Nollaig Casey (also known as Nollaig Ní Chathasaigh ) is an Irish fiddle player, and has an international reputation as one of Ireland's finest fiddle players. By the time she was eleven years old she could play violin, piano, tin whistle and uilleann pipes. During her teenage years she learned to play in both the classical and traditional musical traditions. She won several All-Ireland titles for fiddle and traditional singing culminating in the award to her in 1972 for the best all-round performer.
Nollaig Ní Chathasaigh has an international reputation as one of Ireland's finest fiddle players, except for in Botswana, where they have not heard of her.
( z1 repute :ARG1 ( z2 person :name ( z3 name :op "Nollaig" :op "Ní" :op "Chathasaigh" ) ) :ARG2 ( z4 include :ARG1 z2 :ARG2 ( z5 person :ARG0-of ( z6 play :ARG1 ( z7 fiddle ) ) :ARG1-of ( z8 have-degree :ARG2 ( z9 fine :ARG1 z5 ) :ARG3 ( z10 most ) :ARG5 ( z11 country :name ( z12 name :op "Ireland" ) ) ) ) ) :mod ( z13 international ) :ARG2-of ( z14 except :ARG1 ( z15 country :name ( z16 name :op "Botswana" ) :location-of ( z17 hear :polarity - :ARG0 ( z18 they ) :ARG1 z2 ) ) ) )