The identity of Sheeran's 'Galway Girl' is revealed

Ed Sheeran's 'Galway Girl' has been revealed as Niamh Dunne - a fiddle player from Limerick.

The singer-songwriter's track, which is heavily influenced by Irish traditional music, has been topping the charts.

And the mystery lady who "played the fiddle in an Irish band" was about Niamh, who's a member of acclaimed Antrim-based folk group Beoga that collaborated with Sheeran on the track.

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But it appears there's nothing more to it than artistic licence as Niamh is currently on honeymoon with her husband and fellow band-member Seán Óg Graham.

Modest Niamh told RTÉ Entertainment that she couldn't claim credit for the tune.

"I'm so happy with 'Galway Girl', Ed Sheeran knows how to write a great pop song and it's so catchy," she said.

"As for being the inspiration I dunno if you could go that far really, Christ almighty and I a Limerick woman.

"My sister said she knew straight away it couldn't be about me when later in the song she beats him at darts and pool," she laughed.