Man who died while swimming off Galway coast named as renowned singer-songwriter
ok.co.ukA man who died while swimming in Silver Strand in Galway, Ireland, has been identified as singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan, 74, who had written songs recorded by artists such as Christy Moore, The Dubliners and Mary Black.
On Tuesday (12 November), Johnny's body was recovered from the water close to Silver Strand by RNLI and taken to Galway University Hospital.
He is survived by his wife Maureen and their five children. While national police were at the scene where Johnny died, they became aware that a woman had entered the water and failed to return from a swim.
A search will resume on Wednesday for the woman, who has also been reported missing in the area. Johnny was made famous by Christy Moore, while he had also recorded a number of albums as a singer himself.
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