Thanks. Appreciated. Did a search for "Loughrea" and there are elements of the song I'm talking about mentioned in the lyrics for Lady of Loughrea (http://mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=2432589) and The Pretty Girls of Loughrea (http://mudcat.org/Detail.CFM?messages__Message_ID=2617976) but no trace of the Irish in the English of either song so perhaps you're right about Jimmy Connolly's version being, in fact, two different songs. Look forward to more info on this. Thanks.