In 1757 he was a co-founder member, with the Earl of Mornington, of the Musical Academy in Dublin.
The work mixes Irish, English, French and Italian popular airs in O'Hara's arrangements with spoken recitatives.
"[2] In 1774, Kane established a theatre in Dublin called Mr. Punch's Patagonian Theatre, which in 1776 transferred to London, producing puppet show versions of operas and burlettas.
He went blind in 1781 but continued his interest in theatre until his death in Dublin the following year.
A number of his papers and manuscripts are held at the National Library of Ireland.