Annotation:Dirty James

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 DIRTY JAMES (That Lost Ireland). AKA and see "James the Coward," "Séumus a Chaca a Chaill Eire", "Shitty James." Irish, Air. The correct translation is "Shitty James, That Lost Ireland," which collector Edward Bunting politely translated as "Dirty..." in his Ancient Music of Ireland (1840).  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources:

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