Beauties of Ireland (The)

X:1 T:Beauties of Ireland, The M:12/8 L:1/8 R:Slide S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 384 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D F2 D DFD DFD DFD | E2A, A,CA, A,CA, A,CA, | F2D DFD DFD DFD |1 Bcd edc d2B A2G :|2 Bcd edc d2z d2z |: A | f2d def gag fgf | ecA AcA ecA AcA | f2d def gbg faf |1 ecA ABc d2z d2z :|2 ecA ABc d2B A2G ||



BEAUTIES OF IRELAND, THE (Ailne Na h-Eireann). AKA and see "Irish Lasses (1) (The)." Irish, Single or Double Jig (12/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The melody also appears in the 19th century Alex Sutherland manuscript of County Leitrim, and in the 1770 music manuscript collection of Northumbrian musician William Vickers (as "Irish Lass (1) (The)"). Vickers has the parts reversed from O'Neill. Printed sources: O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 210, p. 112 (listed as a single jig). O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 384, p. 77 (listed as a single jig). O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 980, p. 182 (listed as a double jig). Recorded source: Drumlin Records, Brian McNamara - "A Piper's Dream" (2000).

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