I know who the Poet McKay is . He was Richard McKay born Armagh 1800 and died in Blairgowrie Scotland in 1897 . He was a direct ancestor of mine. According to my family he also wrote The Road and the Miles to Dundee the Scottish version of Sweet Carnlough Bay. We were also given to believe he also wrote Come All Ye Tramps And Hawker Lads and others. He was a hawker himself as were most of my ancestors at that time.