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

Gallagher, widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, bought the 1961 Fender Stratocaster for £100 in 1963. The guitar has been purchased by Live Nation Gaiety Ltd with a view of donating it to the National Museum of Ireland.

The historic Strat – the sale of which attracted the attention of senior members of the Irish government, who hoped to keep the instrument in Gallagher's native country – went under the hammer along w

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

A Fender Stratocaster guitar which belonged to rock and blues musician Rory Gallagher is to be donated to the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) after it sold at auction in London. The guitar belonging to the late musician and songwriter sold for £889,

The iconic Fender Stratocaster that once belonged to Cork rock legend Rory Gallagher is coming home to Ireland after being bought at a London auction. The guitar has been purchased by Live Nation Gaiety Ltd which intends to present it as to donation to the National Museum of Ireland.