Saturday, 03 April 2021 09:51

BRIAN COLL..Legend of ShowBand Era

          BRIAN COLL INDUCTION: A Master Performer of Popular Irish Songs On the 6th March 1941 Thomas ‘Brian’ Coll was born and raised in Gallows Hill, Omagh, Co Tyrone, to parents Barney from Claramore, Co Tyrone, and Kathleen (nee Kiely) from Carigart, Co Donegal.Brian came from a family of thirteen, consisting of seven sisters and five brothers. His brother Gabriel, who was in the Irish Army and in lived in Dublin, pre-deceased Brian a number of years ago.…