Does anyone have any knowledge of wooden whistles made by Pat O’Dwyer in Ireland. The Whistle and Drum web site has these whistles at a price comparable to Copelands and Thin Weasels. I recently purchased one and it plays like a charm, sweet and wonderful tone across both octaves. The description on The Whistle and Drum website claims that O’Dwyer’s whistles were the first wooden whistles to win the All-Ireland, taking both 1st and 3rd place in 2003.
Greg
See JessieK’s recent posting on it-- I think it’s subject line is “The Blackbird”. She gave a very nice review of it.
Best,
Andrea
Geez, I wasn’t even close (other than translation) on that subject line! It was Lon Dubh Wooden Whistle mini-review:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=15842&highlight=blackbird
~Andrea
Andrea you were correct the Lon Dubh whistle is made by Patrick O’Dwyer. Jessie K’s review is the correct one. 
Oh, yes… I knew I had the correct thread-- I just initially had Greg searching for the wrong subject line! So I had to correct myself. It’s a Virgo Moon thing. 
~Andrea
hey guys… by the way - I was originally mistaken. Pat also works with a partner named Aidan McNamara… I’ll update the site soon… I just got some more in blackwood along with a minidisc recording of the 3rd place Al IR champ - as well as a 5 page handwritten description of their whistles and pat’s background! I think I’ll have time this evening to put it all together… The new blackwoods are striking… We’ll get a pic up soon.
Cheers,
Man Greg-- you got WHOA BAD! 
Just updated the O’Dwyer / McNamara page with new pics, and excerpt from a letter he just wrote us & a new sound clip played by the 3rd place All IR whistler.
Wow! That’s a beautiful whistle. Patrick O’Donnell makes that whistle sing. He can sure play. I’m feeling WHOA and jealousy at the same time.