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June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 RonanLeave a comment

Irish Music Stories Podcast

IrishMusicStories

If you are a fan of Irish Music and haven’t checked out Shannon Heaton’s excellent Irish Music Stories Podcast, you’re in for a treat! Shannon explores Irish, Scottish and other Read More …

Excerpt, NewsChicago, Cork, interview, ireland
December 7, 2021January 1, 2022 Ronan2 Comments

Clare FM Interview

mullaghmore

Thrilled to be back in Ireland after a long spell away. As well as spending some time visiting family and friends, I was fortunate enough to make it into the Read More …

NewsChicago, clare, interview, ireland
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
August 7, 2021April 22, 2022 RonanLeave a comment

Article in Treoir Magazine

Treoir Magazine

Treoir is the official magazine of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann. CCE is a wonderful organization and I was delighted when they agreed to publish an article of mine in their recent Read More …

News, ReviewChicago, ireland
June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

From Cork to Chicago: A Fascinating Journey

Francis O’Neill’s 1001 Gems: The Dance Music of Ireland

[This is a cross-post from The Bookshop.ie Blog] As a child in the Eighties, I came across Francis O’Neill’s 1001 Gems: The Dance Music of Ireland in our local book Read More …

History, NewsChicago, ireland
February 27, 2021March 14, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

Bringing The Past To Life

I have joked before about making a movie about Francis O’Neill, imagine my surprise when I was able to bring the famous chief of police and music collector to life Read More …

History, NewsChicago, video
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
November 8, 2020March 11, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

Chief O’Neill: Second Excerpt

State Street in early 1871 with its characteristic covering of mud. (Source: Kogan & Cromie)

Continuing the theme from the previous post: here is the next excerpt from my forthcoming novel, Chief O’Neill. This second excerpt has also already been published by the Celtic Junction Read More …

ExcerptChicago
October 5, 2020January 15, 2021 RonanLeave a comment

Chief O’Neill: First Excerpt

Halsted Street, Chicago

I would like to start a new series on the Chief O’Neill blog. The next few posts will excerpt portions of the forthcoming book. Some of these excerpts have already Read More …

ExcerptChicago
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

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