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Theme code Index	5152 517bL2
Also known as	Cnoc an t-Sluaigteac
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Ireland
Genre/Style	English, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	6/8
History	Ireland/Munster"Ireland/Munster" 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	AABB'
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems
Tune and/or Page number	No. 410, p. 81
Year of publication/Date of MS	1907
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BARRACK HILL [1] (Cnoc an t-Sluaigteac). Irish, English; Single Jig or Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Munster. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Moylan, Sharp): AABB (Karpeles, O'Neill, Raven, Roche, Stanford/Petrie). A slide-time version of the melody known as "Haughs of Cromdale (The)," "O'Neill's March (2)" and "Tralee Gaol." Editor Moylan notes the melody has also been known as "The cat jumped into the mouse's hole and didn't come down till morning." Petrie (1855) identifies the melody as "a Munster jig" and remarks that "it had a peculiar kind of dance." He also adds "Same as a Scotch tune."

Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan].

Printed sources: Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; p. 25. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 320, p. 183. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 410, p. 81. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 178. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. II; No. 250, p. 23. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; p. 57.

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-'''BARRACK HILL [1]''' (Cnoc an t-Sluaigteac). Irish, English; Single Jig or Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Munster. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Moylan, Sharp): AABB (Karpeles, O'Neill, Raven, Roche, Stanford/Petrie). A slide-time version of the melody known as "[[Haughs o' Cromdale (The)]]," "[[O'Neill's March (2)]]" and "[[Tralee Gaol]]." Editor Moylan notes the melody has also been known as "The cat jumped into the mouse's hole and didn't come down till morning." Petrie (1855) identifies the melody as "a Munster jig" and remarks that "it had a peculiar kind of dance." He also adds "Same as a Scotch tune."
+'''BARRACK HILL [1]''' (Cnoc an t-Sluaigteac). Irish, English; Single Jig or Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Munster. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Moylan, Sharp): AABB (Karpeles, O'Neill, Raven, Roche, Stanford/Petrie). A slide-time version of the melody known as "[[Haughs of Cromdale (The)]]," "[[O'Neill's March (2)]]" and "[[Tralee Gaol]]." Editor Moylan notes the melody has also been known as "The cat jumped into the mouse's hole and didn't come down till morning." Petrie (1855) identifies the melody as "a Munster jig" and remarks that "it had a peculiar kind of dance." He also adds "Same as a Scotch tune."
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