Sorry Steve
I meant to add, as we are ignorant of the origins of virtually all the ballads, we have no idea if there are any which might have originated in one of the 'Celtic' areas.
By the way, Child was aware of the Irish connection to the ballads.
I seem to remember reading somewhere (in relation to The Demon Lover?) that 'Ireland might provide more information on this ballad' - Frank Brown's version is an indication that he was right.
Jim Carroll