LaMarca

Frank's version is great, alright!
That said, I'm still sceptical about the song's origins.Frank disclaimed all knowledge of them in the first edition of his "Songs of Dublin" - and I've never heard him say otherwise in recent years. I'll ask when next we meet.

And before anyone mutters darkly in their beer - I agree completely that the origins don't make a blind bit of difference to the quality of the song. I'm just curious!

Regards

p.s. George: The programme was probably in Pat Feely's series "The Song and the Story", of which I heard some but not all. Many were excellent - some were highly speculative, IMHO.