O'Reilly, Dermot, 1942-2007
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- Organization: The Sons of Erin
- Organization: Sullivan's Gypsies
- Organization: Ryan's Fancy
- Organization: Brishney
- Organization: Piperstock Productions
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found: Irish Descendants (Musical group). The gift, c2006:label (Dermot O'Reilly)
found: Wikipedia, December 8, 2014(Dermot Anthony O'Reilly, 1942-17 February 2007, was an Irish-born Canadian musician, producer and songwriter; born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Inchicore, County Dublin; In March 1968, O'Reilly emigrated to Toronto where he met future bandmates Fergus O'Byrne and Denis Ryan. He was one of the founding members of The Sons of Erin and helped form the band Sullivan's Gypsies in 1970; In 1971, O'Reilly, O'Byrne and Ryan moved to St. John's and began performing as Ryan's Fancy; later was a member of the group Brishney; O'Reilly founded Piperstock Productions, a video production and marketing company based in Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador; died of a heart attack, aged 64, in St. John's)
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2014-12-08: new
2019-08-17: revised
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