Un grand merci à David Annand pour son témoignage et la transmission de ses images inédites !!! / A huge thank you to David Annand for his testimony and for sharing his unseen footage
La statue de Rory est inaugurée en 2010 à Ballyshannon, Irlande en présence de Monica Gallagher, sa mère Donald son frère cadet.
Rory's statue was unveiled in 2010 in Ballyshannon, Ireland, in the presence of Monica Gallagher, his mother, and Donald, his younger brother.
Photo © : David Annand
Photo © : David Annand
How could I begin this page with anything other than David Annand?...
For those who are still unaware, David Annand is a Scottish sculptor who created the statue of Rory Gallagher on display at Ballyshannon, Ireland since 2010.
David Annand would have declared: ''I put my heart & soul in making this Statue to Rory. Please look after it''.
Interview
David could you tell our visitors how it happened to create Rroy's statue in Ballyshannon?
I was staying in a Bed and Breakfast in Bellaghy in Northern Ireland to be present at the unveiling of the Seamus Heaney sculpture, The Turf Man, when I got a call from Public Arts Donegal in Ballyshannon. I was shortlisted for the commission to make Rory and then won!
I was born the same year as Rory (1948) and so I knew his work. I admired it but preferred the Rolling Stones and other musicians.
Having researched Rory for the commission I grew to love his work especially his live recordings.
Here are some of the photos I took the weekend of the unveiling of Rory's statue. There's also a photo of Johnny Gallagher playing in front of the statue.
It was great commission and I loved going to Ballyshannon.
The day it was unveiled I never had to buy a pint of Guinness, they were all bought for me!
Donald Gallagher interviewed in front of Rory's statue. Photos above and beside © : David Annand
Comment ne pas débuter cette page autrement que par par David Annand ?...
Pour ceux qui l'ignorent encore, David Annand est un sculpteur écossais auteur de la statue de Rory Gallagher exposée à Ballyshannon, Irlande depuis 2010..
David Ammand aurait déclaré : « J'ai mis tout mon cœur et toute mon âme dans la réalisation de cette statue à Rory. Veuillez en prendre soin. »
Interview
On the left Gary and in blue shirt and blue jeans: David Annand
Lundi 2 février 2026...
Au hasard de mes ballades sur Internet je tombe parfois sur des tableaux inspirés par Rory. Une fois encore je décide de n'afficher ici ceux qui me semble plus particulièrement réussis... Certaines étant particulièrement laides !
Monday, February 2, 2026...
During my wanderings on the internet, I sometimes stumble upon paintings inspired by Rory. Once again, I've decided to display only those that I find particularly successful ; some of them looked particularly ugly!
Ces deux aquarelles sont en provenance d'une des nombreuses pages FB consacrées à Rory et plus particulièrement celle du THE NEW RORY GALLAGHER GROUP
These two watercolors come from one of the many Facebook pages dedicated to Rory, and more specifically from THE NEW RORY GALLAGHER GROUP