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GEOGRAPHICAL LIST


Here the composers are listed according to where they were born. Some composers may be more associated with another place they lived, but for logistical reasons we're going strictly by where they were born.

Whilst the list is still being compiled, at this early stage it seems that Galway is the center for Irish tune composition, with Cork and Dublin not too far behind.

The area around East Galway/East Clare/West Tipperary is particularly notable for producing great tune composers.

Ireland by County

Antrim

Frank McCollum

Armagh

Brendan McGlinchey
Cillian Vallely
Fintan Vallely
Niall Vallely

Carlow

Cavan

Ed Reavy

Clare

Paddy Canny
Bobby Casey
Junior Crehan
Martin Hayes
Paddy O'Donoghue

Cork

Finbarr Dwyer
John Dwyer
Michael Dwyer
Richie Dwyer
Diarmaid Moynihan
Connie O'Connell
Peadar Ó Ríada
Seán Ó Ríada

Derry

Donegal

Neillidh Boyle
John Mhosi McGinley
Dinny McLaughlin
Tommy Peoples

Down

Dublin

Darach de Brun
Dave Flynn
Donogh Hennessy
James Kelly
Chris Langan
Tommy Potts
Larry Redican
Thomas Walsh

Fermanagh

Cathal McConnell
Jim McGrath
Fintan McManus

Galway

Vincent Broderick
Tommy Coen
Paddy Fahey
Frankie Gavin
Marcus Hernon
Carl Hession
Eddie Kelly
Paddy Kelly
Father PJ Kelly
Martin Mulhaire
Mairtín O'Connor
Davy Rogers

Kerry

Breanndán Begley
Terry 'Cuz' Teahan

Kildare

Sandie Purcell

Kilkenny

Laois


Leitrim

Ben Lennon
Charlie Lennon
Maurice Lennon
Joe Liddy
John McKenna

Limerick

Walker 'Piper' Jackson

Longford

Louth

Mayo

John McFadden
John McGrath
Vincent McGrath
Brendan Tonra

Meath

Paddy Keenan
Turlough O'Carolan

Monaghan

Offaly

John Brady
Paddy O'Brien (Offaly)

Roscommon

Josie McDermott

Sligo

Michael Gorman
Paddy Killoran
Martin Wynne

Tipperary

Paddy O'Brien (Tipperary)
Seán Ryan

Tyrone

Seán Nugent

Waterford

Westmeath

Enda Seery

Wexford

Wicklow

England

John Carty
Colin Farrell
Michael McGoldrick
Dave Richardson
Tony "Sully" Sullivan

Scotland

Niel Gow
James Hill
Josephine Keegan
John McCusker
James 'Scott' Skinner

USA

Liz Carroll
Dennis Cahill
Johnny Harling
Joanie Madden
Billy McComiskey
L.E. McCullough

Rest of the World

Zequinha de Abreu (Brazil)
Joe Boske (Germany)
Steve Cooney (Australia)
Jerry Holland (Canada)

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