Hi Martin
I found them in a song book Ive got. Songs of Ireland Boosey and Hawkes. Its a large green book part of a set of books of songs from around the British Isles. Its in most music shops.

Its tune is very similar to 'The Boys of Wexford', but gentler. Dont know much Gaelic... An Buachaill Caol Dubh - the boy with the black hair? Just looked it up. The dark slender boy:)

There are several other threads at the min about this song. Also it seems a programme on it soon. Hope the History channel shows it.

Im not Irish, but have an Irish surname by marriage and my kids have Irish blood from 2 great grandparents. Over the years Ive read a lot about the history of Ireland, as well as the rest of the British Isles.

slan leat
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