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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Music
Irish ballads like “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” were tremendously popular in the United States at the turn of the century, but Irish music’s influence extended far beyond this genre and this...
Setting
“When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” was written in 1912. By that time, the Irish immigrants who had come to the United States in the 1800s with few skills and little education had managed to transfor...
