▁O ' F ar rell ▁around ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁bil led ▁as ▁" The ▁greatest ▁Irish ▁ent ert ainer ▁of ▁all ▁time ". ▁ ▁He ▁possibly ▁took ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁from ▁his ▁wife , ▁Minn ie ▁O ' F ar rell ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 9 4 7 ), ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bat ley ▁into ▁a ▁prominent ▁West ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire ▁family , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Tal bot ▁ ▁and ▁Ann ▁Tal bot . ▁She ▁was ▁apparently ▁wid owed ▁from ▁William ▁Lind ley ▁with ▁three ▁young ▁daughters ▁when ▁she ▁married ▁O ' F ar rell . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁for ▁approximately ▁four ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁performed ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Vari ety ▁Performance ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁serving ▁as ▁King ▁Rat ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Order ▁of ▁Water ▁R ats . ▁ ▁He ▁acted ▁in ▁several ▁films ; ▁not ably , ▁Born ▁L ucky ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁Rose ▁of ▁Tra lee ▁( two ▁films , ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁and ▁Little ▁Dol ly ▁Day d ream ▁( 1 9 3 8 ). ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁record ings , ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁radio .