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Paddy emigrated to the U.S. in 1949 and settled in New York City, where he became famous for his fiddle music and repertoire of new / old tunes. His biggest influence was fiddler James ‘Lad’ O’Beirne of Co. Sligo, who gave Paddy many old Sligo tunes.
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