Francie Heaney was my Dad's uncle. My Dad used to tell us about Francie's poetry and story telling from when he was a young boy in the 20's & 30's. He was a great man evidently. I also remember my Dad talking about relatives in The Hass and about him visiting as a child. But, alas I can't remember who they were and I can't ask Dad anymore.

I have a load of letters and poems of Francie's from his correspondence to his two brothers who emigrated to the U.S. - and from him back to Magheraboy when he himself went there for a few years. They are fascinating to read, for example detailing what Mr Gladstone is doing about the Irish troubles and so on. They're a sort of living history.

Myself, I've never heard Cara Dillon's version of the song as I don't think she's ever released it. I'd love to hear it.