historically documented. One version of the song was printed as a broadsheet by E.C. Yeats's Cuala Press in 1911; a digitized image of it has been posted by the Villanova University Library. Joseph D. Morrissey, a Virginia politician, has claimed to be a descendant of John Morrissey, but cannot be a linear descendant as John Morrissey apparently had only one child, a son, who did not marry and died young. References Sources Charlton T. Lewis (ed.), Harper's Book of Facts, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1906 Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York, Arrow, New edition 2003, John C. Kofoed, Brandy For Heroes: A Biography Of The Honorable John Morrissey, Champion Heavyweight Of America And State Senator, Literary Licensing, LLC, 2011, Brien Bouyea, "The Legend of Old Smoke", a newspaper article appearing in the Troy Record. Brien Bouyea, "Bare Knuckles and Saratoga Racing: The Remarkable Life of John Morrissey" Charleston, South Carolina [The History Press], 2016 https://www.amazon.com/Bare-Knuckles-Saratoga-Racing-Remarkable/dp/1540203476/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1522982779&sr=8-1 Nicholson, James C. The Notorious John Morrisey: How a Bare-Knuckle Brawler Became a Congressman and Founded Saratoga Race Course. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2016, External links History of Boxing: Poole vs Morrissey American Mafia: John Morrissey Historical marker for bout with incorrect date “The ‘Short-Hair’ and ‘Swallow-Tail’ Fight”, Thomas Nast cartoon, Harper's Weekly, with discussion by Robert C. Kennedy, 2001. Congressional Biography 1831 births 1878 deaths 19th-century American politicians 19th-century Irish people American gangsters of Irish descent American gangsters American political bosses from New York (state) Bare-knuckle boxers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Gang members of New York City History of New York City Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Irish male boxers Leaders of Tammany Hall Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People acquitted of murder People from County Tipperary People of the California Gold Rush Politicians from County Tipperary Sportspeople from County Tipperary