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X:1 % T:The Cuilcagh Mountains R:Reel C:Ed Reavy M:2/2 L:1/8 Z:Joe Reavy N:The origin of the majestic Shannon is in this small remote mountain N:range in Cavan. Ed took pride in this and for that reason called his N:first book of tunes: Where the Shannon Rises. K:G DF |: G2 AG FDCD | G2 Ac defg | agfa gfdc | (3ABc AG FGAF | G2 dG FDCF | G2 Ac defg | agfa gfdc |1 AGFA G3 F :|2 AGFA G3 f || g2 ag fdcd | =fefg ^fdcd | fgag fdcA | GBAF DG G2 | gfag fdcd | cdfa g2 fg | agfa gbag | =fefg ^fdcA ||

CUILCAGH MOUNTAINS, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'B. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddle player and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). The Cuilcagh Mountains are a small remote range in County Cavan, the source of the river Shannon.

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Printed sources : - Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 39, p. 41.

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