A boy called Pat Courtney is included in the 1928 pic, but no Dan. I suppose that failing human memory could have resulted in the photo being mis-captioned. ('Photo courtesy of Michael D. O'Shea'). I have an old school class photo of my own, from 1957, (in Glasgow, not Caher!) and I can only recall about two thirds of the kids names,even then with no guarantee that my memory is accurate).

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it and would be very saddened if it were established that SG stole someone else's composition. The Caher tourist people would have to seriously consider demolishing the SG sculpture and plaque memorial that was erected in Caher about six months after his death in 1985, for 'Barr' is indeed the 'anthem' of the town.

Do Dan Courtney's daughters know what year they claim that their father send the song to SG? And what age would he have been at that time for 'Barr' sounds like a song by an elderly man reminiscing about his childhood