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Mon 11 Nov 2009Tralee pays tribute to local messenger boy who became a gentle giant of music
THE MUCH-LOVED singer and songwriter, Christie Hennessy, who was described as a “gentle and beautiful man”, was honoured in his native Tralee, Co Kerry, on Saturday.
More than 800 people attended the emotional unveiling of a life-size, bronze sculpture of a man who started life as a messenger boy in his home town, after leaving school at the age of 11, and later emigrated to London and became a star.
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