I wonder how many versions of O'Neill's are out there? Mine was published by Rock Chapel Press, a division of Shanachie Records. The music is so old-fashioned looking that I assume it is a facsimile of the original of 1903 (or some year around then.)

Cruiser, you say your songs have stanzas. My book doesn't have any lyrics at all. It has a section of wordless songs & airs in the front, but most of it is dance music. "1,850 airs, jigs, reels, hornpipes, long dances, marches, etc."

The cover of mine is yellow with green print, and the lettering is so frantically neo-Celtic that used to think that long dances were bong dances.

Where did your edition come from? How many songs does it have? Maybe I ought to buy it.