Patsy Dan Rodgers
Irish painter (1944–2018)
Patsy Dan Rodgers (Patsaí Dan Mag Ruaidhrí) was a painter, musician, and the King of Tory from the 1990s until his death in 2018.
Biography
Rodgers was born in 1944 on Westland Row, Dublin. His family adopted him and took him to Tory when he was about four years of age. His paintings have been exhibited worldwide. As a youth Derek Hill had personally inspired him to paint during Hill's visits to Tory, and he was also devoted to music and his native language. The musical instrument with which he was most associated was the button accordion. He often sported a black seafarer's cap.
During the 1970s and 1980s, he steadfastly opposed the relocation of Tory's inhabitants to the Irish mainland. The Kingship of Tory was granted him during the 1990s when the children of his predecessor, Padraig Óg Rodgers, endorsed him for the position, and for more than two decades Rodgers often personally welcomed visitors arriving in Tory in his native tongue. He also performed ambassadorial duties when abroad.
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