Take a look in Donal O'Sullivan's Songs of the Irish. There's a section on Gaelic drinking songs in there with (generally!!) good translations. I'd particularly recommend Preab San 'Ol, which O'Sullivan erroneously translates as Another Round. His rendering of the song into singable English is excellent however, and it's to a good "drinking" tune. Also, although much more sombre is An Buachaill Caol Dubh (The Dark Slender Boy). But if you get someone to sing that one, make sure they've got a hell of a vocal range.
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