Sharon Shannon has opened up about losing the love of her life, Leo Healy, in 2008. At just 46-years-old, he suffered a heart attack and passed away, much to the devastation of the iconic musician.
She found love with the Galway panel beater in 2001, and he had no idea who she was at the time. The pair met in the Roisin Dubh in Galway, which seems like the perfect beginning of their relationship for the musician who began her career playing trad music in pubs across the country.
However, they only had their fairytale romance for just seven and a half years before he suddenly died from a heart attack. Speaking to Brendan Courtney on Keys to my Life, she explained that Leo was in great health and was ‘absolutely gorgeous’.
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