This collection comprises recordings compiled by Peadar O'Loughlin and loaned to ITMA for copying. The cassette tape features Paddy Murphy on concertina and the reel-to-reel tape features Séamus Ennis on the pipes along with various other performers.
The three songbooks for the most part contain a variety of Irish popular songs in the English language. Songbook A also contains some poetry and extracts from Shakespearean plays. There are two handwritings in the manuscripts. The smaller, more pointed, less round, is that of Oliver Moran. The other may be that of Peter O'Hare whose name is in one of the manuscripts, but nothing is known of him. There is some other biographical information in the manuscripts.
This collection is made up of material which was collated for the microsite From the bridge: a view of Irish traditional music in New York which was launched in ITMA 29 June 2022. The microsite was built on various resources, generously donated by people in New York and other places. All metadata for the material is available on the website (www.itma.ie/newyork).
This collection of music books, manuscripts, correspondence and sheet music was created by Nellie Walsh mainly during her time as song columnist at the magazine 'Ireland's own.'
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.