Tributes paid to Charley Pride - a friend of Longford
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He may have been a US country music singing icon, but Charley Pride s musical affiliation with Ireland and in particular Longford was more than just a fleeting one.
The 86-year-old passed away over the weekend as a result of Covid-19-related complications in Dallas, Texas, was an occasional visitor to Ireland from as far back as the mid 1970s when the Pride brand was at the top of the world s country music ladder.
More recently, the architect behind the likes of Crystal Chandeliers and Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’ undertook a whistle stop visit to the Park House Hotel in Edgeworthstown where he took part in an interview for the Frank Kilbride Show.
Longford’s Brendan O’Byrne was admired by thousands for his teaching and production skills
Late Brendan O’Byrne, Aughafin, Edgeworthstown
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Described as a man admired by thousands for his teaching and production skills, there have been many tributes paid to the late Brendan O’Byrne, Aughafin, Edgeworthstown, following his death on Tuesday at the Regional Hospital Mullingar.
A highly respected former principal of St Patrick’s National School, Killeen, Brendan was renowned as a gifted educator and an enthusiastic producer, working closely with local drama and musical groups over several decades, including Killeen Dramatic Society, Mostrim Musical Society and St Mel’s Musical Society.