2008年7月8日星期二

Famous Irish Travellers

Bartley Gorman was the "king" of the Gypsies, or undefeated bareknuckle boxing champion until his death in 2002.
Francie Barrett has been a professional boxer since August 2000 and now fights at light welterweight, out of Wembley, London.
John Reilly was a traditional Irish singer and source of songs. During 2004's "Live at Vicar Street" recorded by newly reformed Irish folk act Planxty, Christy Moore mentions hearing him sing for the first time and calls it a "Life Changing" experience, going on to dedicate the song "As I Roved Out" to his memory.
Margaret Barry a Traveller from Cork became a well known name on the London folk scene in the 1950s, with her distinctive singing style and idiosyncratic banjo accompaniment.
Pecker Dunne is a well known Traveller and singer from Wexford, Ireland.[16]
Michael Gomez, a professional boxer based in Manchester England, was born in an Irish Traveller family in Longford, Republic of Ireland.

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