John K. Casey

John Keegan "Leo" Casey (1846 – 17 March 1870), known as the Poet of the Fenians, was an Irish poet, orator and republican who was famous as the writer of the song "The Rising of the Moon" and as one of the central figures in the Fenian Rising of 1867. He was imprisoned by the English and died on St. Patrick's Day in 1870.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1846, Died March 17, 1870

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	C-11813	12-in.	4/2/1912	Maire, my girl	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 161-b]	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1928	Maire, my girl	George Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

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Wikipedia: John Keegan Casey

LCNAR: Casey, John K. (John Keegan), 1846-1870 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83006846

Wikidata: John Keegan Casey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6242621

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/21047900

MusicBrainz: John Keegan Casey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a7b6eba2-1556-434e-b8eb-38d5bf6f85e6

ISNI: 0000 0000 2638 4904 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000026384904

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/107631

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