Sounding Out Chicago
The above is a recording of Dr Aileen Dillane discussing Francis O’Neill at the Irish-American Heritage Center in Chicago. The title of the talk is “Sounding out Chicago in the Read More …
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Chief O’Neill: The Book
The Chief O’Neill blog is pleased to announce Chief O’Neill: The Book! This blog has been only a side-line to my main project: writing a novel of the main events Read More …
Chief O’Neill Traditional Music Festival in Bantry
O’Neill released a major work of historical and contemporary research on the topic of Irish music in 1913 titled Irish Minstrels and Musicians. Not only did it advance the serious Read More …
Upcoming Chief O’Neill Festival
Francis O’Neill Irish Arts Week August 6-10, 2018 8th Annual Irish Culture Summer Program Irish American Heritage Center 4626 N. Knox Ave. – Chicago The Francis O’Neill Irish Arts Week is Read More …
Bantry Bay Revisited
Return to Bantry Bay. Just as Francis O’Neill returned in very different circumstances from when he left at 16— in his mid-fifties as a newly retired Chicago Chief of Police. Read More …
Ronan O’Kelly’s Ireland
As we move into summer and hopefully better weather, time to think about what to do on the holidays. A music festival is always a good option and, as I Read More …
Chief O’Neill Documentary
It is amazing what can pop out when you search the internet. I came across the following fine documentary from Chicago’s PBS station Channel 11 while googling for other Francis Read More …
Down By The Glenside
A recent report in the Irish News tells of a collection of Nineteenth century sheet music, found in an attic in Down, was kindly donated to the Linen Hall library Read More …
The Green Groves of Erin
What to make of Irishness, especially as seen in the United States? Today, the Irish Taoiseach met with the US President as part of the annual St. Patrick’s day celebrations at Read More …
Chief Francis O’Neill Irish Music Festival
A festival of Irish music in honour of Chief O’Neill is being held in Tiburon, California from February 23 – 25, 2018. It looks to be an exciting celebration of O’Neill’s Read More …