"Wonder has Jim Carroll come across it?"
No I haven't Martin, either in performance or in print.
Nice bit of singing indeed, and it touches on a topic that interests me deeply.
Ireland has an enormous repertoire of locally made songs that haven't entered into the national repertoire; have counted at least 100 to be found here in this part of West Clare alone.
I don't think the same can be said of England, not to the same extent anyway.
Thanks Seamas
Jim Carroll