Annotation:Heavy Boolthaun (The)

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 HEAVY BOOLTHAUN, THE (An Buailteán Mór). AKA and see "Heavy Flail (The)." Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A 'boolthaun' is the striking part of a flail. Source for notated version: Mr. Francis Hogan of South Lodge, Brenormore, near Carrick-on-suir, sent to Joyce in 1884; "...a good musician and a great enthusiast in irish music and song. He must have been then well over seventy years of age." (Joyce).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 254, pp. 122-123.  Recorded sources:

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