A Blasket Island Songbook

Thanks to many good people who have assisted me in the various stages of this project
and offered support and warm encouragement along the way.
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Martin Kearney (Martin’s son) and Diane Kearney (Marty’s wife) - Springfield, MA

Eleanor Kearney (Martin’s wife) – Springfield, MA

Dáithí de Mórdha, OPW, Ionad an Bhlascaoid – Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Brian Unger – Kansas City, MO

The College of Arts & Media and The Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Department at the University of Colorado Denver – Denver, CO

Caitlín Firtear - Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Colleen Duby, Executive Director, Irish Fulbright Commission – Dublin, Ireland

Michelle Carpenter and Sam McGuire, University of Colorado Denver – Denver, CO

Dave and Joni Krickbaum – Denver, CO

Ed and Jennie Bartlett – Cambridge, MA and Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland

David Bondelevitch, University of Colorado Denver – Denver, CO

Sean Cahillane – Springfield, MA

Judith Kappenman, The Irish Cultural Center – Chicopee, MA

The children and grandchildren of Martin Kearney – Springfield and Chicopee, MA

Mike Carney – SPringfield, MA

Maureen Kearney Oski – Springfield, MA