Annotation:Irish Nation (The)

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 IRISH NATION, THE (Cinead na n-Éirinn). Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. When Music of Ireland was published in 1903 there was no Irish nation, although the hope of independence remained strong. Francis O'Neill (1848-1936) lived to see birth of the Irish Free State, in 1922.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 204, p. 36.  Recorded sources:

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