Talbot O'Farrell - Yorkshireman or Irishman?

In my last post on the great tenor I claimed he was Yorkshire-born.

However, a recent Google alert for his name brought up an article in The Sydney Morning Herald, of Saturday 13 May 1922, where he himself claims he was

born at Enniscorthy, County Wexford, and that his wife is one of the Talbots of Wexford itself. Many people believe that Talbot is an English name. The family is of Irish descent, however, and about six hundred years ago introduced the wool industry into England.

It’s no matter to me, really: the songs don't depend on authenticity, but on the warmth and colour of his voice. Point in case: I have just been listening to ‘Dear Little Irish Mother’ while writing this.

The above are enlargeable pictures of the article – there’s a real sense of surprise, mixed with pride, at his fame. Celebrity is certainly not a new phenomenon.

ADDENDUM: March 8th, 2011

Two findings:

1. According to the City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society, he recorded under the name of William McIvor and “met with only moderate success [...] until he decided to change his name”. So: does anyone have any William McIvor records?

2. From the Dictionary of Pseudonyms: “The performer claimed an Irish background, although he actually came from the north of England. He earlier tried out a Scottish persona as Jock McIver”. So could that be Jock McIver?