Annotation:Darby O'Leary

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DARBY O'LEARY. AKA and see "Fágamaíd Súd Mar Atá Sé," Galbally Farmer (The), "Let us leave that as it is," "'Twas on the first of May brave boys." Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABChorus. Darby O'Leary is the name of the farmer in P.W. Joyce's song "Spalpeen's Complaint of the Cranbally Farmer (The)" (AKA - "Galbally Farmer (The)"), set to the tune of "Let us leave that as it is."

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - "From Rev. Meaze(sic), Rathmullen” [Stanford/Petrie].

Printed sources : - Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection of Petrie's Irish Music), 1905; No. 388, p. 98.

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