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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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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 (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 |]

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