associated_acts death_date death_place birth_place label article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
paddy tunney , seán o boyle , peter kennedy 1975 1886 garvery rushen folk trax brigid tunney
 brigid tunney solo_singer 1886 folk south donegal brigid gallagher singer
brigid tunney

brigid tunney -lrb- née gallagher ; 1886 -- 1975 -rrb- was an irish traditional singer , probably best known for being the mother of paddy tunney , a key personality in the irish music scene and well known in british folk circles from the 1950s up until his death in 2002 .
she was the source of many of his songs and the chief influence on his singing style .
