Rory was music's greatest Gallagher - and his guitar can be yours, if you have deep pockets

"He was just 15 but already a professional working musician, playing covers on the Irish showband circuit. His 1961 Fender Stratocaster has become legendary, valued at €1.2m."

"He could make his guitar do anything. It seemed to be magic. I remember looking at his battered Stratocaster thinking 'how does that come out of there?'"

"Gallagher was held in the highest esteem by his musical peers. Jimi Hendrix once said, 'I don't know. Go ask Rory Gallagher.'"

"As one of the all-time great blues rock guitarists, Gallagher had a unique ability to transition between heavy aggression and melodious sensitivity in his music."

Read at Irish Independent