Dave

I'd be very interested to find out mor about the origins of this version, as it does seem to be significantly different from any of the versions collected from tradition that I've seen.

I've been studying the development of this song now for 3-4 years and this looks like an attempt at aggregating the original broadside version with what, for want of a better term ought to be called the Norfolk version (i.e. what you refer to as the "Usual Irish version") with bits of some of the others.

Perhaps Martin Carthy did the deed?

:-)