RIP Barney McKenna

Steve

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.

Lawrence1895

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

arybvtcw0eolkf

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

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

admiralofthefleet

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

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

tricky D

RIP

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

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

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.

JP Liz V1

RIP

Jacksquat

RIP Legend