First time I heard this sung was by Tim Lyons on his first album 'The Green Linnet'
I have to say it's never been a favourite of mine; too much 'romanticism from afar' for me, but Tim's singing stuck a chord with me.
Tim also sang, 'An Droimin Don Dilis (The Sweet Brown Cow)' on the same album - a stunning song about The famine - far nearer my taste
Jim Carroll