Patsy Dan Rodgers (R.I.P)

Artist Biography:

Patsy Dan Rodgers was born in 1944 on Westland Row, Dublin. Rodgers was a painter, musician, and the King of Tory from the 1990s until his death in 2018. 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.