Renowned Cork singer Seán Ó Sé dies aged 89

He was known affectionately as 'de Pucker' or 'An Pocar', a play on the song An Poc Ar Buile, which he made famous in a surprise 1962 hit single

Seán Ó Sé. File picture: Denis Minihane

The death has occurred of renowned Cork singer, educator and raconteur Seán Ó Sé, who has died three days shy of his 90th birthday.

He was a native of Ballylickey, which he described as “three miles outside Bantry to the west, on the Glengarrif Road, the most easterly inlet in Bantry Bay”.