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December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

A Merry Christmas

Marley's Ghost

Looking back on 2020 like Scrooge from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, there is much cause for gloomy reflection: a global pandemic wreaked (and is still wreaking) havoc all around the Read More …

NewsChicago
July 29, 2020August 3, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

The Sherlock Holmes of Chicago

Nov. 25, 1906, edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune highlighting Wooldridge's many disguises. (Chicago Tribune)

Francis O’Neill was a Chicago detective for many years before his appointment as police chief. His memoirs outline several interesting cases: how he helped upset confidence schemes and violent crimes Read More …

History, NewsChicago, police
July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

Francis O’Neill Irish Arts Week 2020

Francis O'Neill (Virtual) Irish Arts Week

2020 has been a tough year in so many ways, and yet people are adapting like never before. Take for example, the Irish Music School of Chicago. For ten years Read More …

NewsChicago, festival
May 11, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

The Kid On The Mountain

Francis O'Neill Statue

If you drive about ten minutes outside Bantry, you might come upon a solitary flute player in a quiet glen, surrounded by the foothills of the Kerry mountains. It’s Chief Read More …

Newsbantry, Cork
April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Ronan2 Comments

Chief O’Neill: The Movie

Cillian Murphy With Mustache

This blog is delighted to announce the forthcoming movie adaptation of Chief O’Neill. Cork native John Crowley (Brooklyn, Intermission) is to direct. Cillian Murphy, also a native of County Cork, Read More …

NewsAlexandria, California, Chicago, Cork, ireland, Japan
March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

Saint Patrick’s Day

Chicago River Dyed Green for St. Patrick's Day

What would Chief O’Neill have made of some of the more outrageous aspects of modern Saint Patrick’s day? I remember, as a teenager in the 1980s, visiting downtown Chicago to Read More …

History, NewsChicago
February 1, 2020November 8, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

Chief O’Neill: The Book, Coming This Summer

Writers Tears Whiskey

UPDATE: Due to Covid-19, publication has been delayed for now. Walsh Whiskey, based in Carlow, produce a fine single malt whiskey called Writers’ Tears. It is my favourite tipple at Read More …

NewsChicago, Cork
January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

East At Glendart

U Dhammaloka dressed in the traditional attire of a Burmese monk in 1902. Photograph: The Buddhist Society

Nineteenth century figures who came from the Far West and loved the Far East.

History, NewsChicago, Cork, Japan
November 2, 2019October 5, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

The New Policeman

State Street Chicago 1870s

The story of O’Neill as a new policeman is described in my book Chief O’Neill. I am pleased to announce that the relevant section is excerpted in the latest issue of the Celtic Junction Arts Review which you can read here: https://celticjunction.org/cjac/arts-review/#policeman

History, NewsChicago
September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 RonanLeave a comment

Bantry Chief O’Neill Festival 2019

FrancisONeillBantry2019

Bantry is a beautiful town in West Cork, not too far from Tralibane where Francis O’Neill was born. This year’s 2019 Chief O’Neill festival kicks off tomorrow (September 6) in Read More …

Newsbantry, Cork, festival

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