Nice songs, Dick, but I have to admit a slight puzzlement about the "Fisher Lads of Donegal".

Did the Donegal fishermen really sail all the way to New Zealand just to catch fish ? I mean, which fish were they trying to catch, and who was buying ?

Why didn't they just take the cod in the Atlantic, on their doorstep ? And how did they keep the fish fresh if they were away for three months? Salted in a barrel ?

I am assuming the song is referring to days gone by ...

This isn't a whaling song, is it ?