130 Great Irish Ballads, by Robert Gogan, pub. 2004
Includes a CD with the first verse and chorus of each song, melody notation and guitar chords (and lyrics, of course).   The book has three indexes at the front -- titles, CD tracks, and first lines. These are very helpful in quickly locating specific songs.  Excellent background notes on each song plus LOTS of wonderful color photos throughout the book from all around Ireland. It's functional, educational and  This book is a great buy!

Here is a PARTIAL table of contents:
A Bunch Of Thyme; All For Me Grog; Arthur McBride; As I Roved Out; Avondale; Banks Of Claudy, The; Banna Strand; Bard Of Armagh, The; Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms; Black Velvet Band, The; Bold O'donoghue; Bold Thady Quill; Bonny Boy, The; Botany Bay; Boulavogue; Boys of Fairhill, The; Boys of the County Armagh, The; Brennan On The Moor; Bunclody; Butcher Boy, The; Carrickfergus; Cliffs Of Doneen; Cockles And Mussels; Come To The Bower; Courtin' In The Kitchen; Croppy Boy, The; Danny Boy; Dicey Riley; Easy And Slow; Enniskillen Dragoon, The; Fiddlers Green; Finnegan's Wake; Follow Me Up To Carlow; Galway Races, The; Galway Shawl, The; Golden Jubilee, The; The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee; The Banks Of The Roses; The Boston Burglar; The Curragh Of Kildare; The Foggy Dew ; The German Clockwinder; The Glendalough Saint.... and LOTS more