Martin Crosbie (7 April 1911 â€" 10 February 1982) was an Irish tenor
and older brother to Paddy Crosbie of The School Around the Corner.
Martin, who was affectionately known as "The Miller's daughter", a
song he made his own, started in show business in his early 1930s.The
eldest in a family of four, he was christened John Martin but was
known as Mossy to his family and friends. His mother and father came
from Wexford town. His father, Martin, was a foreman-fitter and turner
on the Permanent way, that is the tracks section, of the old Dublin
United Tramways. Before coming to Dublin, his father had earned quite
a reputation in his native town, both as a singer and comedian. He won
the Wexford Feis gold medal in 1904 in the tenor competition. Martin's
paternal grandmother was reputed to have had a three-octave voice, and
sang in Bride Street Church (Church of the Assumption), Wexford.
Before his singing career began, he worked as a fitter/mechanic in
CIE's Summerhill depot.His CIE supervisor recognised a genuine talent
and gave him a couple of months leave of absence, and pretty soon
Martin was a star of variety at the Royal and the Capitol where the
"Miller's Daughter" legend was born in 1942.[citation needed]
and older brother to Paddy Crosbie of The School Around the Corner.
Martin, who was affectionately known as "The Miller's daughter", a
song he made his own, started in show business in his early 1930s.The
eldest in a family of four, he was christened John Martin but was
known as Mossy to his family and friends. His mother and father came
from Wexford town. His father, Martin, was a foreman-fitter and turner
on the Permanent way, that is the tracks section, of the old Dublin
United Tramways. Before coming to Dublin, his father had earned quite
a reputation in his native town, both as a singer and comedian. He won
the Wexford Feis gold medal in 1904 in the tenor competition. Martin's
paternal grandmother was reputed to have had a three-octave voice, and
sang in Bride Street Church (Church of the Assumption), Wexford.
Before his singing career began, he worked as a fitter/mechanic in
CIE's Summerhill depot.His CIE supervisor recognised a genuine talent
and gave him a couple of months leave of absence, and pretty soon
Martin was a star of variety at the Royal and the Capitol where the
"Miller's Daughter" legend was born in 1942.[citation needed]
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