Aggie Whyte

Aggie Whyte 1920-1979. An accomplished and highly regarded Traditional Irish Fiddle player, who hailed from Ballinakill, Co. Galway. She came from generations of musicians; her father, Tommy Whyte, was a founding-member of the famous Ballinakill Céilí Band. She was awarded the All-Ireland Senior Fiddle competition in Cavan in 1954 and the Gold Medal at the Oireachtas in 1958.