Edited sentence: , collaborated on the project with John, who lived in Holyoke, Mass.Michael J.Michael, who became a priest in Ossining, N.Morris and the copyright for the beginning of the song is still in effect.Shea, a 1905 graduate, wrote the music and his brother, John F.Shea, who earned degrees in 1906 and 1908, wrote the words.The "Notre Dame Victory March" later was presented by the Shea brothers to the University and it first appeared under the copyright of the University of Notre dame in 1928.The chorus of the song is one of the most recognizable collegiate fight songs in the United States, and was ranked first among fight songs by Northern Illinois University Professor William Studwell, who remarked it was "Best known, and perhaps the most borrowed.The copyright was assigned to the publishing company of Edwin H.The song was copyrighted in 1908 and a piano verson, complete with lyrics, was published that year.The song's public debut came in the winter of 1908 when Michael played it on the organ of the Second Congregational Church in Holyoke.Wikipedia article on "Notre Dame Victory March"; Sports Illustrated article ranking greatest college fight songs:  >.Without a doubt the most recognizable collegiate fight song in the nation, the "Notre Dame Victory March" was written just past the turn of the century by two brothers who were University of Notre Dame graduates