Fiddle player and composer John Dwyer 'wore his gifts lightly'

John Dwyer.

Modest and unassuming, the eldest son in a family of noted musicians from Caolrua, between Eyeries and Ardgroom on the Beara peninsula, was the recipient of many accolades during his lifetime, not least the 2010 TG4 Gradam Ceoil composer award, shared with his brother Finbarr.

The greatest honour of all, though, is that his compositions have become part of the musical tradition from which he came.