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'''BEL(L)FAST ALLMANACK (ALMANAC), THE'''. AKA and see "Planxty Connor," "John O'Connor," "Planxty Mrs. O'Connor." Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Gow): AABBCC (Athole). Gow notes the melody is "A Favorite Irish Air," and indeed, it originally was a composition of Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan's called "John O'Connor." The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. The almanac was a long-running publication quite popular in its day, stemming from the mid-18th century. Like the modern-day '''Farmer's Almanac''', the '''Belfast Almanac''' contained a wide variety of calendars, weather forecasts, advice, instructions, stories and various and sundry other items. | '''BEL(L)FAST ALLMANACK (ALMANAC), THE'''. AKA and see "[[Planxty Connor]]," "[[John O'Connor]]," "[[Planxty Mrs. O'Connor]]." Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Gow): AABBCC (Athole). Gow notes the melody is "A Favorite Irish Air," and indeed, it originally was a composition of Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan's called "John O'Connor." The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. The almanac was a long-running publication quite popular in its day, stemming from the mid-18th century. Like the modern-day '''Farmer's Almanac''', the '''Belfast Almanac''' contained a wide variety of calendars, weather forecasts, advice, instructions, stories and various and sundry other items. | ||
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BEL(L)FAST ALLMANACK (ALMANAC), THE. AKA and see "Planxty Connor," "John O'Connor," "Planxty Mrs. O'Connor." Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Gow): AABBCC (Athole). Gow notes the melody is "A Favorite Irish Air," and indeed, it originally was a composition of Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan's called "John O'Connor." The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. The almanac was a long-running publication quite popular in its day, stemming from the mid-18th century. Like the modern-day Farmer's Almanac, the Belfast Almanac contained a wide variety of calendars, weather forecasts, advice, instructions, stories and various and sundry other items.
Printed sources: Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 321. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; p. 12. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 156.
Recorded sources: The Oyster Band - "Golden Tie-Slackeners" (1984). Jimmy Shand - "The Bluebell Polka" (disc 2).
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