Duhan first offered it to the Irish singer Christy Moore, whose 1989 recording became the most well-known version of the song.
[citation needed] The inspiration for the song came from Duhan's earlier excavations of family history.
[citation needed] In 1989, the first of many covers of the song "The Voyage" was made by Irish singer Christy Moore.
Moore's version has been a regular feature of the folk section of the iTunes download charts.
[1] The song has been recorded by Celtic Thunder (2008), Donna Taggart (2011),[citation needed] and Lee Matthews (2014).