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Dáibhí Ó Cróinín Collection

  • DOC-18578
  • Collection
  • 1935-2021
Handwritten music manuscripts, music tablature manuscripts and an imperfect printed fiddle tutor. Some of the music tablature is written in the hand of Pádraig O'Keeffe and other music notation is written either by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín's father or uncle. More information to follow from Dáibhí once digitised versions of the manuscripts are shared with him.

Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí

The Caoimhín Mac Aoidh Collection

  • CMA-240167
  • Collection
  • 1930s-2015

This collection includes: photocopies of original Pádraig O'Keeffe manuscripts; transcriptions made by Caoimhín Mac Aoidh of 700 Pádraig O'Keeffe tunes, along with contextual notes and texts on the tunes; and correspondence relating to MacAoidh's research into Pádraig O'Keeffe. The photocopied manuscript collections are as follows:

O'Connell Collection: 212 Tunes
O'Connor Collection (comprising five Manuscripts): 260 Tunes
Horan Manuscripts: 85 Tunes
Mickey Duggan Manuscripts: 14 Tunes
Jerry McCarthy Manuscripts: 15 Tunes.
Nicky McAuliffe Manuscripts: 38 Tunes
Miscellaneous Manuscripts: 74 Tunes
Appendix 1 is a summary sheet of the collections and their contents by rhythm.

Mac Aoidh, Caoimhín

ITMA Field and Studio Recordings

  • IFSR-257210
  • Collection
  • 1992 - 2014
The ITMA Field and Studio Recordings fonds comprises audio and video recordings taken by ITMA staff since the founding of the archive in 1987. ITMA actively seeks to record traditional music and dance in the field in order to be able to trace how it has developed across the country. Recordings include annual music festivals and conferences, one-off events, concerts and sessions, and interviews and studio recordings taken onsite at ITMA's premises on Merrion Square. It is expected that this is collection will expand continually over the coming years.

Irish Traditional Music Archive

Hugh Shields Collection

  • HSH-18739
  • Collection
  • 1946 - 2003
Collection of audio recordings, personal papers, manuscripts, ephemera, music transcriptions and notation, news cuttings and photographs, relating to the life and work of the collector Hugh Shields. The sound recordings were made chiefly across Ulster in the period 1966–81.

Shields, Hugh, 1929-2008

Na Píobairí Uilleann Collection

  • NPU-18776
  • Collection
  • 1975 - 1990
Collection of field recordings on reel-to-reel tape and audio cassette made by Na Píobairí Uileann. Includes a number of recordings from the Bettystown Tionól from the years 1978-1990 and a piping performance presented by Tom Munelly in Kiltegan, County Wicklow in 1975.

Na Píobairí Uilleann

Mick O'Connor Collection

  • MOC-258273
  • Collection
  • 1968 - 1977
Collection comprises reel-to-reel tapes featuring off-air dubs of RTÉ radio programmes, dubs of commerical material, edited dubs of material recorded by John Brennan in the US, and other domestic and field recordings of traditional Irish musicians.

O'Connor, Mick

Louis Quinn Collection

  • LQU-18762
  • Collection
  • 1950-1975
Collection of reel-to-reel sound recordings made on trips to Ireland by the Armagh-born, New York-based musician Louis Quinn.

Quinn, Louis, 1904-1991

Michael Tubridy Collection

  • MTU-276288
  • Collection
  • 1963-1972
Original manuscripts including notated music relating to Ceoltóirí Chualann.
Tubridy manuscript no. 1 : tune arrangements for Ceoltóirí Chualann. 263 pages (233 tunes)
Tubridy manuscript no. 2 (A) : Ceoltóirí Chualann sheet music. 35 pages, includes original and photocopied Seán Ó Riada music manuscripts
Tubridy manuscript no. 2 (B) : Ceoltóirí Chualann performance running order. 64 pages
Tubridy manuscript no. 2 (C) : Ceoltóirí Chualann tune arrangements. 38 pages

Tubridy, Michael

Alen MacWeeney Collection

  • AMW-18694
  • Collection
  • 1965 - 1971
This collection focuses primarily on music and song from the Irish Traveller community recorded around County Dublin between 1965 and 1971. Materials in this collection include reel-to-reel tapes, 1 commercial LP, and notes about recordings in two jotter notebooks and loose-leaf paper.

MacWeeney, Alen

Robin Morton Collection

  • RMO-18789
  • Collection
  • 1960s-1970s
Collection comprises reel-to-reel tape recordings made by Robin Morton chiefly across Ulster in the 1960s and 1970s. The recordings feature traditional music performances (songs, tunes and dances) by a wide variety of musicians and singers.

Morton, Robin

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