The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #32544   Message #4166526
Posted By: Lighter
01-Mar-23 - 01:04 PM
Thread Name: Roddy McCorley: date of origin ?
Subject: RE: Roddy McCorley: date of origin ?
In either case, one may conjecture that the words and the melody were joined in 1916 or later.

The Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem popularized the song everywhere with their self-titled 1960 LP. In 1964 the Dubliners and The Kingston Trio both covered it.