News just recieved
Quote from thession.org
"The death has taken place of Micheal O’Domhnaill, one of the foremost figures in folk and traditional music.
He died suddenly at his Dublin home. He was 54.
A native of Co Meath, he was a former member of the Bothy Band."
wow, how awful, what a terrible loss… such a great musician, still in the prime of life.
may G_d grant him peace.
How sad. RIP Micheal.
Gone all too soon.
His backup playing was a first influence to me, and I’m sure to many others, too.
I’m totally gobsmacked. He and his clan were pivotal in my appreciation of Irish music. His contribution will live on forever. 
Very sad news. He was one of my heros, through his connection with the bothy band , and therefore one of the reasons I play this great music. Thank you Micheal.
An absolute tragedy.
His guitar playing was at the heart and soul of the Bothy Band and completely changed the way the guitar is perceived in ITM.
He will never be forgotten.
Slan,
D.
There is a link at the bottom right of this page but I can’t get it to play.
Slan,
D.
It plays with RealPlayer. It’s a two-minute news report which shows short clips of him with Skara Brae and the Bothies, including a bit of singing, and there’s a short tribute from his friend Paddy Glackin.
Thanks,
I’ll install RealPlayer right away.
Slan,
D.
May his soul fly free and may he enjoy the fact that he now knows what the rest of us are still guessing at.
You had to really scan Irish papers for a few small footnotes on him today!! 
Good man, Craig.
The life so short,
the craft so long to learn,
Th’ assay so hard,
so sharp the conquering.
(Chaucer)
His music meant a great deal to me, too; it will live on, but that does not diminish our loss.
The celestial sessions will be rocking now!
God bless his family, too.
What a lovely and inspiring quote. Thanks for that. 
I heard the news a few days ago. I am only getting around to comment now, that I will certainly miss the Guitar genius of Micheal O’Dohmnaill. Even more I will miss that brilliantly controlled voice on “The Death of Queen Jane” and “Casiagh an t’Gaighn” May he rest in peace.
Interesting update at: http://nightnoise.org/General/8/micheal-odomhnaill-rip
Ah, those two songs. Wonderful. A friend of mine saw the Bothy Band once (lucky sod!) and he said that Micheal was very good at keeping Kevin Burke under control, as Kevin was getting rather over-enthusiastic at agreeing to play enough audience requests to keep the band playing into the wee small hours! Those were the days - and I missed 'em… 