The news that Rory Gallagher’s legendary Strat is to be sold at auction later this year has caused quite a stir in recent months, but the Gallagher family has explained how increasing concerns for the six-string's safety ultimately forced them to sell it at auction.
The 1961 Fender Stratocaster – said to be the first to ever reach Irish soil – was by Gallagher’s side throughout his career, after he bought it second-hand for £100 from Michael Crowley of Crowley’s Music Store in Cork.
