Martin, dont know if this issue is still alive, but for what its worth:
The original title of Keegan Casey's poem was 'Mary Bawn', but when The McNulty Family set it to music and recorded it in New York on the 11th June 1942, they called it 'Molly Bawn'. Mary Brennan recorded it as the title track on her album, 'Boating On Lough Ree', in 2004. The lyrics as set out here are taken from The McNulty recording.


MOLLY BAWN
(Boating on Lough Ree)

Here I am sad and lonely all in the distant west,
And those pleasant dreams of bygone days at night disturb my rest,
But in this faithful heart of mine forgotten never shall be
The days I spent with Molly Bawn a Boating on Lough Ree.

For she was young and slender, as gentle as a fawn,
Her eyes they shone like diamonds bright o'er the stars of early dawn,
A smile she had for everyone, but her kisses were all for me,
Entranced I gazed on Molly Bawn a Boating on Lough Ree.

And when I claimed her for my bride how happy then was I,
How pleasant were the hours of love and how quickly they passed by,
A pleasant light shone in her eyes, she was too good for me,
When an angel claimed her for his own and took her from Lough Ree.

Now, I have travelled the stormy world, my hair is silvery hue,
A plaintive voice rings in my ears, - it's tones I can't subdue,
A lovely form it haunts me still and a pleasant face I can see,
It is the face of Molly Bawn a Boating on Lough Ree.

For she was young and slender, as gentle as a fawn,
Her eyes they shone like diamonds bright o'er the stars of early dawn,
Her smile she had for everyone, but her kisses were all for me,
Entranced I gazed on Molly Bawn a Boating on Lough Ree.