Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster is to go on display at Collins Barracks in Dublin, the National Museum of Ireland has said.
The guitar will be part of the legacy project of the Decade of Centenaries programme called ‘Changing Ireland’.
Widely considered as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, the Donegal man famously first bought the instrument in 1963 for £100.
It was sold at auction in October for more than £889,000.
Purchased by Live Nation Gaiety, the company stated its intention at the time to donate the guitar to the National Museum of Ireland and visitors will be able to see it for themselves from September.
The guitar is one item…