Mary O'Hara

Biography

Irish soprano and harpist Mary O'Hara, born in County Sligo in 1935, was a star on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1950s with 'Songs of Erin' and 'Songs of Ireland'. She spent twelve years as a Benedictine nun from 1962, then resumed her career in 1974 to wide success before retiring from performance in 1994. Singers including *Mary Black* and *Moya Brennan* credit her as an influence.