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RIP Barney McKenna

  • 05-04-2012 08:21PM
    #1
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭


    Barney, the last of the original Dubliners, died today at the age of 72.

    He finally went to Fiddlers Green.

    RIP, end of an era. :(


Comments

  • #2
    Lawrence1895
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,627 ✭✭✭Lawrence1895


    R.I.P., Barney. Your music will always be in my mind, and thanks for that memory


  • #3
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,608 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Is there any arrangements for his funeral being made public yet?.


  • #4
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Silas Rhythmic Bottle wrote: »
    Is there any arrangements for his funeral being made public yet?.
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0406/breaking88.html


  • #5
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    legend of a man. he played at my nana's hen night as they were both from donnycarney.


  • #6
    but1er
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭but1er


    them 4 lads now deserve a statue in dublin!! if phill gets one for dying young and maken a few tracks to compared to what the dubliners did

    someone needs to start a petion or whatever its called to get a statue for the dublins made!!!

    r.i.p lads ill say the session is mighty


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  • #7
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,698 ✭✭✭tricky D


    RIP

    fwiw
    Loads of Gardaí out in Howth today for traffic and parking restrictions when they brought the coffin over.


  • #8
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    but1er wrote: »
    them 4 lads now deserve a statue in dublin!! if phill gets one for dying young and maken a few tracks to compared to what the dubliners did

    someone needs to start a petion or whatever its called to get a statue for the dublins made!!!

    r.i.p lads ill say the session is mighty

    good idea. there is a statue of phil lynott outside bruxelles so why not a dubliners statue outside o donohues


  • #9
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    RIP barney, Funeral tomorrow in Trim co meath.





    My parents where very good friends of the Dubliners and all that crowd,Remember going to the embankment in tallaght,grogans,Bremar rooms,When my father passed away in 06,There was a fair few of them at the funeral including barney. Ireland & Dublin have lost a gent of a man.


  • #10
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92,394 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    RIP


  • #11
    Jacksquat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Jacksquat


    RIP Legend


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