"The Newry Highwayman" is a traditional Irish folk song about a highwayman's life, deeds, and death.
It is also found in Ireland, the United States and Canada with titles such as "Rambling Boy" and "Rude and Rambling Man".
The earliest known version is from 1788, likely printed by John Brown, in a chapbook entitled "The irish robbers's [sic] adventure.
To which is added An Elegy on the Death of Captain Allen.
"[1] The earliest broadside is from 1824 (Bodleian Harding B 25(2054)).