Yes cnd . . . at least in "Dame Bruin" we are not told who the subject actually was and I would think that information is long-forgotten. Most of his other subjects are named and were easily found by me in the census' of the 1800s and local land/property maps.

Larry's songs often had personal references. The line "Monaghan, streals, yourself and old Dunn." His bro-in-law was a previously married Mormon named Mick Monaghan whom Larry hated and had already songed. Is the word "streal" known in other locales? I've only heard it used by one other woman, a friend's mother from a nearby Western PEI community. It means a woman of loose character. "Old Dunn" is a popular or local reference I don't know.

I have written music for this song and will share it soon.