Thanks Peter, I had not heard of Skibereen but I listened to it on YouTube and it definitely sounds like the tune on Body of an American.

When I Googled Galtee Mountain Boy I didn't find a reference to the origins of the tune, but I know it is an Irish song writing tradition to write new lyrics to old/trad tunes.

An example of this relates to an Irish convict called Frank the Poet who was sent out to Australia in 1832, and he spent some time in our local area. He wrote poetry but also new words to old Irish tunes, and one of my favourites is Moreton Bay song using trad tune Boolavogue

Only one more day of work and I have my regular long weekend, so I'll go through this thread and list the tunes used by The Pogues that we have identified so far.

Our session is tomorrow night at my place so I might inflict some Pogues tracks on the sessioners while we pause for a cup of tea so that they can help in this challenging quest. They are a knowledgeable bunch, so I am sure they will provide some answers.

Helen