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). Irish, Single or Double Jig (12/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The melody also appears in the Alex Sutherland manuscript of County Leitrim. Printed sources: O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 210, pg. 112 (listed as a single jig). O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 384, pg. 77 (listed as a single jig). O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 980, pg. 182 (listed as a double jig). Recorded source: Drumlin Records, Brian McNamara - "A Piper's Dream."

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