It was a pleasure to revisit Bantry, County Cork and catch up with friends and relations. We even got a chance to meet with the man himself!
UPDATE: A friend pointed out that we were there on his birthday!
In other news relevant to this blog: here is my review in the Irish Times of a recent book on the life of Francis O’Neill: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2022/08/27/the-beat-cop-chicagos-chief-oneill-and-the-creation-of-irish-music-fine-work-but-bum-notes/