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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, The Limited Company
O'Brien, Dermot	Ardee	Louth	Accor/Vocals	Clubmen, Dermot O'Brien Band (sadly passed away May 22, 2007)
O'Brien, Fergus			Guitar	Tony & The Graduates
O'Brien, Francis				Quartermasters
O'Brien, Frankie			Guitar	Premier Aces
O'Brien, Gerry			Bass	Berwyn Showband
O'Brien, John			Guitar	New Blues, Bagatelle
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, Paud*			Sax/clarinet	Red Seven Showband, Avonairs Showband
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, Ronan	Belfast	Antrim	Keyboards	Tony Kenny Band, The Crack, Geraldine Brannigan Band
O'Callaghan, Sean	Kingscourt	Cavan	Drums	Silver Pennies
O'Carroll, Gus	Cork	Cork	Sax	Vards Showband, Tears Showband, Fantasy, Rio
O'Connell, Brendan			Guitar	Melochords Showband, The Cadets, Johnny McEvoy Band
O'Connell, Christy	Cork	Cork	Guitar	Brendan O'Brien, Tony Stevens Band (emigrated to Boston)
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*	Limerick	Limerick	Drums	Reform
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, 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	Dublin	Dublin	Trumpet	New Blues, 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, Michael			Trumpet	Trend Showband
O'Domhnaill, Mike			Guitar	Bothy Band (Michael sadly passed away in July, 2006)
O'Donnell, Al		Dublin	Gtr/Vocals	Solo
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		Donegal	Vocals	Slieve Foy Showband
O'Donnell, Tony	Sligo	Sligo	Guitar/Keybrds	Savoy Swing 7, Dee Leydon & The Powermen, Fintan Stanley & Maisie McDaniel
O'Donnell, Vincent			Drums	College Boys
O'Donoghue, Alfie	Castleconnell	Limerick	Unknown	Goldust
O'Donoghue, Ray		Cork	Unknown	Jack Brierley Showband
O'Donoghue, Shay				Debonaires, Dreams, Tony Kenny Band
O'Donoghue, Stevie	Limerick	Limerick	Drums	College Showband, Ambassador 7 Showband
O'Donovan, Gerry			Guitar	Alyce
O'Donovan, Mike		Cork	Drums	Dixies
O'Dowd, Alfie			Drums	Kelley & Klass
O'Dowd, Bill				Kingdom Showband
O'Dowd, Shaun	Carrick onShannon	Leitrim	Vocals/Gtr	Kevin Woods Showband, Top League, Sean O'Dowd & Dingaling
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	Tracy and the Grassroots
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, 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*			Keyboards	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*			Vocals	Boyfriends, Cromwell, Bananas, Sheriff, Romance (J. Logan's brother)
O'Hagan, Sean	Howth	Dublin	Vocals	Johnny Logan Band (a.k.a. Johnny Logan)
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
O'Kane, Brian*	Belfast	Antrim	Bass	Tony Kenny, Lovers, Daddy Cool & Lollipops, Topcats, Strangers, Shorty & Heatbeats
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 Showband
O'Keefe, Finbar	Cork	Cork	Trumpet	Saints Showband
O'Keefe, Pat			Trumpet	Nomads 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, Finbar*	Cork	Cork	Keyboards	Dixielanders/Dixies (Finbar sadly passed away June 12, 2002)
O'Leary, Finbar			Guitar	Regal Showband
O'Leary, Hugh			Sax	Blueglows Showband
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	Trombone	Blue Aces Showband
O'Meara, Paddy			Sax	Airchords 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, 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, 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		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
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'Reilly, Brian			Drums	Miami, Jump The Gun
O'Reilly, Cathal				The Shade
O'Reilly, Damien	Belfast	Antrim	Keyboards	Chips, Peggy's Leg
O'Reilly, Liam	Arklow	Wicklow	Guitar	Echoes, Red Seven, Columbia Showband, Quartermasters
O'Reilly, Mick	Bray	Wicklow	Keyboards	Mexicans
O'Reilly, Mick*	Dublin	Dublin	Bass	Transit Showband
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			Trmbn/Vcl	Casino Showband, Indians (a.k.a. Medicine Crow-sadly passed away)
O'Reilly, Willie			Drums	Bye-laws
O'Rourke, Con		Wexford		Supreme Showband
O'Rourke, Gerry			Guitar	Finnavons Showband
O'Rourke, Margaret		Leitrim	Vocals	Hi-Lows
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'Shaunessy, 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'Sullivan, Albert		Dublin	Guitar/fiddle	Gypsies
O'Sullivan, Eamon		Cork	Drums	Impact Showband
O'Sullivan, Eddie				Royal Showband
O'Sullivan, Kevin	Cork	Cork	Bass	Ritz Showband (sadly passed away in a house fire in April, 2008)
O'Sullivan, Liam			Sax	Greenbeats
O'Sullivan, Joe		Cork	Drums	Michael O'Callaghan Showband, Dixies (sadly passed away 10th May,2010)
O'Sullivan, Paddy			Unknown	Broadsiders
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, 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)
Owens, Al	Strokestown	Roscommon	Trombone	Ramblers Showband (emigrated to England playing with several Irish outfits)
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.