1. Garech Domnagh Browne was an Irish art collector and a notable patron of Irish arts, traditional Irish music in particular.
10 Facts About Garech Browne
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Garech Browne was often known by a Gaelic translation of his English name, Garech de Brun, or alternatively Garech a Brun, especially in Ireland.
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Tara Garech Browne, was a young London socialite whose death at the age of 21 in a car crash in London's West End helped inspire John Lennon when writing the song "A Day in the Life" with Paul McCartney.
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When in Ireland, Garech Browne lived at Luggala, set deep in the Wicklow Mountains in County Wicklow.
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Garech Browne once stated he would rather have not been born, calling it "frightful to bring anyone into this world".
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Garech Browne had been a leading proponent for the revival and preservation of traditional Irish music, through his record label Claddagh Records which he founded with others in 1959.
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Garech Browne was instrumental in the formation of the traditional Irish folk group The Chieftains, including the launch of their first six LPs.
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Garech Browne was interviewed at length for the Grace Notes traditional music programme on RTE lyric fm on 18 March 2010.
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Garech Browne was a friend and patron of the artist Francis Bacon, and in January 2017 was featured in the BBC documentary Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence.
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In 1981, Garech Browne married HH Princess Harshad Purna Devi Jadeja of Morvi in Bombay.