Person Open DS/UK/3920 O'Mara; Joseph (1864-1927); Irish opera singer O'Mara Joseph 1864-1927 Irish opera singer Male Josef O'Mara

Joseph O'Mara (16 July 1864 – 5 August 1927) was an Irish opera singer of the Victorian era. Born at Limerick, Ireland, O'Mara was the second youngest of thirteen children, born to James O'Mara, the owner of a bacon factory. His mother died when O'Mara was a teenager. He was educated at a Jesuit school, the Crescent College. As a boy, he sang as a chorister in St John's Cathedral, Limerick. At eighteen he sailed for a year aboard an ocean liner traveling between Dundee and Calcutta before returning to his father's business, "totally cured" of the desire to live a life at sea. He also sang in the choir of St. Michael's Church in Limerick. O'Mara's family was prominent in Limerick, producing a number of mayors of the city, including his nephew Stephen O'Mara (1886–1959), who was mayor from 1921-1923. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/17/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 055c5bd6-2983-47c5-9e3a-69f1cf29f527