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Arthur Edward Bruce O'Neill (19 September 1876 – 6 November 1914), was an Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician who was the first Member of Parliament to be killed in World War I.
15 de may. de 2023 · Explore the life of Arthur O'Neill, a blind harper from Tyrone, whose indomitable spirit and talent transformed Irish music in the 18th century.
Arturo O'Neill de Tyrone y O'Kelly (January 8, 1736 – December 9, 1814) was an Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator. He came from a lineage that occupied prominent European positions and titles, since at least the 12th century.
O'Neill, Arthur, a blind harper of "unrivalled skill," one of the last of the Irish bards, died in 1816, aged 89. He was remarkable for his antiquarian knowledge, and is said to have been instrumental in the preservation of many ancient Irish melodies.
O'Neill, Arthur (1734/6–1816), harper, was born at Drumnastrade, near Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, of O'Neill stock on his mother's and father's sides going back several generations; nothing else is known of his parents.
Arthur Ó Néill was one of the last of the old Irish harpers in the 18th century. He travelled all over Ireland, playing the harp and meeting patrons and other harpers. He even got to re-string and play the famous medieval Trinity College or Brian Boru harp.
Dictated by blind Irish harper Arthur O’Neill towards the end of his life in about 1800, to a secretary employed by Edward Bunting, the Memoirs are a fascinating historical document as well as a key source for the study of the early Gaelic harp.
