Published Wednesday, 11 January 2012
The 87-year-old, who was credited as Ireland's first pop star, passed away on Monday.
Friends and family gathered at St Bridget's Church in the city on Wednesday morning to celebrate the life of the singer known as The Girl from Donegal.
Bridie Gallagher shot to fame in the 1950s with her recording of 'A Mother's Love's a Blessing' and enjoyed a distinguished music career spanning six decades.
She was born near Creeslough in Co Donegal in 1924 but was later based in Belfast, where she met her husband George Livingstone and raised their family.
The famed singer toured the world playing on some of the biggest stages and still holds the record for the biggest audience in London's Albert Hall.
In a UTV programme about her life, which was broadcast in December, Bridie Gallagher spoke about her work and what it meant to her.
She said: "I started singing when I was at school and I became known as the best singer and I joined the choir and went on from there.
"Fourteen was the age you stopped school then. I joined a touring group, the O'Sheas. I was told by my parents that it was okay as long as they looked after me as I was too young to be on the road on my own.
"I always remember going to Times Square and I felt I really made it. I played to packed houses everywhere."
After the service in Belfast, Bridie Gallagher was buried in Creeslough in her beloved Donegal.