This article is about the Irish nationalist and songwriter. For other people with a similar name, see Francis Fahy.
Francis Fahy
Born
Francis Arthur Fahy (1854-09-29)29 September 1854 Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland
Died
1935 (aged 80–81)
Occupation
Songwriter, poet
Francis Arthur Fahy (29 September 1854 – 1935) was an Irish nationalist, songwriter and poet. He is probably best remembered as the composer of the evergreen "The Ould Plaid Shawl". He collaborated with various composers, including Alicia Adélaide Needham, an associate of the Royal Academy of Music.[1]
Life
Fahy was born at Kinvara, County Galway, the son of Thomas Fahy, who came from the Burren area, and Celia Marlborough from Gort.
