effusions written now-a-days for young lady amateurs, who cannot perceive the charm of a higher order of composition." The 1874 song Don't be Sorrowful, Darling has been described as "One of Molloy's simple little ballads, with a great deal in it. Music and Words are equally earnest and impressive." Apparently Molloy did frequently manage to respond to demands for the popular with a product that could also satisfy a certain artistic standard. In an obituary on Molloy, the well-known lyric poet Fred Weatherley claimed that Molloy "will be remembered, or certainly his songs will, long after the 'superior' and so-called 'art-songs' of to-day are forgotten." In 1874, Molloy also wrote a book called Our Autumn Holiday on French Rivers. Death He died in Henley-on-Thames in 1909. In literature In his memoir Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt recalls his mother singing The Kerry Dance when she fetches him from his friend Paddy Clohessy’s home. The father, Dennis, had been her dancing partner before she left for America. She and then young Frank sing the chorus and a verse of the song. In the audio book, McCourt sings the song. References External links James L. Molloy recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. 1837 births 1909 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Irish people Irish classical composers Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom Irish poets Irish songwriters Musicians from County Offaly People associated with Gilbert and Sullivan People educated at St Edmund's College, Ware