Mother Machree
First release by Will Oakland (December 24, 1910)
- Music written by
- Ernest R. Ball, Chauncey Olcott
- Lyrics written by
- Rida Johnson Young
- Publication date
- 1910
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-901.136.128-7 ISWC
- Comments
- Although popular with Irish singers (particularly tenors), this is actually a song written by Americans. The "machree" of the title is not a name. Instead, it is an Anglo-Irish term of endearment, literally meaning "my heart". This song was written for the play Barry of Ballymore.
- Published by
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PATTERDALE MUSIC LTD
GEMA
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license