Births

• Francis O'Neill
  Francis O'Neill
  Francis O'Neill was an Irish-born American police officer and collector of Irish traditional music.O'Neill was born in Tralibane, near Bantry, County Cork. At an early age he heard the music of local musicians, among them Peter Hagarty, Cormac Murphy and Timothy Dowling. At the age of 16, he...
  
   (1848–1936) Irish collector of tunes
• John J. Kimmel (1866–1942) Irish musician
• Elizabeth Cronin
  Elizabeth Cronin
  Elizabeth "Bess" Cronin was an Irish singer who specialized in traditional music.Born in West Cork, the daughter of Seán Ó hIarlaithe, a schoolteacher, she lived in the Baile Bhuirne area all her life. She spent her teenage years on her uncle's farm nearby. She married Seán Ó Croinin and they...
  
   (1879–1956) Irish folk singer
• Michael Coleman
  Michael Coleman (musician)
  -Early years:Michael Coleman was born in Knockgrania, in the rural Killavil district, near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland. His father, James Coleman, was from Banada in County Roscommon, and a respected flute player...
  
   (1891–1945) Irish fiddler
• James Morrison
  James Morrison (fiddler)
  James or Jim Morrison , known as "The Professor", was a notable South Sligo-style Irish fiddler.Morrison was born in 1893 near Riverstown, County Sligo at the townland of Drumfin...
  
   (1893–1947) Irish fiddler

Collections of songs or music

• 1796 "General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland" by Edward Bunting
  Edward Bunting
  Edward Bunting was an Irish musician and folk music collector.-Life:Bunting was born in County Armagh, Ireland. At the age of seven he was sent to study music at Drogheda and at eleven he was apprenticed to William Ware, organist at St. Anne's church in Belfast and lived with the family of Henry...
  
   (1773–1843)
• 1800 "Collection of National Irish Music for the Union Pipes" by O'Farrell
  O'Farrell
  O'Farrell is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin. Bearers include:* Barry O'Farrell - Australian politician* Bob O'Farrell - Baseball player* Frank O'Farrell - Former Irish soccer player and manager* Henry James O'Farrell - Australian/Irish attempted assassin...
  
  
• 1831 "Irish Minstrelsy" by James Hardiman
  James Hardiman
  James Hardiman , also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway. The university library now bears his name...
  
  
• 1840s
  1840s
  - Wars :*Mexican-American War was fought between Mexico and the United States of America. The latter emerged victorious and gained undisputed control over Texas while annexing portions of Arizona, California and New Mexico....
  
  , 1850s
  1850s
  - Wars :* Crimean war fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire...
  
    "Manuscript Collection" by Canon James Goodman
  Canon James Goodman
  Canon James Goodman was a collector of Irish music. Raised in Ventry, County Kerry, a Gaeltacht area, he was a native Irish language speaker.-As a cleric:Goodman studied at Trinity College, Dublin, having gained a scholarship in 1847...
  
  
• 1855 "Music of Ireland" by George Petrie

See also

• List of Irish music collectors