Farewell to Connacht

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 Theme code Index    1225 7b7b7b5
 Also known as    Slán le Connachta, Farewell to Connaught, John Bowe's No. 2, Maid of Erin (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    IRELAND(Munster)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 329
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1922
 Artist    Biography:Michael Gorman
 Title of recording    Sligo Champion: The Fiddle Music of County Sligo
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Topic Records TSCD525D
 Year recorded    2001 (originally recorded 1959)
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X:1 T:Farewell to Connacht M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Bobby Casey F:http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/music/niall_keegan/regional_subdivisions.htm K:Ddor D2 {F}(ED) (EG)(AB)|(~c3d) (cA)GE|DD{^F}(ED) (3EFG {B}(AB)|{d}(cA)(GE) CEGE| DD(ED) ((3EFG AB)|((3cBc e)(d c)A(GE)|DD{^F}(ED) (3EFG (AB)|{d}(cA)(GE) {^F}(ED) D>D| D2 (ED) ((3E^FG AB)|(c3d) cAGE|DD{^F}(ED) (3EFG (AB)|{d}(CA)GE CEGE| DD{^F}(ED) (3EFG AA|(3Bcd (ed) (cA)GE|DD{^F}(ED) (3EFG (AB)|(cA)(GE) {G}FDDA|| ~d3(d {e}dc)AA|(3Bcd (ed cA)AA|~d3 ~d3 AB|{d}(cA)GE {G}FD D(A/c/| d2) d/d/d dcAA|(3Bcd e(d cA)AA|~d3(e f)d{f}ed|(cA)GE {G}FDDA| (A~d3) {e}dcAA|(3Bcd e(d cA)AA|A(~d3 {e}d)cAB|{d}cAGE {G}^FDDd| (3ded (ce) (dc)AA|(3Bcd (ed cA)AA|(~d3e f)(d{f}e)(d|c)AG(E {G}E{C}E)DF||


X:1 T:Farewell to Connacht S:Bobby Casey (1926-2000, Crosses of Annagh, near Miltown Malbay, S:Fergus Valley, Co. Clare) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:Mulligan Records LUN 018,, Bobby Casey - "Taking Flight" (1979) Z:Transcribed by Niall Keegan B:Niall Keegan - "Traditional Music in County Clare", Chapt. 24 in B:"Clare History and Society" (Dublin, 2008) K:Ddor D2 {F}([G,E]D) ([G,E]G)(AB)|([Ec]{d}c{B}cd) (cA)GE|DD{F}([G,E]D) (3[G,E]FG {B}(AB)|{d}([_Ec]A)(G=E) CEGE| DD([B,E]D) ((3[G,E]FG AB)|((3cBc e)(d c)A(GE)|DD{F}([G,E]D) (3[G,E]FG (AB)|{d}(cA)(GE) {F}([G,E]D) D>D |[D2D2([DE]D) ((3[G,E]^FG AB)| ([E3c3]d) cAGE|DD{F}([G,E]D) (3[G,E]FG {B}([DA]B)|{d}(cA)_GE CE[G,G]E|DD{F}([G,E]D) (3[G,E]FG ([DA]A)|(3Bcd ([De]d) ([Dc]A)GE| DD{F}([G,E]D) (3[G,E]FG ([DA]B)|(cA)([G,G]E) {G}[G,F]D[G,D]A||(d{e}d{c}d)(d {e}[Dd])c{DA]A|)3Bcd (ed cA)[DA]A| (d{e}d{c}d)(d {e}d{c}d)AB|{d}c-AGE {G}[GF]D [G,D](A/c/|[F2d2]) d/d/d dcAA|(3Bcd e(d cA)AA| (d{e}d{c}d)(e f)d{f}ed|(cA)GE {G}([G,F]D)[G,D]A|(Ad{e}d{c}d) {e}[Dd]c[DA]A|(3Bcd- e(d {Dc]A)[DA]A| A(d{e}d{c}d {e}d)cAB|{d}c-AGE {G}[G,^F]D[G,D]d|(3ded (ce) ([Dd]c)AA| (3Bcd (ed [Dc]A)[DA]A|(d{e}d{c}de f)(de)(d|c)AG(E {G}E{C}E)DF||