Well this is odd. My grandfather was from the far west of Mayo and sang a version of Táim shínte ar do h'uaigh in Irish. He was quite a reader, and I believe he had a translated version of the song from a Frank O'Connor book. That would be well before the Scullions got ahold of the song. My grandfather's Irish version had a tune very similar to Sinead O'Connor's.

Kevin Brady