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Theme code Index	4442 1361H
Also known as	Fair Hills of Eire (The), Fair Hills of Erin (The)
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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Score ()

X: 1
T: Uluachan Dubh O (air 4/4) % rc3<bb
B: RC3.070
N: "rather slow & plaintive".
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!
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
Q: 160
K: Gmix
G2|c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4z2B2|
c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4 z2 ze||
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 |]

Tune annotations

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |f_key=G
 |f_accidental=NONE
-|f_mode=Ionian (Major)
+|f_mode=Mixolydian
 |f_structure=AB
 |f_book_title=Ancient Music of Ireland
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 M: 4/4
 Q: 160
-K: C
+K: Gmix
 G2|c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4z2B2|
 c3d cBAG|G2Bd e2ge|d<BA<G E>DE>G|G4 z2 ze||