaville, Coalisland, County Tyrone. Her family always called her "Maisie". She was the second of three children and the elder daughter of Hugh Patrick and Brigid (née Corey) McNally. She left school at 14 and worked as a darner in Derryvale weaving factory. She was a member of a variety group that performed in local hallsDonaghy married Tyrone footballer Pat Donaghy in 1956. The couple lived for a while in Coalisland, before moving to Moy. Her big breakthrough was the 1958 Ulster Football Final at Clones, where she sang "The Boys from the County Armagh" to a packed stadium.She toured the world as part of the traditional folk scene in the early 1960s and was successful in Ireland, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, the US and Canada. One of her albums, Let's Sing with the Irish was issued on Fontana (Philips) Records in the UK and Epic Records in the US simultaneously. In 1971, during "the Troubles", she recorded an album of rebel songs which was released under the name of her grandmother, Brigid Corey. THIS IS A RARE 1958 FONTANA 78 FROM IRISH SINGER EILEEN DONAGHY DON'T MISS OUT - BUY NOW! Eileen Donaghy was born Mary Josephine McNally in Brackaville, Coalisland, County Tyrone. Her family always called her "Maisie". She was the second of three children and the elder daughter of Hugh Patrick and Brigid (née Corey) McNally. She left school at 14 and worked as a darner in Derryvale weaving factory. She was a member of a variety group that performed in local halls She toured the world as part of the traditional folk scene in the early 1960s and was successful in Ireland, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, the US and Canada. One of her albums, Let's Sing with the Irish was issued on Fontana (Philips) Records in the UK and Epic Records in the US simultaneously. In 1971, during "the Troubles", she recorded an album of rebel songs which was released under the name of her grandmother, B Material Shellac Format Record Record Size 10" Artist as listed Artist EILEEN DONAGHY Country/Region of Manufacture Ireland Sub-Genre Irish Genre Folk Release Title BARNY BRANNAGAN / SLIEVE GALLON BRAES Speed 78 RPM

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