Love it or loathe it, “Danny Boy” is a song for the ages. How well do you know it? The melody comes from the famous “Derry Air’ song, with the lyrics set down in 1913 by British barrister and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s depressing, it’s not usually sung in Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day, and its lyrics were written by an Englishman who never set foot on Irish soil. Those are only some of the ...

One of Ireland's greatest songs, 'Danny Boy,' turned 100 in 2013. To mark the occasion, a BBC4 television documentary, 'Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched The World,' explored this great, timeless ...

The surprising origins of Danny Boy, one of the best-loved and most recorded songs in the world, lead you to the doorstep of a Portishead-born lawyer with a prolific talent for writing lyrics.

Millions in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and throughout the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, commemorating the death some 1,556 years ago of the patron saint of Ireland. While much is ...