Very closely related to The Well Below the Valley - recorded by Planxty, ca 1974

Seven years a bird in the wood Seven years a fish in the stream Seven years to ring at the bell And seven years to burn in hell At the well below the valley - o Green grow the lilies - o Right among the bushes - o

There are lots of Irish versions of the Cruel Mother, but not many written down or printed because most involve incestuous relationships.