The guitar belonging to the late musician and songwriter sold for £889,400 (1,068,956 euro) at Bonhams auction house.

Irish rocker Rory Gallagher's "lucky charm" Fender guitar could fetch up to $1.3 million at an auction in London this week.

Rory Gallagher's iconic guitar sold for £889,400 at Bonhams, marking its return to Ireland after decades away.

Rory Gallagher's legendary 1961 Fender Stratocaster, has sold for £889,400 and is returning to Ireland where it belongs ...

The historic Strat – the sale of which attracted the attention of senior members of the Irish government, who hoped to keep ...

The instrument was one of a number of the Irish musician’s possessions auctioned by the Gallagher estate on Thursday ...

Rory Gallagher's iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar has been purchased by Live Nation Gaiety Ltd with a view to donation ...

Made in Fullerton, California, in 1961, and bought by teenage Rory Gallagher from Crowley’s music store in Cork two years ...

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A LEGENDARY guitar owned by Rory Gallagher sold for €841,000 when it went under the hammer today – and the instrument will be donated to an Irish museum. Played by Rory throughout his ...

“With the work and heart that went into creating the American Ultra II series, there’s a lot of soul in these guitars,” said Justin Norvell, EVP of product at Fender, in a statement.