Micheal Gallagher, was a man who had many of the fine Meehan and Gallagher songs, the likes of As I Roved Out and Adieu Lovely Nancy, but he specialised in funny songs. He was a cobbler by trade and ran a shoe-repair shop in Glasgow for over 30 years. He was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and his shop was frequently targeted for searching by the police during the troubled decades of the early 20th century. His love of humorous songs and his interest in the struggle against oppression in its various forms are both to be found in The Devil and Bailiff McGlynn, a song whose sentiments are possibly from the Land War times. It reflects the low opinion that the people had of the bailiffs who acted on behalf of the equally hated Landlords. It was written by the playwright and cultural activist Cathal McGarvey (1886-1927) of Ramelton, Co. Donegal and later of Dublin, who also wrote The Star of the County Down.

*The notes for songs 28-42, if not covered by earlier entries, have been compiled by John Tunney.