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Mickey MacConnell

Northern Irish musician and songwriter (1947–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Michael MacConnell (28 December 1947 – 3 July 2025) was a Northern Irish musician and songwriter.

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MacConnell was born on 28 December 1947, in Bellanaleck near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.[1] He was the youngest member of a musical family. He worked in Dublin for Irish Press Group and, later, with The Irish Times.

MacConnell began writing songs very early in his life. In 1965,[2] he wrote "Only Our Rivers Run Free" — a song that describes the natural world being damaged by the Irish border and that has been described by Stuart Bailie as "political but not hectoring".[3] This encouraged him to seriously devote himself to writing music when he moved to Listowel, County Kerry, where he lived with his wife, Maura.[4]

MacConnell released two albums. His first album, Peter Pan and Me, was issued in 1992.[5] His second, Joined Up Writing, was released in 2000.

MacConnell died after a short illness in Listowel, on 3 July 2025, at the age of 77.[6][7]

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