Dinny, of Buncrana County Donegal, Ireland; a fiddle player who taught a great many children, including some who went on to be well-known players, died on 16 Dec 2024, aged 89.

https://www.donegallive.ie/news/inishowen/1685832/tradition-bearer-dinny-mclaughlin-led-a-revival-of-music-and-culture-funeral-told.html

https://www.donegallive.ie/news/inishowen/1682851/tributes-paid-to-true-musical-legend-dinny-mclaughlin.html

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There are also tributes on Facebook, for instance on Martin McGinley's page (another influential fiddle player and instructor), and the page of Cairdeas na bhFidiléirí (a group which promotes Donegal fiddle-playing)