Haley, Bill: Rock and Roll star from the early 1950’s,
his song “Rock Around the Clock” shaped the course of popular American music.
John Ford (born Sean Aloysius O'Feeney) Director of classic films as "Stagecoach,"
"She Wore A Yellow Ribbon," Cheyenne Autumn," "The Informer," and many other.
Huston, John: Director of classic films as "The Maltese Falcon,"
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," "The Red Badge of Courage," "The Aftican Queen,", "Moby
Dick," "The Man Who Would Be King," “Chinatown and many others.
Murrow, Edward R: (1908-1965): CBS correspondent.
Peck Gregory: Ocsar-winning actor whose roles included To Kill a Mockingbird.
Hebert, Victor: Born in Dublin, Ireland. Known best for his light
operas in the early 1900's. He wrote the music for "Babes In Toyland." .
Shannon, James Royce: Shannon wrote the lyrics to what is now an Irish-American anthem, Too Ra Loo
Ra Loo Ral, in 1913. The song premiered in Chauncey Olcott's production of Shameen Dhu (Black-haired Jimmy). The
song later became a hit for Bing Crosby who sang it in Going My Way (1944). Olcott produced several shows about
Ireland for the New York stage.
Over in Killarney,
Many years ago,
Me mither sang a song to me
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In
her good ould Irish way,
And I'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush, now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby.
Oft,
in dreams I wander
To that cot again,
I feel her arms a huggin' me
As when she held me then.
And I hear
her voice a humin'
To me as in days or yore,
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush, now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That's an Irish lullaby.
