This song version is taken from Anne Marie MacLean’s performance at the Royal National Mòd. https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/95360?l=en.
Notice that the pickup notes are written as eighth notes, but the singer often shortens them to take a breath. It’s nice to vary the length on the pipes as well, for the sake of variety.
Other Versions
This performance by Margaret Stewart-Harding is very similar, but instead of a unique ending in the second part she repeats the first part’s ending. https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/100930?l=en.
Pipers may immediately recognize this song as quite similar to The Sweet Maid of Glendareul. That’s a 2/4 march played frequently on the Highland bagpipes, and can be found in the Scots Guard vol 1, among other places.
Lastly, here’s a rich choral arrangement:
Às an Tobar - From the Well 
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