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Thread #164384   Message #3933745
Posted By: GUEST,jim bainbridge
27-Jun-18 - 03:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Well below the Valley (Christy Moore
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Well below the Valley (Christy Moore
Think all the above is correct- just to say that the plaque outside the Grehans' old pub was largely financed by the generosity of Christy Moore.
He was delighted to hear that the inspirational John Reilly was to be commemorated by this plaque, and offered to give the proceeds of a concert in Boyle to the cause.
That concert was held in 2014, with support by the Grehan Sisters, without whose support Christy's fame might have been seriously delayed- I know it was they who told our Marsden Inn (South Shields) folk club about 1966 of a young fella who would do a good night for us- so much thanks to Francie, Marie & Helen (then Bernie) for that.
Anyway the concert happened in Boyle, and you might like to read my article about it in the 'Living Tradition' sometime in 2014?