Hey Joe,

Looking at the liner notes to the Kaulkner & Keane cd, I don't see much more than what John Molden already attested to. I'll quote everything John says about the piece.

"This sounds like a veiled reference to thte evictions and destruction in rural Ireland in the 19th Century. It is one of the things that attracted me to the song. This is another one from Sam Henry's collection and it came from Jock Smylie and Margaret Curry of Clough, Co. Antrim."

Sounds like it is trad to me. By the by, thanks to whomever reformatted my original response so that it showed up in proper verse form. If I was a little less lazy I woudl learn how to do that myself.

BeauD