Mother Machree
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"Mother Machree" is a popular early 20th-century sentimental song celebrating Irish motherhood and maternal devotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mother Machree canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sentimental song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity | Irish-American community ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Irish ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Barry of Ballymore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ernest R. Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole | anthem of Irish motherhood ⓘ |
| decade | 1910s ⓘ |
| describes | sacrifice of an Irish mother ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Barry of Ballymore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general popular music audience ⓘ |
| isAbout | mother–child relationship ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | Irish-American vocal repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Chauncey Olcott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rida Johnson Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chauncey Olcott NERFINISHED ⓘ John McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Irish-American family gatherings
ⓘ
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chauncey Olcott NERFINISHED ⓘ John McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentiment | highly sentimental ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish identity
ⓘ
love for one’s mother ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Irish mother ⓘ |
| usedIn | Irish-American popular culture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.