Friday, 10 February 2017 17:18
Percy French (Roscommon): Irish Heritage Hall of Fame Inductee
William Percy French Will Never Be Omitted In Any Historic Collection Of Famous Irish Composers "Are Ye Right There Michael, Are Ye Right , Do You Think That We’ll Be There Before The Night". These were the words, written in 1902, that summoned Percy French to a libel court case in Co. Clare, activated by the owners of the West Clare Railway. Percy French was of Anglo Irish ancestry and few song composers, if any, wrote about Ireland, its people…