Birdy Sweeney was born in June 1931 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland. Dungannon ( is a Town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the third largest town in the County (next to Omagh and Strabane Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He was a famous actor on the island of Ireland, starring most recently in the Irish drama, Ballykissangel. Ballykissangel was a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. He died in Dublin in May 1999. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.