First off, my simple thoughts on thread confusion: The beauty of Mudcat is that one question can lead to an uncovering of loads of unrelated information on songs, other than a possible similarity in title...as has happened here. It is great that mudcatters correctly identified the song you/Conán had in mind as The Woods of Drumbo. The discussion on the Old Cross of Ardboe or The Woods of Arboe is no doubt due to the original thread title... Confusion is threads happens...it's great! No doubt this thread will be referred to if either song is discussed in a new thread...

Now on to more important things...

This past weekend I was visiting a friend of mine and mentioned these song titles--ie both Drumbo and Ardboe/Arboe. He is from the Tyrone and seemed very familiar with "The Woods of Drumbo". Now that I have refreshed in my mind the details of the original inquiry (ie info on Mc Carran/Mc Carron), I shall pass the question onto my friend and see if he has any information or leads...it might take a little while, but will post a follow-up either way.

Cheers!

Mary