Bridie Gallagher
Sign in to saveIrish singer (1924–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- My Life after Trauma Handbook
- My Intense Emotions Handbook
- Anxiety Survival Guide
- My Anxiety Handbook
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1924
- Active to
- 2012-01-09
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,940
- Total plays
- 9,025
Tags
irishcelticirelandfemale vocalistIrish Folk
Bridie Gallagher (7 September 1924 – 9 January 2012) was an Irish singer, affectionately known as "The Girl from Donegal". She was recognised as "Ireland's first truly international pop star". Gallagher started her singing in the Creeslough Hall with a local Ceili Band started by Bill Gallagher. The Creeslough Hall was owned by Jim Mc Caffrey; Gallagher would make many more visits to the Creeslough Hall in her home town throughout her long and successfull career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Creeslough
- Place of death
- Belfast
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Bridie gallagher.jpg
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- date of death
- 2012-01-09
- date of birth
- 1924-09-07
- Commons category
- Bridie Gallagher
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
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