Nonie Lynch, born Nonie Crawford, (Milltown Malbay, February 1910 - Liscannor

Liscannor

Liscannor is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland. Lying on the west coast of Ireland, on Liscannor Bay, the village is located on the R478 road between Lahinch, to the east, and Doolin, to the north. The Cliffs of Moher are about west of the village...

, 29 September 2011) was a well known Irish traditional singer

Traditional Irish singing

Traditional Irish singing is the singing of traditional songs in the native styles such as sean nós. Though some people consider sean nós to particularly refer to singing in the Irish language, the term 'traditional singing' is more universally understood to encompass singing in any language, as...

 out of County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

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Mrs. Lynch took part in several editions of The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing

The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing

The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing is a yearly festival held in Milltown Malbay and Spanish Point in the month November. The aim of the festival is to promote unaccompanied traditional singing.-History:...

, including the first edition to be held outside Ennistymon in 2003, with Milltown Malbay as the location. At the time of that festival she was already 93 years of age.

Most of her life she was living in the townland Mountscott, Mullagh

Mullagh, County Clare

Mullagh is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It lies not far from the Atlantic coast, some 5 km southeast of Quilty and 6.5 km south-southeast of Spanish Point...

. The last few years she was living in a nursing home in Liscannor

Liscannor

Liscannor is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland. Lying on the west coast of Ireland, on Liscannor Bay, the village is located on the R478 road between Lahinch, to the east, and Doolin, to the north. The Cliffs of Moher are about west of the village...

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CD's

Songs of Nonie Lynch were recorded and brought out at:

• Around the Hills of Clare
• Cascades of Song, Clare Festival of traditional singing (1991-1999)

Family

Her son Patrick Lynch (1954) was a well known poetry reciter in his own right. Her daughter Claire, married with John Burke, became a hotelier at the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point

Spanish Point

Spanish Point is a village in the parish of Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland. The town is home to many holiday homes, and during the winter has a significantly smaller population. It is also one of the better surf breaks in County Clare...

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She was a first cousin of the musician Tom Lenihan

Tom Lenihan

Tom Lenihan was a well known Irish traditional singer out of Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.Tom and Margaret Lenihan lived in a farmhouse in Knockbrack, a few miles outside Miltown Malbay...

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