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Frederick WeatherlyFrederick Edward Weatherly (1848-1929) was an English lawyer, author, songwriter and radio entertainer. He was the composer of the well-known ballad "Danny Boy." Frederick Weatherly was born in Somersetshire and graduated from Oxford University with a law degree in 1871. Multi-talented, in addition to his law practise, he also wrote adult Science Fiction/Fantasy novels and more that fifty children's books plus composed a number of songs. Beatrix Potter's first signed illustrations were published in "A Happy Pair", a book of verse written by Weatherly. Weatherly wrote the song "Danny Boy" in 1910, but it did not meet with much success. In 1912 his sister-in-law in America sent him an old Irish tune called the "Londonderry Air," which he had never heard before. The tune matched his lyrics perfectly. He published the now-famous song in 1913. Weatherly, Frederick Weatherly, Frederick Weatherly, Frederick Weatherly, Frederick Weatherly, Frederick Weatherly, Frederick
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