In the book A Living Voice: The Frank Harte Song Collection, the notes says Harte learned the song from the singing of Bob McCreesh. But no songwriter is identified.

Recording on The Hungry Voice by Frank Harte and Donal Lunny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8P79-D9H0

Recording on If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews by Mick Moloney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUgdh-Ze-wE

Recording by Karan Casey & John Doyle on Exiles Return: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn4eLIsPzaA