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August 28, 2022August 6, 2023 RonanLeave a comment

Book Review in The Irish Times

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 Read More …

History, News, Reviewbantry, Chicago, ireland, tralibane
October 11, 2021December 29, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

Traditional Song Forum

https://tradsong.org/tsf-online-meetings-using-zoom

I gave a presentation on Francis O’Neill at the recent online meeting of the Traditional Song Forum. TSF was founded in the U.K. in 1997 as a community of people Read More …

News, presentationbantry, Chicago, interview, ireland
July 2, 2021August 7, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

Book Launch

It finally happened! We were delayed a year by the pandemic and I appeared over video, but we still had a fantastic event in Bantry Tourist Office on July 1st. Read More …

Newsbantry, Cork
June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

Chief O’Neill Spotted in SuperValu

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Much has been made of Matt Damon being spotted with a SuperValu bag in Dalkey during Lockdown. A recent Irish Times article has economist and author David McWilliams interviewing Damon Read More …

Newsbantry, Cork
September 6, 2020 RonanLeave a comment

Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago

Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago

The above image is of my personal copy of Chief O’Neill’s memoirs, collected and extensively annotated by his great-granddaughter Mary Lesch and Chicago historian Ellen Skerrett. I was fortunate enough Read More …

Reviewbantry, Chicago
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
September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 RonanLeave a comment

Bantry Chief O’Neill Festival 2019

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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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