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 ...

Written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., with music composed by Ernest Ball, “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” is a love letter to Ireland and its people. The song came out in a time when Irish ...

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, NY (WKBW-TV) — Author and historian Tim Bohen has written extensively about the Buffalo born Chauncey Olcott known for his Irish songs like "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". Tim says "He was ...

A Canadian woman celebrated her 101st birthday by singing her favorite Irish songs, including the enormously popular "When Irish Eyes are Smiling". Kathleen Pickard, whose parents emigrated to Canada ...