Frank Hughes

Frank Hughes

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Frank Hughes is a retired music teacher from Dublin who gained fame for breaking the Guinness World Record for continuous organ playing in 1975, performing for 90 hours and 12 minutes as a fundraising effort for a new pipe organ at Wesley College.

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Frank Hughes is one of the collectors from Warrenpoint who acquired a painting by Gerard Dillon.

Painting by Irish artist Gerard Dillon sells for record €1.375m – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-05-28
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Frank Hughes set himself the challenge to beat the Guinness World Record for continuous organ playing.

Sylvia Thompson on how a music teacher played his way into the record books – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2026-03-05
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