Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago

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Eugene Dunphy tells how an Irish-American actor popularised a rollicking ballad.

0:00 Intro
0:40 About Finnegan's Wake
01:48 Charles Glover
02:24 Dan Bryant (actor and singer)
03:05 Bryant as 'Handy Andy'
03:44 Bryant in Ireland
04:48 Bryant returns to NY
05:35 Death of Bryant
06:04 Song becomes popular
06:20 James Joyce and The Dubliners
07:08 Finnegan's Wake (song)