<P> Initially written to a tune other than `` Londonderry Air '' , the words to `` Danny Boy '' were penned by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in Bath , Somerset in 1910 . After his Irish - born sister - in - law Margaret ( known as Jess ) in the United States sent him a copy of `` Londonderry Air '' in 1913 ( an alternative version of the story has her singing the air to him in 1912 with different lyrics ) , Weatherly modified the lyrics of `` Danny Boy '' to fit the rhyme and meter of `` Londonderry Air '' . </P>
<P> Initially written to a tune other than `` Londonderry Air '' , the words to `` Danny Boy '' were penned by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in Bath , Somerset in 1910 . After his Irish - born sister - in - law Margaret ( known as Jess ) in the United States sent him a copy of `` Londonderry Air '' in 1913 ( an alternative version of the story has her singing the air to him in 1912 with different lyrics ) , Weatherly modified the lyrics of `` Danny Boy '' to fit the rhyme and meter of `` Londonderry Air '' . </P>
where did the song danny boy come from
where did the song danny boy come from
Bath , Somerset
Bath , Somerset