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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What Would the Chief Think?
Francis O’Neill’s story is that of an amateur musician that took his passion to great heights when many had lost faith in the music of the “Old Country”. How many Read More …
Francis O’Neill Anniversary
Today, January 28th, is the 83rd anniversary of Francis O’Neill’s death in 1936. He was 87 when he died of a heart attack. Anna Rogers O’Neill, his wife of many Read More …
James O’Neill
A talented musician, from Northern Ireland originally, James O’Neill (no relation) was a friend of Francis’s who became his most valuable accomplice in music collecting. In his book Irish Traditional 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 …
Dunn Family Collection (Take 2)
A second take on the Dunn Family Collection of Wax Cylinder recordings mentioned previously. Shannon Heaton’s excellent Irish Music Stories Podcast episode 18 features an interview with the curators of the 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 …
When Irish Rebels Murdered in Chicago
Doctor Gillian O’Brien is the author of Blood Runs Green, an excellent history of the murder of an Irish American doctor by Clan Na Gael rebels in Chicago in 1889. An Read More …
The Musical Priest
Francis O’Neill befriended Reverend Richard Henebry as part of his efforts to publicize his collection of Irish music. Henebry was in many ways similar to O’Neill, but had a more Read More …
The Francis O’Neill Mausoleum
The O’Neill family mausoleum is one of the most prominent tombs in one Chicago’s largest and most venerable graveyards: Mount Olivet Cemetary. Chief O’Neill and his wife are buried here Read More …