Rory Gallagher: Tributes to an Irish rock legend
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A statue of the late Irish rock star, Rory Gallagher, is set to be erected outside the Ulster Hall in Belfast, but it is not the only place to commission a permanent tribute to the legend who died in 1995
In 2006, U2's lead guitarist, the Edge, unveiled a replica of Gallagher’s Fender Stratocaster at Rory Gallagher Corner in Dublin's Temple Bar
In 2010, a life-sized bronze statue of Rory Gallagher was unveiled in his birthplace - Ballyshannon, County Donegal
Rory Gallagher was born at the aptly-named Rock Hospital in Ballyshannon, where a plaque was erected in his memory
Although Rory Gallagher was born in County Donegal, he grew up in Cork and in 1997 the city's St Paul’s Square was formally renamed Rory Gallagher Place, where a sculpture was erected to the late musician
In 2004, Cork City Libraries renamed its music department as the Rory Gallagher Music Library in tribute to their famous Corkman
The tributes are not confined to Ireland - four months after his death, the small French town of Ris-Orangis, outside Paris, renamed the street in front of its music venue Rue Rory Gallagher
- Published19 October 2016
