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« on: June 04, 2021, 10:33:28 PM »

About Muirgen:

Muirgen is originally from County Cork in Ireland, but has been living in London, England. She went to the Cork School of Music, where she studied as a classical soprano, but also studied flute. She then completed her Masters degree in Musical Theatre from the Royal Academy of Music.

She's a fluent Irish speaker and has been performing as an actress, singer, and instrumentalist for almost a decade.

Sources:
https://www.celticangels.net/biography
https://www.facebook.com/celticwoman/posts/329579305201509

Career:

In 2016, she performed with Disney at the Royal Albert Hall. Since then been in productions of Love's Labour's Lost, The Wizard of Oz, Battles Great and Small, to Gillie, With Love, and the New Year's Even Gala: The Music of Andrew Loyd Webber.

Muirgen has performed several times with the RTE concert orchestra as a guest soloist.

She toured with Celtic Angels starting Sept 2014 up until the start of the pandemic.

Sources:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/muirgen-o-mahony-75a57b1b7
https://www.mandy.com/uk/actor/muirgen-o-mahony

FAQ:

Q: How do you pronounce her name?
A: MURR-en
(we break it down in this thread: http://www.celticwomanforum.net/index.php?topic=1666.msg5673#msg5673)

Q: What's her birthday?
A: February 4

Q: What is her vocal range?
A: F3 to D6 (belt to E5) (source: https://www.spotlight.com/4290-8979-1756)

Q: What instruments does she play?
A: Flute, piano (source: https://www.mandy.com/uk/actor/muirgen-o-mahony)

Q: How tall is she?
A: 5' 6" (1m 68cm) (source: https://www.mandy.com/uk/actor/muirgen-o-mahony)

Q: What color are her eyes?
A: Blue

Q: What color is her hair?
A: Brown

Q: Is she fluent in Irish?
A: Yes. She went to an all-Irish-speaking primary and secondary school. (Source: CW Facebook Live Q+A, Oct 1, 2021: https://fb.watch/8oI-tx8sSi/).

Q: What's her favorite type of food?
A: Indian Food (Source: CW Facebook Live Q+A, Oct 1, 2021: https://fb.watch/8oI-tx8sSi/)

Fun Facts:

Her name, Muirgen, means "woman of the sea" or "born of the sea."

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Muirgen in Irish mythology was turned into a mermaid and then brought back to land after 300 years and transformed back into a woman -- which must have been quite a shock. Muirgen's original name was Liban. Muirgen may also be spelled Muireann or Muirenn.

Source: https://nameberry.com/babyname/Muirgen

The Voice is the first Celtic Woman song Muirgen heard (Source: CW Facebook Live Q+A, Oct 1, 2021: https://fb.watch/8oI-tx8sSi/).

Social Media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuirgenOM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muirgenomahony/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555364461655
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2021, 10:22:20 PM »

Nothing in there about her age. Anyone know how old she is?
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Five (six soon I hope) shows.
Songs from the Heart -- 4/26/2011.
Voices of Angels -- June 11, 2017 (plus meet & Greet).
Ancient Land -- May 18, 2019.
PFI — April 16, 2022 -- After two pushbacks due to COVID.
Symphony: December 9, 2023 — At last.
20th anniversary tour -- I hope so.
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2023, 06:43:14 PM »

Nothing in there about her age. Anyone know how old she is?

It's not nice to tell a girls age this is why none of the birth dates have a year

Sorry
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2024, 07:48:37 PM »

Muirgen has a public Facebook page now:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555364461655
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