Brigid Tunney

Brigid Tunney
Birth nameBrigid Gallagher
Born1886
Rushen
OriginSouth Donegal
Died1975 (aged 88–89)
Garvery
GenresFolk
OccupationSinger
LabelsFolk Trax

Brigid Tunney (née Gallagher; 1886 – 1975) was an Irish traditional singer, probably best known for being the mother of Paddy Tunney, a key personality in the Irish music scene and well known in British Folk circles from the 1950s up until his death in 2002. She was the source of many of his songs and the chief influence on his singing style.[1]

  1. ^ Paddy Tunney Where the Linnets Sing: Three generations of the Tunney family and their songs (1992) Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, p. 10.