'Twas on the first of May brave boys

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Theme code Index	5L115L 5L340
Also known as	{{#arraymap:Darby O'Leary, Fágamaíd Súd Mar Atá Sé, Galbally Farmer (The), Let us leave that as it is,\|,\|x\|{{#formredlink:target=x\|form=Abc_tune}}}}
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Region	{{#arraymap:Ireland\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States, Wales) of allowed values for the "It comes from" property.}}
Genre/Style	{{#arraymap:Irish\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.}}
Meter/Rhythm	{{#arraymap:Air/Lament/Listening Piece\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Barn Dance, Blues, Country Dance, Country Rag, Fling, Galop/Galope, Ganger, Gänglät, Gigue, ...) of allowed values for the "Has rhythm" property.}}
Key/Tonic of	{{#arraymap:G\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) of allowed values for the "Is in the key of" property.}}
Accidental	{{#arraymap:1 sharp\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (7 flats, 6 flats, 5 flats, 4 flats, 3 flats, 2 flats, 1 flat, NONE, 1 sharp, 2 sharps, ...) of allowed values for the "Accidental" property.}}
Mode	{{#arraymap:Ionian (Major)\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (Ionian (Major), Mixolydian, Aeolian (minor), Dorian) of allowed values for the "Has mode" property.}}
Time signature	{{#arraymap:6/8\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (4/4, 2/4, 2/2, 3/2, 3/4, 3/8, 6/4, 6/8, 9/4, 9/8, ...) of allowed values for the "Has time signature" property.}}
History	{{#arraymap:\|,\|x\|x"x" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.}}
Structure	{{#arraymap:ABC\|,\|x\|x}}
Editor/Compiler	{{#arraymap:Charles Villiers Stanford\|,\|x\|{{#formredlink:target=Biography:x\|form=People_form}}}}
Book/Manuscript title	{{#arraymap:Complete Collection of Petrie's Irish Music\|,\|x\|{{#formredlink:target=Book:x\|form=Book}}}}
Tune and/or Page number	No. 388, p. 98
Year of publication/Date of MS	1905
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