Today, we mark the 147th anniversary of the birth of Ernest Roland Ball (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927), the American composer whose heartfelt melody for “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” has become an ...

There is one song you will probably hear today in St. Patrick’s Day celebrations all over the country and across the world, from the humble village pub to the most elaborate hotel soiree. It is the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Indeed, everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day - and a whole lot of people will be singing an Irish classic composed by a Clevelander. Raise a pint to "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" ...

Chauncey Olcott was born a few years prior to the start of the Civil War to an Irish immigrant mother. He was raised in Buffalo’s rough-and-tumble Canal District, where his mother, Peggy (Doyle) ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It is like the St Patrick’s Day anthem. “When Irish Eyes are Smiling, ‘tis like a morn’ in spring." It is the time of year that everyone is Irish and there are Irish eyes smiling ...

This episode features exclusive access to the Steelers 2-1 start, Mason McCormick's Irish roots and getting Croke Park ready for an NFL game This episode features exclusive access to the Steelers ...

The former prime minister of Canada Brian Mulroney say the Irish American classic “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” to President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago, Florida resort, on Saturday night. A video ...