It’s coming up! This year’s Francis O’Neill Irish Arts Week is only 2 weeks away. This will be the 9th annual Irish Cultural Summer program at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago.
Did you know the Chicago Ronald McDonald House was once Francis O’Neill’s home?
Although Francis O’Neill left a memoir, it contains very little mention of the tragedies of his personal life: he and his wife Anna lost 6 of their 10 children. Most Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …