1. Edward Cronin CollectionEdward Cronin was born c.1838 in Limerick Junction, County Tipperary. As a boy, Cronin was already in demand as a fiddler, playing tunes and long dances for experienced dancers. A weaver by trade, he immigrated to Troy, New York where he was unable to find work. He later moved to Chicago. Cronin was the source of many tunes in Francis O’Neill’s published work and he regarded as an important teacher of Irish music in Chicago, although O’Neill noted that Cronin’s unique style of bowing and slurring was difficult to pass on to others...
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2. Patrick O'Leary ManuscriptPatrick O’Leary was born in Drungoon, near Cootehill, Co. Cavan in 1851. He emigrated to America and from there to Australia, where he lived in Adelaide for the remainder of his life. Patrick corresponded with O’Neill and sent him a small collection of tunes he composed in 1922. I received this copy as part of the music items kindly donated to me from the estate of Phil Durkin...
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3. Janet Sempill Newton,
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4. Dance Music ManuscriptThis manuscript was gifted to me by Paudie Sullivan, nephew of Cuz. It is not known whether the manuscript was brought over from Ireland or whether Cuz acquired it here in US after he emigrated in 1933. There is no definite connection between this collection and the Sliabh Luachra area however, Paudie recalled Cuz always referred to this collection as that of “The Dancing Master”.
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5. Paudie Sullivan's Music Collections 1&2Paudie was born in Kilcusnin, near Cordal, Co. Kerry, and remembers going to house dances when he was a young lad, listening to Padraig O’Keeffe who was playing for the dancers. He emigrated to Chicago in 1956 where he frequently drove his uncle Cuz Teahan to play at various functions throughout the city, as Cuz did not drive. I have included this collection as part of my “Sliabh Luachra Music Collection”, knowing the source of the tunes is O’Neill’s 1001 Collection, as the tunes were “re-constructed” by Paudie in the notation style used by Sliabh Luachra music teachers such as Dave Roche , Padraig O’Keeffe & Tom Billy Murphy.
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6. Sliabh Luachra Collection from Cuz Teahan's Black BookThis manuscript was donated to me by Paudie Sullivan, nephew of Cuz. It consists of 147 tunes, beautifully transcribed by an unknown hand. The collection forms part of the first section of what was called Cuz’s Black Book, which he brought over from Ireland and which he added to with his own compositions throughout his life.
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