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	William Percy French - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Percy French ( May 1, 1854 â“ January 24, 1920) was one of Ireland 's foremost songwriters and entertainers in his day.
		French was born at Cloonyquin House, near Roscommon, son of a landlord.
		William Percy French died from pneumonia in 1920 at the age of 65.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Percy_French (409 words)

	The West Clare Railway Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Percy French, who in his effort to fasten due liability on the company for his failure through their breakdown "en route" to enable him to turn up in time at an advertised performance at Kilkee, which damage he estimated at £10 provided an hour's entertainment for the court 'free of charge'.
		French had a magic lantern also and it did not arrive at the hall until 9 o'clock when it was too late to be put up.
		French's position he would say there was a very graceless defense on the part of the company, and it reflected very little credit on whoever was responsible for it.
	www.westclarerailway.com /stories2.html (1825 words)

	Percy French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Percy French was born at Cloonyquin, County Roscommon, Ireland in 1854, the second son of Christopher French, L.D., J.P. and his wife Susan Emma.
		The career of Percy French as an entertainer reached its zenith when he and Dr. Collisson toured Canada, U.S.A. and the West Indies in 1910 and received enthusiastic notices in the major cities of the east coast.
		French also toured the ski resorts of Switzerland from time to time and although based in London from 1900, he returned to play the holiday resorts and towns of Ireland each year without fail.
	www.pdevlinz.btinternet.co.uk /percyfrench.htm (1278 words)

	Percy French
		He was the second son of landowner Christopher French, L.D., J.P. and his wife Susan Emma (nee Percy).The Frenches were descended from one of the famous merchant tribes of Galway but in the face of changing social and economic conditions their fortunes were somewhat on the decline.
		Percy French loved the company of children and the following are pictograph letters which he sent to his children from Dublin.
		William Percy French (1854-1920) was born at Cloonyquin, County Roscommon, Ireland.
	www.percyfrench.org /Percy%20French/percyfrench.htm (683 words)

	PERCY FRENCH - 150th Anniversary. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Percy French was born in Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon 1st May 1854.
		French was also a very talented painter and he excelled in painting sky scenes particularly through the medium of water colours.
		French would not accept the excuse for the delay which the railway officials gave and which briefly, was as follows.
	sunset.ennis.ie /article.php3?id_article=571 (624 words)

	Percy French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Percy French (1854-1920) was born at Cloonyquin, County Roccommon, Ireland.
		The Frenches were descended from one of the famous merchant tribes of Galway but in the face of changing social and economic conditions their fortunes were somewhat on the decline.
		French's daughter, the late Ettie, provided the music for 'That's Why We're Burying Him' while more recently still, the famous Irish tenor and performer of Percy French material.
	users2.ev1.net /~smyth/linernotes/personel/FrenchPercy.htm (821 words)

	canadian newspapers canadian government canada senate politics - Vindicator.ca - Search for Stolen Percy French Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Twenty-one boxes of French memorabilia were housed at the North Down Heritage Centre in Bangor, County Down, during an exhibition of the artist's life and work held in the Fall of 2002.
		Because of French's link to Canada, this web page wishes to help by exhorting those who take a delight in his work to be on the look out for any of the missing memorabilia which may turn up in this country, and report it to the authorities.
		Percy French was born in 1854 at Clooneyquin in County Roscommon, Ireland, and died in England in 1910.
	www.vindicator.ca /vindicator/june_2003_can_2.asp (493 words)

	Clare People: Percy French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Percy French was born in Cloonyquin, County Roscommon on 1st May, 1854.
		In 1898 Percy French sued the directors of the West Clare Railway Company for "loss of earnings" when he and his troupe of entertainers were late for a performance in Moores Hall, Kilkee.
		Percy French died from pneumonia on 24th January 1920, aged 65.
	www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/people/percy.htm (541 words)

	Encyclopedia: Percy French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Percy French ( May 1, 1854 – January 24, 1920) was one of Ireland 's foremost songwriters and entertainers in his day.
		It is said that he wrote his best song during this period.
		He became renowned for composing and singing comic songs and gained considerable distinction with such songs as Phil the Fluters Ball, Slattery's Mounted Fut, and The Mountains O' Mourne.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Percy-French (375 words)

	william_percy_french (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		of Percy French The background music is Mountains of Mourne Sequenced by Barry Taylor William Percy French was born on May 1, 1854 near Roscommon, Ireland.
		The building is designed on the theme of William Percy French, an artist, composer, musician and one of the celebrities of his...
		page Percy French Collection Cover of the score of andquot;The Mountains of Mourneandquot; by Percy French William Percy French was born on May 1st, 1854, the son of Christopher French and Susan Percy, in Cloonyquin...
	william_percy_french.networklive.org (321 words)

	The Contemplator's Very Short Biography of Percy French (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Percy French was born on May 1, 1854 near Roscommon, Ireland.
		French did not publish another song (although he wrote many) until 1888 when Andy McElroe was published.
		French graduated from college as an engineer and worked for seven years in Cavan as the Inspector of Drains.
	www.contemplator.com /history/pfrench.html (307 words)

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		FRENCH, ANNIE (1872-1965) I dree, I dree, I dropped it, I sent a letter to my love and on the way I dropped it, 28cm x 36.5cm, w/c, p/i, s, dos.
		FRENCH, ANNIE (1872-1965) Private correspondence, 17.5cm, p/i, w/c,.
		FRENCH, VISCOUNT JOHN R. (exh.1912-1923) H.M. The King's Guard, Whitehall; A regimental Sergant-Major with mascot, 25.6cm x 36cm, w/c, i, d.
	www.antiquesbulletin.com /information/artprices/result.php?page=18&atoz=f (790 words)

	The Percy French Trail: The Agony and the Ecstasy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Percy French Trail, a 3-day walk organised to raise funds for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, took place recently in Counties Roscommon, Cavan and Down - and raised over €25,000 in support of the national charity based in Cork.
		Rostrevor at the foot of the Mourne Mountains was shrouded in mist when the walkers arrived for the last leg of their challenge on the Saturday morning.
		Phase II of this walking challenge is set to take place in May 2004 as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the birth of William Percy French.
	www.pets.co.ni /news/issue14/percyfrench.htm (499 words)

	Your Place And Mine - Down - Percy French
		William Percy French was also an entertainer, poet and painter.
		Today the watercolours of Percy French can fetch high prices but, with no desire to accumulate money himself, French frequently paid for his board and lodgings with paintings or gave them away to friends.
		When Mrs McFerran had finished eating, French turned her empty plate upside down, took a lit candle and drew a picture with the wax.
	www.bbc.co.uk /northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/A747858.shtml (393 words)

	Tours in Ireland, Fair Ireland Tours.
		Born in Cloonyquinn, Co. Roscommon 1st, May 1854 Percy French went on to become one of the foremost entertainers of his day and his songs are as popular today as they were over 100 years ago.
		We are accompanied throughout the entire tour by Michael Lawlor, Irish Operatic Tenor, and Tim Cotter, National Tour Guide, aboard one of our luxury coaches in an all inclusive package featuring the songs of Percy French, their meanings and associations, their history and some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland.
		Early lunch at The Percy French Pub in Newcastle and then on to Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland since the Middle Ages, and longer associated with St. Patrick.
	www.fairireland.com /tours.htm (994 words)

	1920 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		May 17 - French and Belgian troops leave the cities they have occupied in Germany.
		January 2 - Paul Adam, French writer (b.
		June 14 - Gabrielle RÃ©jane, French actress (b.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1920 (2857 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Percy B. St. John: The French Revolution in 1848
		Percy B. St. John was an eyewitness to the events herein described, and the following were taken from his notes compiled at the time.
		The journals of the opposition appeared with the notice, in large letters, at the head of their papers, that the banquet was given up, and an appeal to the population of Paris to keep order, formed a very prominent part of the announcement.
		It appeared that a ball, from a gun which went off accidentally, had struck his horse's leg, and that thinking he was attacked, he had ordered a discharge.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1848johnson.html (2936 words)

	Engologist.com, Willie" Percy French, Songwriter, Engineer, Articles, Features, Search, Health, Depression, ...
		Percy French 1854-1920 - ( Percy was his Stage Name)
		Following the demise of 'The Jarvey', French, never far from the footlights, provided the libretto and played the leading role in two comic operas (music by his friend and collaborator, Dr.W.H.Collisson).
		The finest all round collection of Percy French's watercolours is nowadays in the care of The Percy French Society at the North Down Heritage Centre in Northern Ireland.
	www.engology.com /articlepercyfrench.htm (1292 words)

	Percy French's Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This CD is a recording of a collection of some of Percy French's music performed by a Tenor, Michael Lawlor, who lives and works in Ireland.
		What makes Percy French so worthwhile a study, apart from his achievements in the field of artistic production, including his paintings, songs, ballads, plays, operas, poems, parodies, was the unique attitude to life that underpinned this and made his success possible.
		But there is more to William Percy French than that, as his less hackneyed more reflective songs such as gortnamona and Innismella unveil.
	www.irlonline.com /french (502 words)

	Poet: Percy French - All poems of Percy French
		Percy French Percy French was born at Cloonyquin, County Roscommon,...
		The career of Percy French as an entertainer reached its zenith when he and Dr....
		In 1898 Percy French sued the directors of the West Clare Railway Company for...
	www.poemhunter.com /percy-french/poet-20376 (182 words)

	► Lyrics: PERCY FRENCH - ABDUL ABULBUL AMIR Song Lyrics
		Written in 1877 by Percy French, an Irish music hall entertainer.
		Percy French - Abdul Abulbul Amir Lyrics Viewed 3 Times.
		All song lyrics are property of their respective owners and are strictly for educational use only.
	www.ilyric.net /Lyrics/P/Percy-French/Abdul-Abulbul-Amir.html (497 words)

	Percy French
		In August 1984 this memorial doorway to immortalise the memory of Percy French, was erected by the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society on the site of his old home in Clooneyquinn, about 2km north-west of Tulsk Village.
		It consists of a bust and commemorative plaque set in an arch, and happily incorporates the original doorstep of the house.
		Perch French, engineer, songwriter, artist, and journalist was born in Clooneyquinn on May 1st 1854 and died in Lancashire on January 24th 1920 after four years of declining health.
	www.iol.ie /~tulskns/page3.html (107 words)

	Percy French Hotel, Strokestown, Co Roscommon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		N amed after the famous composer ('Percy French', who was born nearby) this hotel is situated in Strokestown.
		Activities in the area include hiking and hillwalking, cycling, horse riding and sailing.
		Strokestown Golf Course is only 2 miles from the Percy French Hotel with Carrick on Shannon a 16 mile drive.
	www.percyfrenchhotel.com (182 words)

	[minstrels] Abdul Abulbul Amir -- Percy French
		From: Touchma1@ I immensely enjoy this poem; it was read to me as a kid, but there are so many variants on French's famous work that it is well-nigh impossible to decipher what the first draft looked like, and indeed French probably wrote several takes on the initial ballad before submitting it to his publisher.
		From: "Barry&Joyce" < badgie@ > Abdul and many other of French's songs were recorded by Brendan O'Dowda.
		Greeting on this the 150 anniversary of birth of Percy French.
	www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/358.html (11212 words)

	Percy French - Irish Dresden 2180 - Irish Dresden @ stevescollectibles.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Percy French - Irish Dresden 2180 - Irish Dresden @ stevescollectibles.com
		Items are custom made to order please allow extra time for delivery.
		Percy French Irish Dresden Traditional - Special Editions Item # 2180
	scgifts.biz /irish-dresden/percy-french.html (139 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lunch is available in the café in the demesne, the hotel, the Cornerstone pub, the diner at the top of Elphin Street, and hot snacks to take away are sold in the supermarkets.
		The Percy French Hotel presents comedian Paul Malone.
		Celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth - the poems and music of Percy French, by Tommy Murray and ( provisionally Irene Guckian,) and some traditional favourites too.
	www.strokestownpoetryprize.com /festival2004.htm (220 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Percy French was born on May 1st, 1854, the son of Christopher French and Susan Percy, in Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon.
		He became ill and died in 1920 and is burried in St. Luke's Cemetry in Formby.
		A memorial to Percy French is located near his ancestral home at Cloonyquin, Elphin, Co. Roscommon.
	www.iol.ie /~roslib/local.html (735 words)

	BookkooB: World of Percy French - Brendan O'Dowda
		Above you will see a list of UK book stores, along with their stock and price details for World of Percy French by Brendan O'Dowda.
		View other editions of World of Percy French.
		This little book contains much material used by the Victorian stage Irish and which has lost a bit through time but there are some gems of wit and imagination which are timeless, written by a sort of Irish Wodehouse.
	www.bookkoob.co.uk /book/0856404829.htm (287 words)

	William Percy French - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		William Percy French - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		William Percy French - Your Art History Reference Guide!
		William Percy French ( May 1 1854 – January 24 1920) was one of Ireland 's foremost songwriters and entertainers in his day.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Percy_French (385 words)

	William Percy French - Hotel Resource Book Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		William Percy French - Hotel Resource Book Store
		Store Home / Music / William Percy French
		I bought this CD, (plus the video) in July 2000 and listened to it so much I think it must be just about worn out.!!!The video I have seen so often I bet I have seen every idiosyncrasy of each of them.
	www.hotelresource.com /bookstore/artistsearch_William%20Percy%20French/mode_music.html (112 words)

	Cavan Information County Cavan Ireland Tourist Information Cavan Attractions Cavan Percy French
		Cavan, the most southerly of the Ulster counties, is greatly diversified in surface.
		Cavan Town, with its beautiful cathedral, is home to the popular Cavan Crystal brand of hand-cut glass, and also to Killykeen Forest park, on Lough Oughter, one of the finest coarse fishing lakes in Ireland.
		In song, Cavan is most famous because of Percy French's song, 'Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff'.
	www.ebookireland.com /cavan.htm (786 words)

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