Death Notices

[Shamrock Shore]

Sad day...
Rip big tom ..
Been to a good few dances but I never got to see him in action.

Myself and an even bigger cynic went to see him in concert in mebbe 1987 or 1988 in my local town in Longford. We called it a study as we would rather eat rusty nails than listen to Country and Irish.

I tell ya. He put in a good show. Sent them home swheatin. Nayther of us got the shift that night as we were too busy propping up the bar looking at the lads with the velvet jackets but I could see why he was popular. Music is music after all and the place was heaving so that was good enough for me.

[seafoid]

Lovely tributes here

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/taoiseach-leo-varadkar-leads-tributes-to-giant-of-country-music-who-dies-aged-81-36815380.html

The RoI dumped all titles and nobility when it switched from GB management. Instead it has its own legends and Big Tom would be one of them.

Country is also very popular in the Gaeltacht.

https://www.tg4.ie/ga/nuacht/?id=955074
Dúirt Daniel O'Donnell le RTÉ ar maidin go raibh aithne agus clú air mar "Rí an Cheoil Tíre" agus gur iomaí ceoltóir óg ar thug sé spreagadh agus comhairle dóibh.

[Farrandeelin]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Laythrum is great cowboys and heroes country too.

I like country music. It's all I ever heard on the radio growing up.

[Orior]

RIP Big Tom.

[moysider]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Is this kind of music a catholic only thing up the north? Or is it cross- curricular?

[trileacman]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Is this kind of music a catholic only thing up the north? Or is it cross- curricular?

What?

[longballin]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Is this kind of music a catholic only thing up the north? Or is it cross- curricular?

What?

I think he means do Protestants listen to that kind of music as well   

[Owenmoresider]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Laythrum is great cowboys and heroes country too.

I like country music. It's all I ever heard on the radio growing up.

Mid and North-West Radio have a lot to answer for!

Not a massive fan of country music but he was well liked in these parts so it's sad to hear of his passing. RIP.

[Hereiam]

RIP Big Tom. The ole pair are big fans of his and were shocked at the news of his death.

[seafoid]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Laythrum is great cowboys and heroes country too.

I like country music. It's all I ever heard on the radio growing up.

Mid and North-West Radio have a lot to answer for!

Not a massive fan of country music but he was well liked in these parts so it's sad to hear of his passing. RIP.

It's all Paul Claffey's fault.

[whitey]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Laythrum is great cowboys and heroes country too.

I like country music. It's all I ever heard on the radio growing up.

Mid and North-West Radio have a lot to answer for!

Not a massive fan of country music but he was well liked in these parts so it's sad to hear of his passing. RIP.

It's all Paul Claffey's fault.

If you turned the radio when MidWest was on you'd get eaten alive when I was growing up. My brother used to do it to drive the parents mad.....he'd turn off the Angelus to.

While not a fan of Country music myself....Michael Commins has a great show on Wednesday and Sunday nights. People call in from all over the world

[The Boy Wonder]

An emotional tribute to Big Tom from Michael Commins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQmIsxRK_WM

RIP

[moysider]

Longford, Cavan and Monaghan seems to be the cowboy music heartland.

You forgot Tyrone.

Fermanagh is hardly much different..

Is this kind of music a catholic only thing up the north? Or is it cross- curricular?

What?

I think he means do Protestants listen to that kind of music as well   

Exactly. Well? Do they? Do the protestants flock to Hugo Duncan, Philomena etc. as well? I dunno? But I am serious about this?

[maigheo]

Barbara Bush. RIP

[moysider]

Barbara Bush. RIP

Read earlier that she refused any more medical intervention. In her 90s.

Must be a first. Wife and mother of American Presidents?