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from the new york public library digital gallery 25 april 1876 new york city cork , ireland 195px 30 august 1824 maria pray bernard o’flaherty barney williams 001.jpg barney williams -lrb- actor -rrb-
 barney williams
barney williams -lrb- actor -rrb-

barney williams -lrb- august 20 , 1824 -- april 25 , 1876 -rrb- , was an irish-american actor-comedian popular over the mid decades of the 19th century .
he was probably best remembered by audiences of the day for playing ragged pat in j. a. amherst 's drama `` ireland as it is '' and the title role in samuel lover 's comic opera `` rory o'more '' .
throughout the greater part of his career he was billed along with his wife , the former maria pray , as mr. and mrs. barney williams .
when benjamin h. day founded the new york sun in 1833 , he employed williams as his first , and for a time , only newsboy .
