Mother Machree

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"Mother Machree" is a popular early 20th-century sentimental song celebrating Irish motherhood and maternal devotion.

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Mother Machree canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sentimental song ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedCommunity Irish-American community ⓘ
associatedEthnicity Irish ⓘ
associatedWork Barry of Ballymore ⓘ
composer Ernest R. Ball ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalRole anthem of Irish motherhood ⓘ
decade 1910s ⓘ
describes sacrifice of an Irish mother ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
firstAppearanceIn Barry of Ballymore ⓘ
firstAppearanceMedium stage musical ⓘ
genre Irish song ⓘ
sentimental song ⓘ
hasChorusLine “I love the dear silver that shines in your hair” ⓘ
“Sure, I love the dear heart of my Mother Machree” ⓘ
hasForm verse-chorus form ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle ballad ⓘ
parlor song ⓘ
hasSubject Irish motherhood ⓘ
maternal devotion ⓘ
influenced later Irish-American sentimental songs ⓘ
intendedAudience Irish diaspora ⓘ
general popular music audience ⓘ
isAbout mother–child relationship ⓘ
isStandardIn Irish-American vocal repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Chauncey Olcott ⓘ
Rida Johnson Young ⓘ
notablePerformer Bing Crosby ⓘ
Chauncey Olcott ⓘ
John McCormack ⓘ
Maureen O’Hara ⓘ
performanceContext Irish-American family gatherings ⓘ
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations ⓘ
publicationYear 1910 ⓘ
recordedBy Bing Crosby ⓘ
Chauncey Olcott ⓘ
John McCormack ⓘ
sentiment highly sentimental ⓘ
theme Irish identity ⓘ
love for one’s mother ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
titleCharacter Irish mother ⓘ
usedIn Irish-American popular culture ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mother Machree (1928 film) → hasSong → Mother Machree ⓘ
Brian McHugh → appearsIn → Mother Machree ⓘ
Brian McHugh → workTitle → Mother Machree ⓘ
William Kernell → notableWork → Mother Machree ⓘ
William Kernell → workedOn → Mother Machree ⓘ
Ellen McHugh → appearsIn → Mother Machree ⓘ
Ellen McHugh → filmTitle → Mother Machree ⓘ