Bridie Gallagher

**Bridget "Bridie" Gallagher** (7 Satumba 1924 - 9 Janairu 2012) mawaƙiyar kasar Ireland ce, wacce aka fi sani da suna "Yarinyar Donegal". An yi mata kallon "tauraron pop na farko a duniya".

Gallagher ta yi suna a cikin 1956 tare da rikodinta na "Ƙaunar Mahaifa" kuma ta sami lambar yabo na duniya tare da fassarar almara na "The Boys From County Armagh". A lokacin aikinta, wanda ya kwashe sama da shekaru sittin, ta bayyana a manyan filaye da yawa a fadin duniya. Ta kuma yi wakoki irin su " Gidan Donegal " shahararru ne.

## Sana'a
Gallagher ta fara rera waƙa a cikin  cibiyar 'creeslough' tare da ƙungiyar Ceili na gida wanda Bill Gallagher ya fara. Gidan 'Creeslough'  na Jim Mc Caffrey ne kuma Bridie za ta kara ziyartan zauren 'Creeslough' da ke garinta a duk tsawon aikinta na ci gaba. Ba da daɗewa ba (Billy Livingstone) ya ga gwanin Bridie a cikin 1950s (babu dangantaka da mijinta) wanda ya kasance gwaninta don rikodin Decca, kuma ta tafi garin 'Belfast' wanda zai zama tushenta, a nan ne ta auri Robert (Bob) Livingstone kuma ta haifi yara biyu maza, Jim da Peter. Ɗaya daga cikin ɗan nata, Peter ya mutu a wani hatsarin mota a 1976 kuma ɗayan ya ci gaba da rangadi tare da Gallagher.

Gallagher tana riƙe da rikodin mafi yawan mutanen da suka halarta a Albert Hall London, tare da mutane sama da 7,500,  rikodin da ba a taɓa daidaita shi ba yayin da ya ci gaba da zama wurin zama. Gallagher ya zama sananne a duniya kuma ya yi tafiya a ko'ina cikin duniya, Amurka, Kanada, Turai, Australia kuma an san shi da "Yarinyar Donegal". Bridie ya taka leda a yawancin fitattun gidajen wasan kwaikwayo na duniya, gami da Royal Albert Hall na London, Gidan Opera na Sydney da Hall na Carnegie a New York. Bridie ya yi waƙa galibi ballads ko kuma kamar yadda daga baya aka san su da Ƙasa da Irish. Daya daga cikin fitattun wakokinta shine "The Boys From The County Armagh", wanda ya siyar da kwafi sama da 250,000, wanda shine mafi girman siyarwa dan Irish a wancan lokacin. 

Bridie kuma ya yi rikodin " Cottage ta Lee ", wanda marubucin Irish Dick Farrelly ya rubuta . Farrelly ya sami shahara a duk duniya tare da waƙarsa ta al'ada, " The Isle of Innisfree ", wanda asalinsa ya shahara a duniya don Bing Crosby kuma darektan fim, John Ford ya zaɓe shi a matsayin babban jigon kiɗan fim ɗinsa, "The Quiet Man".

Gallagher tana da nata wasan kwaikwayo na rediyo akan RTÉ haka kuma da yawa bayyanuwa a talabijin (RTÉ, BBC, UTV, da bakin teku zuwa bakin teku a Amurka). 

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Gallagher ta zauna a Belfast tsawon rayuwarta. A shekarar 1976 ta rasa danta mai shekaru 21 a wani hatsarin babur. Mutanen Creeslough sun karrama ta a ranar 10 ga Yuli 2000 tare da wani taron bikin murnar aikinta. Membobin danginta daga Creeslough da Donegal sun halarci taron tare da ƴan uwanta mata biyu da danginsu waɗanda suka yi tattaki daga Glasgow zuwa wurin tare da kiyasin taron magoya baya 2,500. An fito da wani plaque na yabo ga Gallagher. Washegari Majalisar Donegal County ta karrama ta lokacin da suka yi mata liyafar jama'a. Shugaban majalisar Charlie Bennett a wajen bikin ya ce *"Bridie ta ba da haske ga masu fasaha da yawa da suka bi bayanta kuma na tabbata da yawa daga cikinsu suna kallonta a matsayin abin koyi yayin da suka fara sana'arsu a duniyar waka."*

Gallagher ta mutu a gidanta a Belfast a ranar 9 ga Janairu 2012 yana da shekara 87.   An binne ta ne a garin Creeslough. 

## Hotuna

### Marasa aure

** *A Mother's Love's a Blessing/ I'll Remember You Love, In My Prayers* (1956)
** *The Boys From the County Armagh/ Kilarney and You* (July 1957)
** *The Girl from Donegal / Take this Message to my Mother* (1958)
** *At the Close of an Irish Day / Two Little Orphans* (1958)
** *The Hills of Donegal / My Mother's Last Goodbye* (1958)
** *I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget / Poor Little Orphan Boy* (1958)
** *Hillside in Scotland / Johnny Gray* (1958)
** *The Kylemore Pass / Cutting the Corn in Creeslough* (1958)
** *Goodbye Johnny / The Faithful Sailor Boy* (1958)
** *I Found You Out/ It's A Sin To Tell A Lie* (December 1958)
** *If I Were a Blackbird / The Moon Behind the Hill* (1959)
** *Moonlight in Mayo / In The Heart of Donegal* (1959)
** *I Left Ireland and My Mother Because we were Poor / Star of Donegal* (1959)
** *Noreen Bawn / Moonlight on the River Shannon* (1959)
** *Hills of Glenswilly / The Old Wishin' Chair* (1959)
** *Orange Trees Growing in Old County Down / The Crolly Doll* (1959)
** *I'll Always Be With You / Stay With Me* (May 1959)
** *Irish Jaunting Car / Johnny My Love*(1960)
** *My Lovely Irish Rose / Don't Forget To Say I Love You* (1960)
** *Homes of Donegal / Ballyhoe* (1960)
** *Rose of Kilkenny / Shall My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland* (1960)
** *The Castlebar Fair / Home To Mayo* (April 1962)
** *Christmas in Old Dublin Town/ I'll Cry Tomorrow* (November 1962)
** *A Little Bunch of Violets/ The Bonny Boy* (1966)
** *The Wild Colonial Boy/ Poor Orphan Girl* (1967)
** *Destination Donegal / The Turfman From Ardee* (1967)
** *The Glen of Aherlow / Henry Joy* (1967)
** *Cottage on the Borderline / Rose of Mooncoin* (December 1967)
** *Swinging in the Lane / 5,000 Miles From Sligo* (October 1970)
** *If I Had My Life To Live Over / Golden Jubilee* (1971)
** *Just Like Your Daddy/ No Charge* (March 1976)
** *A Mother's Love's a Blessing / The Road To Creeslough* (October 1976

wasan kwaikwayo

** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 1*** (1958)
** A1: The Girl From Donegal
** A2: Take This Message to My Mother
** B1: At The Close of an Irish Day
** B2: Two Little Orphans
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 2*** (1958)
** A1: My Mother's Last Goodbye
** A2: The Faithful Sailor Boy
** B1: Killarney and You
** B2: The Road by the River
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 3*** (1958)
** A1:Hill of Donegal
** A2: I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget
** B1: The Boys From County Armagh
** B2: The Poor Orphan Boy
** ***Bridie Gallagher*** (1959)
** *A: Moonlight on the Shannon River*
** B1: I Left Ireland And Mother Because We Were Poor
** B2: The Hills of Glenswilly
** ***Bridie Gallagher (EP)*** (1959)
** A1: I Found You Out
** A2: Two-Faced Moon
** B1: It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
** B2: Somebody Cried at Your Wedding
** ***Bridie Gallagher Sings Irish Jaunting Car and other Irish Favourites*** (1960)
** A1: Irish Jaunting Car
** A2: My Lovely Irish Rose
** B1: Johnny Me Love
** B2: Rose of Kilkenny
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 1*** (1958)
** A1: The Girl From Donegal
** A2: Take This Message to My Mother
** B1: At The Close of an Irish Day
** B2: Two Little Orphans
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 2*** (1958)
** A1: My Mother's Last Goodbye
** A2: The Faithful Sailor Boy
** B1: Killarney and You
** B2: The Road by the River
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 3*** (1958)
** A1:Hill of Donegal
** A2: I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget
** B1: The Boys From County Armagh
** B2: The Poor Orphan Boy
** ***Bridie Gallagher*** (1959)
** *A: Moonlight on the Shannon River*
** B1: I Left Ireland And Mother Because We Were Poor
** B2: The Hills of Glenswilly
** ***Bridie Gallagher (EP)*** (1959)
** A1: I Found You Out
** A2: Two-Faced Moon
** B1: It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
** B2: Somebody Cried at Your Wedding
** ***Bridie Gallagher Sings Irish Jaunting Car and other Irish Favourites*** (1960)
** A1: Irish Jaunting Car
** A2: My Lovely Irish Rose
** B1: Johnny Me Love
** B2: Rose of Kilkenny
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 1*** (1958)
** A1: The Girl From Donegal
** A2: Take This Message to My Mother
** B1: At The Close of an Irish Day
** B2: Two Little Orphans
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 2*** (1958)
** A1: My Mother's Last Goodbye
** A2: The Faithful Sailor Boy
** B1: Killarney and You
** B2: The Road by the River
** ***The Girl From Donegal, No. 3*** (1958)
** A1:Hill of Donegal
** A2: I'll Forgive But I'll Never Forget
** B1: The Boys From County Armagh
** B2: The Poor Orphan Boy
** ***Bridie Gallagher*** (1959)
** *A: Moonlight on the Shannon River*
** B1: I Left Ireland And Mother Because We Were Poor
** B2: The Hills of Glenswilly
** ***Bridie Gallagher (EP)*** (1959)
** A1: I Found You Out
** A2: Two-Faced Moon
** B1: It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
** B2: Somebody Cried at Your Wedding
** ***Bridie Gallagher Sings Irish Jaunting Car and other Irish Favourites*** (1960)
** A1: Irish Jaunting Car
** A2: My Lovely Irish Rose
** B1: Johnny Me Love
** B2: Rose of Kilkenny

### Dogayen Wasa

* *A Gida Tare da Bridie Gallagher* (1962)
* *Ƙananan Bunch of Violets* (1966)
* *A cikin Zuciyar Donegal* (1968)
* *Bridie Gallagher Ya Rera Buƙatun Irish* (1970)
* *Half Door* (1978)

## Hanyoyin haɗi na waje
* DDTV: BRIDIE GALLAGHER TANA WAKAR 'SON UWA MAI ALBARKA'

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