Being blind , he was given the uilleann pipes as a means of earning a living .
Flannery was a native of Aughrim , County Galway , four miles west of Ballinasloe town .
Being blind , Flannery was given the uilleann pipes as a means of earning a living .
Flannery was a native of Aughrim , County Galway , four miles west of Ballinasloe town .