Arthur O'Leary & Arthur Sullivan
Musical Journeys from Kerry to the Heart of Victorian England
By Bob Fitzsimons
Arthur O'Leary & Arthur Sullivan
Musical Journeys from Kerry to the Heart of Victorian England Details:
Published: October 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9558746-1-1
Cover Design: The Stamp Gallop - Sheet Music by Arthur O'Leary - Ewer & Co. London, 1863
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Musical Journeys from Kerry to the Heart of Victorian England
Kerry Philharmonic Society
The Kerry Philharmonic Society was founded in 1839, thirteen years after its Dublin counterpart, and met every second Thursday during the season. It consisted of over forty members and a main object of the club was to cultivate musical talent. Politics were rigidly (sic) excluded! Their first meeting place was Mr John Morris's large rooms in Castle St and Thomas O'Connell was appointed Secretary and Treasurer. The musical programme of that first meeting was not recorded though the edit more ...