Michael Moynihan: Should Cork get Rory’s guitar? We haven’t exactly honoured him up to now
The Cork sculpture honouring Rory Gallagher's memory is obscured by a litter bin. And then there's the experience of Donal Gallagher in trying to commemorate the rock star in his hometown...
Rory Gallagher playing his instantly-recognisable Fender Stratocaster at the Macroom Mountain Dew Festival in Co Cork on June 26, 1977. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive
Sorry for being late to the table on the whole Rory Gallagher guitar thing, but at least I’m here now. Let me plug in my amp and turn it all the way up to eleven.
Good news, surely: The main instrument used by one of the world’s great guitarists bought by Live Nation with a view to keeping it in Ireland — what’s not to like?
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