▁County ▁London der ry . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁provides ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁S ails ▁Festival ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁Port st ew art , ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁Kennedy ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁while ▁stay ing ▁in ▁Port st ew art . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁Prov inc et own ▁Fol lies ▁which ▁ran ▁from ▁November ▁ 3 ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Prov inc et own ▁Play house . ▁ ▁Popular ▁versions ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁were ▁by ▁B ing ▁C ros by , ▁Guy ▁Lomb ardo , ▁Mant ov ani ▁and ▁Jack ▁Jackson . ▁Another ▁early ▁version ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Al ▁Bowl ly ▁with ▁Ray ▁No ble ▁and ▁his ▁Orchestra ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Louis ▁Arm strong ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁as ▁catalog ▁number ▁ 1 4 6 8 . ▁It ▁first ▁reached ▁the ▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁Best ▁S eller ▁chart ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁last ed ▁ 2 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 2 4 . ▁Another ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁on ▁M GM ▁ 1 1 9 7 7 ▁by