Bridie Gallagher (7 September, 1924 – 9 January, 2012) was affectionately known as "The Girl from Donegal". She was "Ireland's first truly international pop star".
Gallagher died at her home in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 9 January 2012 at the age of 87, with her burial taking place in her native Creeslough.
(Photo: Irish singer Bridie Gallagher, seen in the Kentucky Irish-American newspaper, 1959.)
