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Ernest R Ball

Ernest Roland Ball[1] (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927) was an American singer and songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” in 1912. He was not himself Irish.

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Songs by Ernest R Ball:

  • A Little Bit Of Heaven
  • Mother Machree
  • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
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Mary Holland

On this day in 1935

Mary Holland, noted journalist of the 1970s and 1980s in Northern Ireland and Scoop of the year award winner in 1994, is born in Dover.

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