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First Line:
When first I came to Ireland
Artist & Tune
Version by The Chieftans
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Version by The Irish Tradition
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Version by Joan Baez
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Version by Peter Paul and Mary
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Version by Bob Dylan
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Version by Tim O'Brien
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Version by Paul Clare
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About the Song
Print source:
Collected Reprints from Sing Out magazine Vol 2
Although Americanized version set in the West are the best-known today, this song was originally a British-Irish broadside dating at least to the early 19th century.