The sheet music (Walton's) in the Irish Traditional Music Archive describes it as featuring in a show at the Theatre Royal in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day 1941 - proably the year of publication.

Ard M. I'm intrigued by the Fine Gael reference. Any evidence? If it's true, it's ironic that it has ended up being published in republican compilations along with H-block ballads!

Good marching air - not pushed about the words.

Regards