It's a Long Way to Tipperary
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"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" is an English music hall song first performed in 1912 by Jack Judge, and written by Judge and Harry Williams, though authorship of the song has long been disputed.
Sheet music cover
Sheet music cover
Sculpture in Tipperary Town, Ireland, commemorating the song
The song was so popular that its title is referenced in English in this German propaganda poster for distribution in occupied France.
John McCormack (tenor)
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Count John Francis McCormack, was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. He was also a Papa
It's a Long Way to Tipperary
…by Jack Judge, and written by Judge and Harry Williams, though authorship of the song has long been disputed. It was recorded in 1914 by Irish tenor John McCormack. It was used as a marching song among soldiers in the First World War and is remembered as a song of that war. Welcoming signs in the town of Tipperary…
John Mc Cormack, 1884 1945 LCCN2003677331
McCormack's birthplace, The Bawn, Athlone.
The grave of John McCormack in Dean's Grange Cemetery
McCormack in the 5000-seat New York Hippodrome c.1915–1916