Annotation:Killashandra Lasses (The)

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KILLASHANDRA LASSES, THE (Cailinide Ua Cill-A'-Sean-Rata). AKA and see "Humors of Castle Lyons/Humors of Castlelyons (The)," "Judy McFadden's," "Patrick Maloney's Favorite," "Rambling Pitchfork (The)," "Road to Granard (The)," "Roland's Return." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Killashandra [1] is a town in County Cavan, once a thriving center for the linen trade, with origins in the Ulster Plantation. The tune, particularly in the first strain, belongs to a wide and varied tune family that includes both minor and modal settings, but which retains similar melodic contour.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p 37. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 880, p. 163. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 133, p. 37.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
See the tune in the Dunn Family manuscript collection [2]

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