Thanks for that Asterisk!

"In Mud Island, was a dairy boy, where I became a scooper
In Capel Street, a barber's clerk; in Abbey Street, a cooper."

Perhaps Liberty Boy can shed some light on the Capel Street reference?

And thanks to Donal also for the link to Colum Sands's radio interview with Len Graham, although I haven't had time yet to listen to the whole programme.

Matthew