Kathleen Watkins
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 89 |
| Date of birth | October 17,1934 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Saggart |
| Ireland | |
| Spouse | Gay Byrne |
| Children | Suzy Byrne |
| Crona Byrne | |
| Residence | Sandymount |
| Ireland | |
| Dublin | |
| Ireland | |
| Republic Of Ireland | |
| Job | Singer |
| Author | |
| Harpist | |
| Books | Happy Christmas, Pigin! |
| Pigin of Howth | |
| Pigín's Unexpected Adventure | |
| Education | Dominican College Sion Hill |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 641785 |
Kathleen Watkins Life story
Kathleen Watkins is an Irish broadcaster, harpist, actress, singer and author. She is the widow of Gay Byrne. She played Grace Gifford in the 1966 docudrama Insurrection. She hosted the Rose of Tralee in 1977, the only woman so far to do so.
The taboo-breaking TV legend who 'brought sex to Ireland'
Feb 16,2020 7:50 am
... Gay and his wife Kathleen Watkins pictured in 2015 He briefly flirted with the idea of running for the Irish presidency before deciding against it...
Gay Byrne: Veteran Irish broadcaster dies aged 85
Feb 16,2020 7:49 am
... Byrne s wife Kathleen Watkins - pictured with him in 2015 - said he died surrounded by his family In 1992, the then Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke fell foul of the show when he was coaxed into singing Oh My Darling Clementine on a day when seven Protestant workmen were killed in an IRA bomb...
