Wow! Is this thread really 6 years old?

A favourite song of mine.

Martin Ryan mentions the second last verse, which came from Phil Callery rather than Tony Holleran:

"It's many's the foolish youth" she said, "has gone to a distant shore
Leaving behind his own true love, perhaps to meet no more..."

The first line gave its name to the album "Many's The Foolish Youth" (Phil Callery, Fran MacPhail and Gerry Cullen). The inlay card notes on my copy simply say "Phil got this version from Tony Holleran".

On the album, they sing it slightly differently:

"It's many's the foolish youth" she said, "has gone to some foreign shore
Leaving behind his own true love, perhaps to see no more..."

The other thing is, I can't remember when the album was released or when I bought it. There's no date anywhere on the tape or card. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate having my memory jogged.