O! The Shamrock

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 Theme code Index    3111 27L24
 Also known as    Allie Croker, Allie Crocker
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Polka
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 398, p. 69
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Untitled T:O! The Shamrock M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka (?)/Air N:A version of "Allie Croker" B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 3, No. 242) N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark, N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim. K:G BG GG|GG GG|AG FG|A2c2|BG GG |GG GG|AG FG|A2c2|| Bd dd|dd dd|ed cB|A2c2|cc cc|cc cc|dc BA|B2d2|| G2 GG|F2 FF|E2 EE|D4|cB cA|Bc dg|ed cA|G2G2||


X:1 T:O! The Shamrock M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 398 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G d|B>GGG G>GGG|AGFG A>Bcd|BGGG GGGG|AGFG A>B c||c| B>ddd dddd|edcB A>Bcc|ccc>c cccc|dcBA G>A Bz| G3G F F2F|E>EEE D2D2|cccc BBBA|BGcA F2G2||