Lives of the Pipers
Brief biographies of Irish pipers, now known as uilleann pipers.
Selected pipers active in North America before 1950.
And a list of pipemakers in North America before 1950.

Timothy McCarthy 1898
Timothy McCarthy 1898

Francis X. Hennessy? with fiddler 1890
Francis X. Hennessy? with fiddler 1890

Introduction

Francis O'Neill (1848-1936)

Anderson, Michael (1865-1947)
Beatty, John K. (circa 1835-1913)
Beirne, Martin (1909-1976)
Burke, Eddie (1877-1967)
Busby, Tom (1912-2000)
Carney, Michael (1872-1938)
Cavanaugh, Hugh J. (1889-1973)
Cummings, John J. (1828-1919)
Daly, James H. (1875-1932)
Delaney, Barney (1854?-1923)
Doone, Allen (1878-1948)
Dougherty, Thomas P. (active 1893-1910)
Dunn, Michael J. (1856-1935)
Earle, George W. (active 1886-1907)
Egan, John (circa 1840-1893)
Ennis, John (1847-1930)
Ennis, Tom (1888-1931)
Farrell, Barney (active 1892-1901)
Farrell, Thomas (active 1905-1925)
Ferguson, Charles (circa 1828-1875)
Fitzpatrick, Patrick (circa 1860-1936)
Gallagher, Michael J. (1886-1971)
Hanafin, William (1875-1924)
Harney, John S. (circa 1845-1902)
Harrison, Edward (1887-1957)
Hennessy, Francis X. (circa 1858-1937)
Hicks, John (circa 1830-1883)
Hogan, Joseph W. (circa 1879-1914)
Joyce, Eddie (circa 1867-1897)
Kerrigan, Thomas F. (circa 1843-1898)
Lavin, Paddy (1908-1975)

Mac Suibhne, Tarlach (circa 1829-1916)
Mack, Charles (1868-1961)
Maher, William F. (1862-1931)
Marron, John H. (circa 1849-1927)
McAuliffe, James C. (circa 1860-1910)
McAvoy, James (circa 1844-1917)
McCarthy, Timothy (active 1888-1901)
McCormick, William (1864-1946)
McDougal, Hugh J. (1878-1944)
McEvoy, Luke (circa 1841-1904)
McLaughlin, Jimmy (1908-after 1942)
Mullaney, Edward J. (1884-1971)
Mullen, John (1904-1933)
Mullin, Tony (1864-1934)
Mulqueeny, P. W. (1848-1926)
Murphy, Daniel J. (1880-1961)
Murphy, William R. (circa 1856-1897)
O'Connell, Michael (circa 1800-after 1881)
O'Donnell, Edward (circa 1877-1928)
O'Neill, Patrick (1898-1980)
O'Nolan, Shaun (1873-1945)
Quinn, James (circa 1805-1888)
Patterson, Johnny (1840-1889)
Roantree, John (circa 1840-1896)
Scanlon, James J. (circa 1865-1942)
Shannon, Joe (1916-2004)
Stephenson, Richard (circa 1855-1897)
Taylor, William (circa 1834-1892)
Tobin, Adam (circa 1865-1920)
Touhey, James T. (circa 1870-1923)
Touhey, Patrick "Patsy" (1865-1923)

Irish or Uilleann Bagpipe Makers, North America, Before 1950

The Piping Underclass an article about unsuccessful and unfortunate pipers in America, 1860-1920

For more information about old pipers, piping see Nick's Piping Archive

Nick Whitmer
Ithaca NY USA
nwhitmer@livesofthepipers.com
Comments, suggestions, additional information are welcome.
Sep. 2018+