Tuesday 20 January 2026
Tune of the Day: Tim the Thatcher
Traditional Irish jig
This tune is taken from Chicago Police Chief Francis O'Neill's collection Music of Ireland, published in 1903. The source for this tune was Mary O'Neill, the sister of Sergeant James O'Neill, who also emigrated to Chicago. They are no relation to Francis O'Neill, but James assisted greatly on Chief O'Neill's volumes, and Francis wrote in a letter to A.P. Graves that Mary was skillful on the mandolin and violin.