non-musical memoir edited by Ellen Skerrett and Mary Lesch (a descendant of O'Neill), with a foreword by Nicholas Carolan of the Irish Traditional Music Archive. Carolan himself wrote a musical biography of O'Neill, A Harvest Saved: Francis O'Neill and Irish Music in Chicago, which was published in Ireland by Ossian in 1997. An historical biography of O'Neill, The Beat Cop: Chicago's Chief O'Neill and the Creation of Irish Music, by Michael O'Malley, was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2022. Legacy In 2000, a life-size monument of Francis O’Neill playing a flute was unveiled next to the O'Neill family homestead in Tralibane, Co. Cork. The monument, made by sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, and a commemorative wall were erected through the efforts of the Captain Francis O'Neill Memorial Company. Chief O'Neill's life is memorialized in the musical play Music Mad: How Chief O'Neill Saved the Soul of Ireland, which premiered in Chicago in 2012. Written by Adam B. Whiteman with the approval and acceptance of Francis O'Neill's great-granddaughter, Mary Lesch, the show contains both dramatized content and material from O'Neill's own writings. Peter Hagarty and Francis O'Neill are memorialized in the song, Píobaire Bán, written by Tim O'Riordan. It was recorded by Patrick O'Sullivan on the CD One More Time' 'and on O'Riordan's own CD. "Taibhse". In August 2013, the inaugural Chief O'Neill Traditional Music Festival took place in Bantry, County Cork, just a few miles from Tralibane. The 2013 event marked the centenary of the publication of O'Neill's Irish Minstrels and Musicians. The event has taken place annually since. "Chief O'Neill's Pub and Restaurant" in the Avondale neighborhood bears his name and displays related memorabilia. References Bibliography Carolan, Nicholas, A Harvest Saved: Francis O'Neill and Irish Music in Chicago (Dublin 1997) Cremin, Nora, Bantry Historical and Archaeological Society Journal; vol. 2 O'Malley, Michael, The Beat Cop: Chicago's Chief O'Neill and the Creation of Irish Music'' (University of Chicago Press, 2022) External links Irish Minstrels and Musicians online at billhaneman.ie O'Neill's Music of Ireland O'Neill's Music of Ireland O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland O'Neill's Waif's and Strays of Gaelic Melody O'Neill's Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody O'Neill's The Music of Ireland O'Neill's The Music of Ireland Captain Francis O'Neill Memorial Website Tom Williams Theater Review Chief O'Neill Blog Francis O'Neill Cylinder Recordings online from the Ward Irish Music Archives 1848 births 1936 deaths 19th-century