Who is Padraic Ganly?

This film Explores the life and music of Westmeath-born composer Padraic Ganly. Ganly emigrated to Argentina in the late 1800s and in 1918 he published a book of tunes. The names of his tunes reference the political events and personalities of Ireland as well as the placenames of Westmeath.
This film produced by Bailey & Blake was officially launched by HE Ana Laura Conchaza the Argentinian Ambassador to Ireland on 2nd November 2023 in Tuar Ard Arts Centre. The film production and launch event were funded by the Decade of Centenaries Programme Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media with support from
Westmeath County Council & Longford Westmeath Argentina Society.

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This is an incredible story.

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Ojala en algun sitio aqui en Argentina se encuentre lo que falta. Saludos, Fer Keena

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Una Byrne's grandfather (Bernie Gannon) , Legan Co Longford, born in Argentina played the accordion and some of his music is preserved in the ITMA. My father had obtained from him , as far as I know , a method of counting sheep used by farmers who had no formal education...it may have come from England via Argentina..It is different from other primitive English methods illustrated on utuibe and had a sort of rhythmic pulse.