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Last, First	Town	County	Instrument	Bands
O'Boyle, John*	Birmingham	England	Unknown	Virginians
O'Brien, Alan			Guitar	Dean Swift and the Boys
O'Brien, Brendan	Dublin	Dublin	Keyboards/Vcls	Cotton Mill Boys
O'Brien, Brendan			Unknown	Blarney Folk
O'Brien, Brendan	Dublin	Dublin	Guitar	Skyrockets, Jim Farley Band (sadly passed away in 2000)
O'Brien, Brendan	Cork	Cork	Vocals	Johnny Byrne, Dixielanders, Dixies Showband, Stage Two (died 3-Apr-08)
O'Brien, Brian			Vocals	Blarney Folk
O'Brien, Con		Dublin	Bass	Some People
O'Brien, Dave			Bass	California Brakemen
O'Brien, Deke			Guitar	Bluesville, Stepaside, The Limited Company, Solomon's MInes, Chosen Few
O'Brien, Dermot	Ardee	Louth	Accor/Vocals	Clubmen, Dermot O'Brien Band (sadly passed away May 22, 2007)
O'Brien, Fergus	Santry	Dublin	Trumpet	Graduates, Ray Richards (sadly passed away 11 May, 2013 - Ken Aust)
O'Brien, Francis	Arklow	Wicklow	Drums	Quartermasters (sadly passed away 8th Feb., 2016 - Liam O'Reilly)
O'Brien, Frankie			Guitar	Premier Aces
O'Brien, Gerry	Limerick?		Bass	Berwyn Showband
O'Brien, John	Bray	Wicklow	Guitar	Bagatelle (John sadly passed away April 26th, 2019)
O'Brien, John	Drumcondra	Dublin	Guitar	Ranchers, New Blues, Tumbleweeds, Big Four
O'Brien, Kevin*	Drogheda	Louth	Sax	Top 7 Showband, Hawaii Five-0, Las Vegas, Dickie's Band
O'Brien, Margaret			Vocals	Ludlows
O'Brien, Mera*	Drogheda	Louth	Drums	Hawaii Five-0, Fairways
O'Brien, Michael			Drums	Millionaires
O'Brien, Mick			Vocals	Blarney Folk (emigrated to USA)
O'Brien, Mike			Vocals	Good Tymes, Real McCoy, Brown & O'Brien (emigrated to Canada)
O'Brien, Murrough	Drogheda	Louth	Drums	Fairways
O'Brien, Noel*	Enniskillen	Fermanagh	Drums	Trenniers Showband (Noel sadly passed away a few years ago)
O'Brien, Pat	Dublin	Dublin	Trombone	Jimmy Honeyman Orchestra
O'Brien, Paud*	Arklow	Wicklow	Sax/clarinet	Red Seven, Avonairs Showband (sadly passed away Sept 18, 2020-L.O'Reilly)
O'Brien, Willie*		Dublin	Guitar	Rooster, Vienna Showband
O'Callaghan, Andy*	Navan	Meath	Keyboards	Swarbriggs, Tony Kenny Band, Johnny Logan Band
O'Callaghan, Bobby	Buttevant	Cork	Vocals	Michael O'Callaghan Band (passed away 9/21/87)
O'Callaghan,Michael	Buttevant	Cork		Michael O'Callaghan Band (passed away Dec 7, 2007)
O'Callaghan, Michael	Tralee	Kerry	Drums	Clutch
O'Callaghan, Ronan	Belfast	Antrim	Keyboards	Tony Kenny Band, The Crack, Geraldine Brannigan Band
O'Callaghan, Sean	Kingscourt	Cavan	Drums	Silver Pennies
O'Callahan, Joe	Cork	Cork	Vocals	Boothouse
O'Carroll, Gus	Cork	Cork	Sax	Vards Showband, Tears Showband, Fantasy, Rio
O'Connell, Andy	Dublin?	Dublin	Keyboards	Ravens Showband
O'Connell, Brendan	Dublin	Dublin	Guitar	Melochords Showband, Cadets, Johnny McEvoy (passed away 1st Aug, 2024)
O'Connell, Christy	Cork	Cork	Guitar	Brendan O'Brien, Tony Stevens Band (emigrated to Boston)
O'Connell, Michael		Cork	Drums	Airchords (sadly passed away in 2009 - Darren Murphy)
O'Connor, Bernie			Trumpet	New Blues
O'Connor, Dave Doc	Cork	Cork	Keyboards	Des McAlea Band, Vienna, Red Hurley
O'Connor, Dermot*	Arklow	Wicklow	Guitar	Spotlights Showband
O'Connor, Don*	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Reform (born in Dublin, grew up in LImerick)
O'Connor, Frank			Trumpet	Michael O'Callaghan Band
O'Connor, Frankie	Galway	Galway	Bass	Wild Breed
O'Connor, Gerry			Sax	George Duffy Orchestra
O'Connor, Jim	Dublin	Dublin	Bass	Nevada
O'Connor, John	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Music Box
O'Connor, May			Keyboards	Mick Delahunty Orchestra
O'Connor, Michael	Watreford	Waterford	Sax	Spotlights, Buckshot
O'Connor, Mo	Conna	Cork	Guitar	Loudest Whisper, Michael O'Callaghan Band
O'Connor, Mossie	Newcastle W.	Limerick	Drums	Donie Collins Band, Maurice Mulcahy (a.k.a. Ronnie Fox) (passed away 3/31/05)
O'Connor, John	Waterford	Waterford	Guitar/Vocals	Dixies (a.k.a. Rory)
O'Connor, Tommy	Tralee	Kerry	Bass	Kerry Blues, (died In December 2013)
O'Connor, Tommy	Dublin	Dublin	Trumpet	Shampoo, Shaft, Kansas City
O'Day Dinkie*			Vocals	Banshees
O'Doherty, Cahir	Ballymena	Antrim	Vocals	Gentry, Cahir O'Doherty & The Dazzle Band (emigrated to Florida)
O'Doherty, Cahir		Derry		Catweazle
O'Doherty, Michael			Trumpet	Trend Showband
O'Doherty, Raymond		Derry		Catweazle
O'Domhnaill, Mike			Guitar	Bothy Band (Michael sadly passed away in July, 2006)
O'Donnell, Al	Dublin	Dublin	Gtr/Vcls/Banjo	Solo, Sweeney's Men, Dubliners
O'Donnell, Ciaran*	Strabane	Tyrone	Keyboards	Playboys, New Drifters
O'Donnell, Eithna*	Letterkenny	Donegal	Vocals	Sundowners Showband
O'Donnell, Evelyn*	Letterkenny	Donegal	Vocals	Envoys Showband
O'Donnell, Fran	Letterkenny	Donegal	Bass	Scripto
O'Donnell, Joe				Sean Gallagher & the Quarrymen
O'Donnell, Margaret	Kincasslagh	Donegal	Vocals	Keynotes, Country Folk, Country Pride, Margo & Co. (A.k.a. Margo)
O'Donnell, Paddy Joe	Gweedore	Donegal	Vocals	Slieve Foy Showband
O'Donnell,Rosemary	Gweedore	Donegal	Keyboards	Slieve Foy Showband (sadly passed away in May, 2009)
O'Donnell, Tony	Sligo	Sligo	Guitar/Keybrds	Savoy Swing 7, Dee Leydon & The Powermen, Fintan Stanley & Maisie McDaniel
O'Donnell, Vincent		Monaghan?	Drums	Casuals, College Boys
O'Donoghue, Alfie	Castleconnell	Limerick	Unknown	Goldust
O'Donoghue, Jack	Cahir	Tipperary	Guitar	Pat Burke 7, played in Irish bands based in the UK until 2015 (Sarah his daughter)
O'Donoghue, Ray		Cork	Unknown	Jack Brierley Showband
O'Donoghue, Shay				Atlantis Showband, Debonaires, Dreams, Tony Kenny Band
O'Donoghue, Stevie	Limerick	Limerick	Drums	College Showband, Ambassador 7 Showband
O'Donovan, Mike		Cork	Drums	Dixies
O'Dowd, Alfie			Drums	Kelley & Klass
O'Dowd, Bill				Kingdom Showband
O'Dowd, Garrett	Galway	Galway	Trumpet	Philosophers, Powermen
O'Dowd, Shaun	CarrickonShannon	Leitrim	Vocals/Gtr	Kevin Woods SB, Donie Collins Band, Top League, Sean O'Dowd & Dingaling
O'Dowd, Tommy	Thurles	Tipperary	Vocals	Cossacks Showband (Tommy sadly passed away in 2000)
O'Dowda, Donal	Monaghan	Monaghan	Guitar	Dermot O'Brien's Clubmen, Mighty Avons (Donal sadly passed away)
O'Driscoll, Bob	Limerick	Limerick	Bass	Bojangle
O'Driscoll, Brian	Kilkenny	Kilkenny	Drums	Tweed, Kaye Brothers
O'Driscoll, Michael		Cork	Trombone	Breakaways
O'Duffy, Phillip			Guitar	Deep Set, Cadets, Grassroots, Cottons (sadly passed away August, 2017)
O'Dwyer, Jim*				Black Aces Showband
O'Dwyer, Tommy	Clonmel	Tipperary	Sax	Rim-Shot Showband, Voxenaires (sadly passed away April, 2005)
O'Dwyer, Willie		Tipperary	Unknown	Tommy Weston Dance Band (Willie sadly passed away - John Ryan)
O'Farrell, Pat				Sundown
O'Flaherty, Rory	Killarney	Kerry	Drums	Killarney Swinging Jarveys
O'Flaherty, Tommy			Drums	Roly Daniels & Green County
Ogilby, Rodney*			Drums	The System
O'Gorman, Tommy			Trumpet	New Blues
O'Grady, Brendan	Charlestown	Mayo	Drums	Riviera Showband
O'Grady, John*	Limerick	Limerick	Bass	Billy Conway Showband
O'Grady, Michael	Tralee	Kerry	Bass	Clutch
O'Grady,Mick Mog	Kilkenny	Kilkenny	Keyboards	Nomads Showband, Jim Cantwell, Tweed
O'Grady, Mick*			Bass	Vampires (Mick sadly passed away Oct 20, 2007-Tom Foley)
O'Hagan, Art*		Antrim	Bass	Clipper Carlton
O'Hagan, Fergus*	Craigavon	Antrim	Vocals	Clipper Carlton (sadly passed away Feb 24, 2007)
O'Hagan, Mick*	Howth	Dublin	Vocals	Boyfriends, Cromwell, Bananas, Sheriff, Romance (J. Logan's brother)
O'Hagan, Victor*				Esquires Showband, Tahiti Showband
O'Hagan, Willie			Bass	Mexicans, Groundhogs, Lyttle People, Sunshine
O'Hanlon, Mike*	Strabane	Tyrone	Drums	Clipper Carlton, Santa Fe (sadly passed away 7th Sept, 2009)
O'Hanlon, Paul	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Mitch and the Editions
O'Hara, Anthony			Bass	Finvola Showband
O'Hara, Dan*	Blacklion	Cavan	Guitar/Vocals	Ramblin Men, Country Flavour, Blue River (died Nov 13, 2004)
O'Hara, Frank*	Letterkenny	Donegal	Vocals	Dee Jays Showband
O'Hara, George	Belfast	Antrim	Guitar	College Boys, The People, Light
O'Hara, Jimmy*	Derry	Derry	Keyboards	Stardust Showband
O'Hara, Jimmy			Fiddle	Finvola Showband
O'Hara, Lawrence			Vocals	Finvola Showband
O'Hara, Michael*		Longford	Bass	Black Dots Showband
O'Hara, Mick			Guitar	Finvola Showband
O'Hara, Shay	Carlow	Carlow	Vocals	Royal Blues, Premier Aces (emigrated to Australia-died 20-Mar-09)
O'Hara, Willie			Drums	Finvola Showband
O'Hehir, Joe*	Mullingar	Westmeath	Bass	Classic Showband/Coll's Collection
O'Kane, Brian*	Belfast	Antrim	Bass	Tony Kenny, Lovers, Daddy Cool & Lollipops, Topcats, Strangers, Shorty & Heatbeats
O'Keefe, Anthony	Glenville	Waterford	Keyboards	Derek Joys Showband (sadly passed away Nov 27, 2006)
O'Keefe, Brian	Dublin	Dublin	Guitar	Cotton Mill Boys
O'Keefe, Danny	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Honey Suite, Adolf J Rag, Brogue
O'Keefe, Declan	Cork	Cork	Guitar	Fontana/Impact Showband
O'Keefe, Finbar	Cork	Cork	Trumpet	Saints Showband
O'Keefe, Pat			Trumpet	Nomads Showband
O'Keefe, Pat			Bass	Adelaide Showband
O'Keefe, Paul	Portlaw	Waterford	Drums	Voxenaires, Cowboys Showband
O'Kelly, Leo	Carlow	Carlow	Guitar	Tir na nOg
O'Kelly, Patricia			Vocals	Hilton Showband
O'Leary, Brendan	Cork	Cork	Guitar	Counts Showband, Regal, Treetops
O'Leary, Finbar*	Cork	Cork	Keyboards	Dixielanders/Dixies (Finbar sadly passed away June 12, 2002)
O'Leary, Finbar			Guitar	Regal Showband
O'Leary, Hugh	Castlefin	Donegal	Sax	Blueglows Showband (sadly assed away 30th May, 2016)
O'Leary, Marty			Bass	Blueglows Showband
O'Leary, P.J.*			Trumpet	Dave Moynihan Showband
O'Leary, Rita	Cork	Cork	Guitar	Luv Bug
O'Leary, Sean		Cork	Trumpet	Regal Showband (Sadly passed away 31 July, 2012 - Breda Stafford)
O'Leary, Tony	Bray	Wicklow	Vocals/Gtr	Capitol Showband, Smokeys, Gallowglass
Oliver, Jackie			Drums	Silhouettes, Melotones, Johnny Hilton Dance Band (thanks to his brother, Colin)
O'Lenehan, Dermot	London	England	Unknown	Duffie
O'Loughlin, Brendan	Limerick	Limerick	Bass/Vocals	Wee 4 S'band, Ambassador 7, Express Showband, Ohio, Parkway Orchestra
O'Loughlin, Denis	Limerick	Limerick	Sax/Clarinet	Pete Roxborough Orchstra, Dermot O'Brien's Clubmen
O'Loughlin, Jack	Limerick	Limerick	Trumpet	Ambassador 7, Heuston Wells & Trident, Empire Showband
O'Loughlin, Michael	Limerick	Limerick	Guitar	Bud Clancy Orchestra
O'Loughlin, Mick	Claremorris	Mayo	Accordion	Mick O'Loughlin Dance Band
O'Mahony, Barry			Bass	The Plainsmen
O'Mahony, Chris*			Bass	Dixielanders Showband, Dixies (passed away July 10, 1990)
O'Mahony, Eddie		Cork	Guitar	Breakaways
O'Malley, Custer*	Belfast	Antrim	Guitar	The Circle
O'Malley, Mick			Guitar	Hoot'nanny's, Buckshot
O'Malley, Tony			Keyboards	Skyrockets Showband
O'Mara, Evelyn*	Boyle	Roscommon	Vocals	Jivenaires, Mystics Showband
O'Meara, Michael*	Waterford	Waterford	Trombone	Blue Aces Showband (brother of Paddy)
O'Meara, Paddy	Waterford	Waterford	Sax	Airchords Showband (brother of Michael)
O'Meara, Pat		Kildare?	Bass	Hi Lites Showband
Ormond, Paddy	Gorey	Wexford	Drums	Roadrunners
O'Neill, Arthur*			Sax	Pat Lynch & The Airchords, Wheels, Art Supple & The Victors
O'Neill, Billy			Guitar	Dermot O'Brien's Clubmen (Billy sadly passed away)
O'Neill, Brendan*			Drums	Spring, Rory Gallagher
O'Neill, Brian	Keady	Armagh	Sax/clarinet	Majestic Showband, Canvas Wagon, Finnavons SB (Brian sadly passed away)
O'Neill, Dan			Unknown	Casterbridge Union
O'Neill, Danny*			Bass	Footappers Showband, Savoy Showband
O'Neill, Desi	Athlone	Westmeath	Vocals	Big Time
O'Neill, Eddie	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Kansas City
O'Neill, Frank			Bass	Frankie McBride & The Polka Dots
O'Neill, Gerry	Belfast	Antrim	Keyboards	Lyttle People
O'Neill, Hugh			Drums	Joe Cuddy Band, Vienna, Fresh Boogie Band, Inchequin
O'Neill, Hugh			Vocals	Fresh Boogie Band, Inchequin
O'Neill, Jimmy	Castlerea	Roscommon	Keyboards/Gtr.	Premier Aces, Murphy and the Swallows
O'Neill, Jimmy	Omagh	Tyrone	Sax	Swing Earls Orchestra, Polka Dots
O'Neill, Jimmy	Mountmellick	Laois	Drums	Ian Corrigan & Country Style
O'Neill, John*	Donaghmore	Tyrone	Keyboards	Philomena Begley & Country Flavour (sadly passed away Dec 30, 2018)
O'Neill, John*			Drums	Magazine, Sands, Wheels, Top 7
O'Neill, Leslie	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	The Deep Set
O'Neill, Martin		Cavan	Drums	Annalees Showband, Ian Corrigan & Country Style
O'Neill, Mickey*	Castleblaney	Monaghan	Drums	Manhattan, Capitol, Times, Swarbriggs, Big 8, Paddy Cole (d.14-6-10)
O'Neill, Noel			Trombone	Jim Farley Band, Berwyn Showband
O'Neill, Shane			Vocals	Blue In Heaven
O'Neill, Terry	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Souls and Heels
O'Reilly, Bren			Unknown	Casterbridge Union
O'Reilly, Brian			Drums	Miami, Jump The Gun
O'Reilly, Cathal				The Shade
O'Reilly, Damien	Belfast	Antrim	Keyboards	Chips, Peggy's Leg
O'Reilly, Gus	Dublin	Dublin	Guitar	The In-Sect
O'Reilly, John	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	Hustlers Showband
O'Reilly, Liam	Arklow	Wicklow	Guitar	Echoes, Red Seven, Columbia Showband, Quartermasters (died 7-18-2022)
O'Reilly, Mick	Bray	Wicklow	Keyboards	Mexicans
O'Reilly, Mick*	Dublin	Dublin	Bass	Transit Showband
O'Reilly, Paddy		Galway	Unknown	Bandits
O'Reilly, Padraig			Keyboards	Driftwood
O'Reilly, Peadar	Galway	Galway	Keyboards	Gerry Cahill Dance Band
O'Reilly, Phil			Trumpet	Airchords Showband
O'Reilly, Phillip	Dublin	Dublin	Drums	The Strike
O'Reilly, Shay	Unknown	Unknown	Trmbn/Vcl	Casino Showband, Indians (a.k.a. Medicine Crow-sadly passed away)
O'Reilly, Tony	Dublin	Dublin	Keyboards	Freewheel
O'Reilly, Willie			Drums	Bye-laws
O'Riain, Ronan "Roco"	Dublin	Dublin	Guitar	Ravens Showband
O'Rourke, Con		Wexford		Supreme Showband
O'Rourke, Gerry			Guitar	Finnavons Showband
O'Rourke,Margaret	Drumnafinla	Leitrim	Vocals	Hi-Lows (sadly passed away July 15, 2013)
O'Rourke, Padraig*			Vocals	Clowns (sadly passed away)
O'Rourke, Tommy			Trumpet	Miami Showband, Sands
Orr, Jimmy*	Belfast	Antrim	Sax/clarinet	Senators Showband, Martells Showband, Harlequins Showband
Osborne, Dennis	Belfast	Antrim	Bass/Gtr/Keyb	Echoes, Seasons Showband, Green Angels (emigrated to Australia in June, 1969)
O'Shaughnessy, Don	Dublin	Dublin	Trumpet	Niagra Showband (emigrated to Las Vegas)
O'Shea, Jerry*	Waterford	Waterford	Drums	Blue Aces Showband
O'Shea, Michael			Unknown	Southern Stars
O'Shea, Paul	Cork	Cork	Guitar	Washington Showband
O'Sullivan, Albert		Dublin	Guitar/fiddle	Gypsies
O'Sullivan, Denis	Cork	Cork	Vocals	Washington Showband
O'Sullivan, Eamon	Cork	Cork	Drums	Fontana/Impact Showband
O'Sullivan, Eddie				Royal Showband
O'Sullivan, Eugene		Limerick	Keyboards	Gimik
O'Sullivan, Kevin	Cork	Cork	Bass	Ritz Showband (sadly passed away in a house fire in April, 2008)
O'Sullivan, Liam			Sax	Greenbeats, Memphis Showband,
O'Sullivan, Mick		Limerick	Bass	Gimik
O'Sullivan, Murt	Bantry	Cork	Bass	Regal Showband (Mike Ahern tells us Murt passed away)
O'Sullivan, Joe		Cork	Drums	Michael O'Callaghan Showband, Dixies (sadly passed away 10th May,2010)
O'Sullivan, Paddy	Bantry	Cork	Bass	Regal Showband (Mike Ahern tells us Paddy passed away 6-1-13)
O'Sullivan, Paddy			Unknown	Broadsiders
O'Toole, Alan	Navan	Meath	Sax	Burmah Showband
O'Toole, Connie	Dublin	Dublin	Bass	Some People
O'Toole, David	Dublin	Dublin	Guitar/Multi	Skin Deep, Talk to Strangers, Bordello, Papa Hobo
O'Toole, Eamon	Clonmel	Tipperary	Unknown	Rim-Shot Showband
O'Toole, Fran	Bray	Wicklow	Keyboards	Miami Showband (killed by terrorists in July 31, 1975)
O'Toole, Joe			Vocals	Dixies, Flint (after Joe Mac and brendan left)
O'Toole, Noel	Kanturk	Cork	Trumpet	Tree Tops, Top League, Dingaling
Otterson, Danny			Sax	Chestnuts
Owens, Al	Strokestown	Roscommon	Trombone	Ramblers Showband (emigrated to England playing with several Irish outfits)
Owens, Chuck	Granard	Longford	Vocals/Fiddle	Wagon Wheels, Sahara, Texans, New Smokeys, Blueboys (died Dec 19,2020)
Owens, Eugene		Sligo	Guitar	Fenians Ballad Group
Owens, Frank*	Bray	Wicklow	Bass	Ian Corrigan & Country Style, Jim Farley Big band
Owen, Hank	Bray	Wicklow	Guitar	Mexicans
Owens, Henry		Cork	Guitar	Breakaways
Owens, Ivan	Ballymoney	Antrim	Guitar	Green Angels, Trefor Owens Band
Owens, Paddy*	Omagh	Tyrone	Guitar	Swing Earls Orchestra, Polka Dots
Owens, Sean	Bray	Wicklow	Bass	Mexicans
Owens, Trefor	Ballymoney	Antrim	Keyboards/Bass	Beltona Showband, Leo McCaffrey & The Glensmen, Trefor Owens Band (Ivan's brother)

Acknowledgements:
*Our thanks to Jimmy Compton, Brian O'Brien, Brian "Shorty" O'Kane, Martin Flynn, Danny McLaughlin, Andy Monk, Joe Dodd, Peter Kinsey, Teddie Palmer, Patrick Hoye, Alec Clince, Dessie Lennox, Karl Compton, Michael Niblett, Declan Colgan, Mick Gilligan, Brian Wynne, Paul Welch, John McGrenra, Alan Carr, Catherine Dovonan, Alan White, Glen Brown, Alan Jones, Basil Henriques, Tom Foley, Alec Cowan, James Meredith, John Doohan, Dave Hynes, John Baird, Elaine Schneider (nee Ruane), Lorraine Clarke, Billy Garland, Trefor Owens, Ernie Corrigan, Jakub Sawicki, Seamus Casey, Paddy Brennan's "Golden Era of Irish Showbands," & Eugene Nixon's "He's Not Working...He's in a Band" for their assistance with many of the names on this list.