Ó hÉALAÍ / Healy, Seán P / John F

This was published in the following publications on 09.03.2023:
Irish Times

à hÃALAà / Healy, 6ú Márta 2023, is oth linn cur in iúl daoibh gur bhásaigh Seán P Ó hÉalaí ina theach cónaithe i gCrois Araild, Baile Átha Cliath. Méala mór a bhás dá chlann i nDoire agus dá líon mór cairde anseo in Éirinn agus sa Spáinn chomh maith lena iar-chomhghleacaithe i saol na hiriseoireachta agus Raidió na Gaeltachta. Fear gnaíúil cuideachtúil a bhí ann a chrothnófar go géar. Reáchtálfar aifreann a shochraide ar Márta 10ú, 10.00 r.n. i Séipeál Naomh Pádraig, Pennyburn, ina bhaile dúchais Doire. March 6, 2023, we regret to inform you that the death has taken place of John Healy at his home in Harolds Cross, Dublin. John’s death is a great loss to his family and wide circle of friends in Ireland and Spain and his former colleagues in the world of journalism and Raidió na Gaeltachta. He was a warm gregarious man, who will be sorely missed by his many friends and family. His funeral Mass will be held at 10.00am, this (Friday) morning at St Patrick’s, Pennyburn in his home town of Derry. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal

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Is millteanach an scéal seo a chluinstin, go bhfuil mo sheanchara Seán i ndiaidh an saol seo a fhéagáil. Cé go bhfuil cliú air mar iriseoir agus mar chraoltóir, agus é sin tuillte go mór aige is mar cheoltóir a chuir mé aithne cheart air ar dtús. What a terrible blow to hear of Seán Ó hÉalaí's/John Healy's -- or just Healy's (as we always called him) death. He was in the same class as myself at St. Columb's and I knew him even before that because his grandfather Mr McManus lived next door to us. But when I started playing the guitar at 17, friends recommended that I visit him and hear his playing. Which I did often. He not only had an amazing repertoire of traditional songs in English and Irish beautifully arranged for guitar, but he had invented an intricate and amazing way of playing the guitar which inspired me and to a great extent created the path my life followed as a musician and I like to think through me affected the groups I have been lucky enough to play with and the students I have taught here in America -- who hear his name often from me. He was also a wonderful pianist -- and not to mention all the humour and stories! My thoughts to his family and friends!

Dáithí (David) Sproule

3yrs

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