Born Nicholas Arthur Colohan at Alexandra Terrace, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland,[1] he was eldest child of Professor Nicholas Colahan (1853-1930) and Elisabeth (Lizzie) Quinn of Limerick (b.c.1866). His family moved to Galway, and he grew up there.
He began his medical career in the County Infirmary in Galway, and then moved to Holles Street maternity hospital. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, and was badly affected by mustard gas in India. After the war he settled in Leicester, where he spent the rest of his career as a neurological specialist.
Colahan was a composer of popular songs. His most famous work is Galway Bay, which was popularised by Bing Crosby, and was the biggest selling record of all time at one stage. Some say this was composed in the home of Dr Morris at 1 Montpelier Terrace, Galway, while others believe it was in The Vicars Croft on Taylor's Hill, Galway, from where one can see Galway Bay.
Other songs written by Colahan included Maccushla Mine, Asthoreen Bawn, Until God's Day, The Kylemore Pass and The Claddagh Ring.
Diarmuid Ó Cearbhaill: "The Colahans. A Remarkable Galway Family", in: Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, vol. 54 (2002), pp. 121–140.
References
^"General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
, Galway Independent, 21 February 2006
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