Mary McPartlan (8 January 1955 – 6 April 2020)[1] was a traditional Irish singer and musician as well as a music director and producer.

McPartlan was also the founder of both the Galway singers club An Riabhóg and theatre company Skehana.

She received a Fulbright Scholarship to Lehman College in the City University of New York in 2013.

McPartlan toured with the Druid Theatre's Seán Tyrell productions of The Midnight Court.

[3][4][5][6][7][11][8] McPartlan was married to Paddy Noonan, with whom she had two daughters, Mairéad and Meabh.