Irish folk music (1500–1899)

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Births and deaths[]

Births[]

• Francis O'Neill (1848–1936) Irish collector of tunes
• (1866–1942) Irish musician
• Elizabeth Cronin (1879–1956) Irish folk singer
• Michael Coleman (1891–1945) Irish fiddler
• James Morrison (1893–1947) Irish fiddler

Collections of songs or music[]

• 1796 "General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland" by Edward Bunting (1773–1843)
• 1800 "Collection of National Irish Music for the Union Pipes" by O'Farrell
• 1831 "Irish Minstrelsy" by James Hardiman
• 1840s, 1850s "Manuscript Collection" by Canon James Goodman
• 1855 "Music of Ireland" by George Petrie

See also[]

• List of Irish music collectors