Bridget Kenny

Bridget Kenny (c. 1855-1915) was an Irish violinist known as "the Queen of Irish Fiddlers."

Career In 1907, Kenny played at a Gaelic Revival concert but was booed off of the stage because she had played at the Irish International Exhibition some years before. Before 1907, the exhibition only focused on Irish and Celtic culture, but William Martin Murphy, who owned the newspaper the Irish Independent at the time, changed it to become more international and industrial.

Kenny won first prize at the annual Feiseanna "year after year," and it was this what won her the title "The Queen of Irish Fiddlers."