John Redmond (songwriter)

John Redmond (February 25, 1906 – August 26, 1982)[1] was an American songwriter.

He was born John Redmond Lynskey and grew up in Clinton, Massachusetts.

Among his better known songs was "Christmas in Killarney" (copyrighted 1950), co-written with James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon.

[2] In 1955, Redmond spearheaded the organization of the Religious Music Guild, along with Father Timothy Flynn, then director of radio and television for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

[3] He subsequently devoted most of his remaining career as a songwriter to creating music for Catholic children.