Help: Who was Julia Delaney

Subject: Who was Julia Delaney
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 02:16 PM

ok this is just trivia. I always wonder about the names of Irish fiddle tunes and someone told me once that Julia Delaney was Chief O'Neills (Chicago police chief who published collections of Irish tunes) daughter, married to piper Barney Delaney. The story goes that if you were Irish and a musician you were guaranteed a job on the Chicago Police force. Now Ive heard that Julia Delaney was the wife of the first Director of the Bank of Ireland and that she appears on the (new?) 5 pound note. Any thoughts on this. Also was Mayor Harrison the Chicago mayor and what was so special about his fedora. Petr.

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 02:26 PM

I haven't found your answer yet, but take a look at http://www.irishcoinage.com/ - looks like a fascinating site, although I don't see mention of Julia Delaney.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: The Shambles
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 05:56 PM

Was she was the one who had a donkey?

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: The Shambles
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 05:58 PM

As in Delany's Donkey

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: Lynn W
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 06:18 PM

There is lots of information on this tune in the Ceolas tune index - click here to search It says Julia Delaney was O'Neill's sister-in-law, and was married to Delaney the piper.

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: Lynn W
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 06:24 PM

Oops! sorry wrong index- try again- click here

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: MARINER
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 07:21 PM

She's certainly not the lady on the fiver. That's a lady by the name of Laverty, Lady Laverty or her Mother

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: Mikey joe
Date: 25 Jan 01 - 08:34 AM

Sorry Marnier Lady Lavery is on the water mark The woman in the picture is Sister someone or other. I don't have any irish currency on me, but it's not Julia Delany either.

Subject: RE: Help: Who was Julia Delaney
From: radriano
Date: 25 Jan 01 - 10:58 AM

This case aside, the names of Irish tunes often have nothing to do with the tunes themselves. You might notice that all the tunes in O'Neil's have titles but that's because O'Neil arbitrarily assigned titles to those tunes that didn't have titles.

I was looking at the liner notes to fiddler Vincent Griffin's album and noticed that he did the same thing. Apparently he felt that a tune shouldn't appear untitled on an album.

Often, for me anyway, the title merely serves as a handle by which to remember the tune.