I said re: Bee's post: "Don't you have that the wrong way around" -

Sorry, Bee, it seems to have been me that read what you said backwards - unless a clone went in and rearranged your words (do they do that sort of thing?).

Just had a listen to the Midi - it's the melody I've always heard for the verse, but the melody for the chorus is not included. The melody changes dramatically (for want of a better word) when the song goes into the chorus - then the last two lines of the chorus replicate the last two lines of the verse. And yes, the Midi seems slow. And, no, I don't hear the tune as Muirsheen Durkin, although it is similar; the differences are significant, though. To my ear. Now if I heard a version of Muirsheen Durkin that was "midway" between the two (a "missing link"), then I would agree that they are variants of the same tune. Not that I have any letters behind my name, or anything ...

Here's another mystery: "the downfall of Bras D'Or". Huhn?