From Alice's responce, I'm starting to get the feeling that my flavor of music isn't so much Traditional Irish music as Irish folk, some of which dates back to the 19th Century, others of which echo simlar themes. Such as Killkely which is a modern ballad about coming to Ammerica. Or am I missing the point here?

Of course this all stemms from me having a general interest in the story of the song more than the history of the song itself, and then trying to find the histories to make a classroom connection.

Good idea, but hard to implement.

Thanks for the ideas so far!

Rob