An anonymous street song, as far as I know. Anywhere I've seen it printed, the point has been made that the lyrics can be adapted to any Irish town - but having said that, they all then stick with "she is the belle of Belfast city."

Seems to be Albert Mooney who has her heart in most versions - but not in the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem Song Book (Oak Publications, New York 1964), which (perhaps accidentally) misses that line out altogether. Anyone seen/heard anyone other than "old Johnny Murray" in the penultimate line of the second verse?

I suppose many do associate the song with the Clancys, but for me it brings to mind a pair that Noreen and others and I once discussed elsewhere, Jackie and Bridie.