Interview with Tommy "Fingers" gallagher in Ballyshannon april 2013

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
  • A short interview on a particular windy day in April 2013, at the Ballyshannon Bridge, in Co. Donegal, with a well known and colourful character of ballyshannon. Tommy Fingers Gallagher is one of the famous people in the town and he brings absolute joy and laughter to the people of ballyshannon in his informative stories, peoms and jokes he shares whereever and who ever he meets.
    h tommy holds the piece in his natural and heartfelt account of growing up in the town, emigrating and living in a town that he "loves, so well".
    Music - Luke Kelly The townI Love so well, No copy infringement intended.
    Thanks to Drew Maitland and tommy gallagher for their contribution.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 18

  • @johnstuart752
    @johnstuart752 3 роки тому +12

    Fingers was my uncle Martin Garvey best friend for years,a real character and a lovely man,my mum Roisin Garvey left Ballyshannon in 1961 and came to Edinburgh, so all my summer holidays were spent in that wonderful town, magic to see this,thank you

  • @loverandpeacekeeper
    @loverandpeacekeeper 10 років тому +11

    love this man! famous all over the place now :) happy his daughters lives beside me :)

  • @thresagraham8181
    @thresagraham8181 4 роки тому +10

    My mom, 83 years now was born in Ballyshannon, she was also a Gallagher.

  • @garyobrien9950
    @garyobrien9950 11 років тому +9

    Great interview. Love the bells of the town clock in the background. Ada boy Tommy.

  • @angeloconnor5556
    @angeloconnor5556 7 років тому +14

    if anybody knew this is my grandad tommy Gallagher / fingers /

  • @furley718
    @furley718 8 років тому +7

    Good man Fingers!!

  • @soma7940
    @soma7940 8 років тому +7

    I wonder if he knew my father. Tommy Doherty. By my calculations, my father would have been 2 years younger. I wish I knew. Sadly, my father died in 2008. I'm sure they did know each other.. Wonderful seeing Ballyshannon again and hearing that church bell.

    • @furley718
      @furley718 8 років тому +2

      +Patt S If you're on facebook, u can look up Fingers daughter (Shirley Gallagher) and she would be able to ask her dad (Fingers) if he knew your dad.

  • @TheCoolmac1000
    @TheCoolmac1000 10 років тому +10

    ah skin your bog oak, you'll twist and bend but never break.

  • @geraldgallagher6581
    @geraldgallagher6581 2 роки тому +3

    My dad's name is Joseph Gallagher from ballyshannon I've never been would love to go there first time I've seen ballyshannon looks great Tommy might be my relative

  • @MrAdal206
    @MrAdal206 2 роки тому +5

    Hi I’m an American black and don’t know anything about this man. He seems very interesting and I’d like to know who he is. Who is he and what is his story? Thanks 🙏🏽

  • @C.S.T
    @C.S.T Рік тому +3

    Rest in Peace 🕯

  • @robertdoyle687
    @robertdoyle687 7 місяців тому

    Visit family in Ballyshannon and love the hearing the bells from the town clock 🤗

  • @duncaolog
    @duncaolog 11 років тому +7

    Good man Tommy, no bother to you!

  • @lenballz_5629
    @lenballz_5629 4 роки тому +6

    There’s me grandad

  • @anneoneill-cz4jm
    @anneoneill-cz4jm 6 місяців тому

    Stick to Facts.

  • @aalexjohna
    @aalexjohna Рік тому +2

    Once upon a time, in a land of cheese and lamb, there was an enormous cheese roll named Chester who lived with Brian May, the famous guitarist of the rock band Queen. Chester was twice as large and ten times as delicious as any other cheese roll in the land, and he had a strange obsession with scouring powder called Vim. Brian, on the other hand, wore a hi viz jacket made from cast iron to keep him safe while he played his guitar.
    One day, Brian received an unexpected gift from a friend - a 400-foot leg of lamb named Balbinder. Brian was surprised by the gift, but he knew that Balbinder would make an excellent addition to their little household.
    Chester was also excited to meet Balbinder, and the two quickly became friends. Balbinder was impressed by Chester's size and asked him how he got so big. Chester explained that he had been rolling through the hills of cheese for as long as he could remember, and that he ate only the finest cheeses in the land.
    Balbinder was amazed by Chester's story, and he decided to help him find an even better cheese. Balbinder suggested that they go on a journey to find the rarest and most delicious cheese in the land.
    So, with Brian's help, they built a helicopter made entirely from shampoo bottles. Chester was initially skeptical of the idea, but Balbinder convinced him to give it a try. They flew high in the sky, looking for the best cheese in the land.
    They searched for days, flying over mountains and through valleys, until they finally found what they were looking for - a rare cheese made only from the milk of a special breed of cow that lived in a hidden valley.
    Chester and Balbinder were overjoyed at their discovery, and they brought the cheese back to Brian's apartment. They feasted on the cheese, savoring its unique flavor and texture.
    From that day forward, Chester and Balbinder continued to go on adventures, discovering new and delicious cheeses, while Brian continued to play his guitar in his hi viz jacket made from cast iron. And even though Chester still insisted on using Vim on everything, Brian learned to live with it, because he knew that Chester's obsession was just part of what made him so special.