I looked at the thread title and thought "I'll read it but I've nothing to add. I don't know the song" But., Alices 2nd post quotes an exchange rate for Irish pounds/US Dollars. Since the introduction of the Euro there is no Irish Pound, and the two currencies are close to parity. One pound sterling will get 1.52 Euros or 1.41 dollars making the exchange rate approx. 1.08 Euros = 1 dollar (US)
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