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Theme code Index	4442 1361H
Also known as	Fair Hills of Eire (The), Fair Hills of Eire O!, Uileacán Dubh O
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 2
Year of publication/Date of MS	1809
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Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Ailleaean Dubh O!
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”In the Poor Soldier”
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 9, p. 6)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A2|d3e (dc)(BA)|A2 (c/B/c/e/) f2 {b}a{g}f|(e<c) BA (FE)FA|A4 z4|
d2 (de) (dc)BA|A2 (c/B/c/e/) f2 af|(e<c) BA (FE)FA|A2 z2z2z||
f|(=g>f)ga gfec|e2 fa a3=g|(gf)af (fe)ae|(dc) (d/c/)B/A/ TFE zf|
(=g>f)ga f2a2|A2 ce !fermata!f2 {b}a{g}f|(e<c) BA (FE)FA|A4 z2z||

X:1
T:Uluachan Dubh O'
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Roche - Collection of traditional Irish Music, vol. 3 (No. 70, p. 21)
K:Gmix
G2|c3-d (cBAG)|g2 (Bd) e2 (ge)|((d<B)(A<G)) (E>DE>G)|G4 z2B2|
(c3-d) (cBAG)|G2 (Bd) e2 (ge)|((d<B)(A<G)) (E>DE>G)|G4 z z2e|
(f3g) (fedc)|d2 (eg) g2 ze|(f3g) ((fe)(ge))|(dB)(AG) {G}!Fermata!E (G/A/ B/c/d/e/)|
f3g (fe) g2|G2 (Bd) e2 (ge)|((d<B)(A<G)) (E>DE>G)|G6||

Tune annotations

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-X: 1
+X:1
-T: Uluachan Dubh O (air 4/4) % rc3<bb
+T:Uluachan Dubh O'
-B: RC3.070
+M:4/4
-N: "rather slow & plaintive".
+L:1/8
-H: This is the same tune as "Fair Hills of Eire/Erin". I think the correct spelling of the Gaelic name is 'Uilleachan' but I can't find the word (= bird name?) in any of my reference books!
+R:Air
-L: 1/8
+B:Roche - Collection of traditional Irish Music, vol. 3 (No. 70, p. 21)
-M: 4/4
+K:Gmix
-Q: 160
+G2|c3-d (cBAG)|g2 (Bd) e2 (ge)|((d<B)(A<G)) (E>DE>G)|G4 z2B2|
-K: Gmix
+(c3-d) (cBAG)|G2 (Bd) e2 (ge)|((d<B)(A<G)) (E>DE>G)|G4 z z2e|
-G2|c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4z2B2|
+(f3g) (fedc)|d2 (eg) g2 ze|(f3g) ((fe)(ge))|(dB)(AG) {G}!Fermata!E (G/A/ B/c/d/e/)|
-c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4 z2 ze||
+f3g (fe) g2|G2 (Bd) e2 (ge)|((d<B)(A<G)) (E>DE>G)|G6||
-f3g fedc|d2eg g2ze|f3g fege|dBAG HEG/A/ B/c/d/e/|
-f3g feg2|G2 Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G8 |]
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