Niamh O'Brien, dancer and wife of Michael Flatley, dies at 52
She was a renowned Irish dancer who performed the lead role of Saoirse in the Lord of the Dance.
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"My gorgeous bride of twenty years has gone to the Lord in Heaven."
— Michael Flatley , Celebrity
"The most loving mother, wife and person and our lives will never be the same without her."
— Michael Flatley , Celebrity
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She was a renowned Irish dancer who performed the lead role of Saoirse in the Lord of the Dance.
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