Introduction
Ann Mulqueen is a sean-nós singer and performer, popular as a ballad singer in the 1960s.
Biography
Ann Mulqueen was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick in the 1940s. She said her grandmother Bridget Mulqueen of Clare taught her traditional songs. She won the All-Ireland ballad singing competition in 1959, '60 and '61. From the age of 15 Mulqueen was singing with bands including the Gallowglass Céilí Band, The Dubliners and Willie Clancy. She also sing with other traditional singers like Seán 'ac Dhonncha. Mulqueen performed regularly on tours of the US and the UK with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.
She is married to Tomás Ó Ceilleachair with whom she had daughters Odí and Sorcha, and a son Ógie. They ran Tig an Cheoil in Ring, County Waterford. With her daughters she recorded an album in 2001. Her son is now a renowned Irish novelist