Patrick Joseph McCall, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Patrick Joseph McCall

Irish poet and musician

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1861

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1919

Profession: poet, songwriter

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Patrick Joseph McCall

  • Patrick Joseph McCall (6 March 1861 – 8 March 1919) was an Irish songwriter and poet, known mostly as the author of lyrics for popular ballads.
  • He was assisted in putting the Wexford ballads, dealing with the 1798 Rising, to music by Arthur Warren Darley using traditional Irish airs.
  • His surname is one of the many anglicizations of the Irish surname Mac Cathmhaoil, a family that were chieftains of Kinel Farry (Clogher area) in County Tyrone.

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