I have just posted a rather delightful version of the Irish rebel/famine song "Dear old Skibbereen" on youtube,and I have been trying to find out the =history of the song. Yes I know its a famine song, but I am wondering if it is actualy known who wrote it and exactly when and what the earliest sound recording of it is.plus any other interesting facts about the song such as what old time performers have recorded this amazing song.

Heres the link to the wonderful Bob Love aka Bob n Along singing it in my video at youtube

Dear old Skibbereen at youtube

And heres the link to my profile at youtube where you can find over 200 of my original video recordings of acoustic musicians and poets
under my youtube name of vidlad..

Hundreds of original videos of acoustic musicians here

Acousticaly yours

Jim Clark.London.England