Julia Clifford, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Julia Clifford

Irish musician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1914

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1997

Profession: musician, fiddler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Julia Clifford (June 19, 1914 – June 18, 1997) was a fiddler and Irish traditional musician. Julia Murphy was born at Lisheen, Gneeveguilla, County Kerry, part of an area in west Munster known as Sliabh Luachra one of eight children.
Her father Bill played flute, fife, and fiddle and had a fife and drum band.
Both she and her brother Denis Murphy, also a musician, were taught the fiddle by noted fiddler from the same area, Padraig O'Keeffe. Clifford, her brother, O'Keefe, and others from the Sliabh Luachra area are regarded as a significant influence on Irish traditional music and have given rise to the term Sliabh Luachra style.