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Portrait of Capt. Francis O'Neill

Composer

Capt. Francis O'Neill

Collector of Irish traditional music

1848–1936

1,533 works in the index

Born
1848
Died
1936
Birthplace
Tralibane, County Cork

Biography

Francis O'Neill (1848–1936) collected and published Irish traditional music. Born in Tralibane, County Cork, he left Ireland as a teenager and eventually settled in Chicago. He served in the city's police force from 1873 to 1905 and became chief of police in 1901.

His music collections helped transmit Irish repertoire to later generations. In 1931 he gave his library to the University of Notre Dame, where it became a resource for the study of Irish music and history. His annotations recorded such details as alternative tune names and sources. His role as a collector is distinct from authorship of the traditional tunes he preserved.

Written from University of Notre Dame: The O'Neill Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

Life and musical career

Musical role
Collector of Irish traditional music
Archive
University of Notre Dame — O'Neill Collection
Other occupation
Chicago police officer and chief

Sources: University of Notre Dame: The O'Neill Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
violin
Works with composition dates
0 of 1,533

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Take A Kiss Or Let It Alone — —— violin— 6
Redhaired Boy — —— violin— 6
Templehouse Jig — —— violin— 6
Boys Of Ballysimon — —— violin— 5
Handsome Plowboy — —— violin— 5
Bay Of Bantry — —— violin— 5
Blue Bonnets' Jig — —— violin— 4
Beside A Rath — —— violin— 5
My Maryanne — —— violin— 5
Ace And Deuce Of Pipering — —— violin— 4
Bashful Maid — —— violin— 5
Castle Street Jig — —— violin— 5
Charley The Prayermaster — —— violin— 6
Oh! Mary, If My Advice You Take — —— violin— 5
Captain Byng — —— violin— 4
Down The Hill — —— violin— 5
Five Miles Away — —— violin— 5
Humphrey's Reel — —— violin— 5
Kate Kelly's Fancy — —— violin— 5
Is The Big Man Within? — —— violin— 6
Flag Of The Fire — —— violin— 5
Humors Of Castlecomer — —— violin— 4
Miss Grant's Jig — —— violin— 5
Old grey goose — —— violin— 5
A Moonlight Ramble — —— violin— 5
Dunmanway Lasses — —— violin— 5
Girl With The Laughing Eyes — —— violin— 5
Jimmy O'brien's Jig — —— violin— 4
Lannigan's Ball — —— violin— 5
Saddle The Pony — —— violin— 5
Swallow's Nest — —— violin— 5
Thompson's Reel — —— violin— 5
A Ha'porth Of Tea — —— violin— 5
Buttermilk Mary — —— violin— 5
Corney Drew's Hornpipe — —— violin— 5
Kitty Clover — —— violin— 5
Lovely Molly — —— violin— 5
Mourne Mountains — —— violin— 5
Boys Of Bluehill — —— violin— 5
Day I Married Susan — —— violin— 5
Molly Macalpin — —— violin— 4
Paddy O'carroll — —— violin— 5
Quarrelsome Piper — —— violin— 5
Drive The Cows Home — —— violin— 5
Glengariff Hornpipe — —— violin— 4
Humors Of Drinagh — —— violin— 5
Miss Monroe's Jig — —— violin— 4
Pleasures Of Home — —— violin— 5