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TARA BROOCH, THE. AKA and see “Athlone Hornpipe (The),” "Mountain Stream," "Paddy O'Brien's Hornpipe (1)," "Six O'Clock," "Western Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe (whole time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The Tara Brooch has been called the most beautiful brooch ever fund in Ireland, and dates from the 8th century. Discovered in 1910 near the Hill of Tara at Bettystown, County Meath, it now is in the possession of the National Museum in Dublin. The brooch is crafted in silver and inlaid with precious stones.

The Tara Brooch, rear view.

Famed County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the hornpipe in New York , calling it "The Western."

Additional notes

Printed sources : - McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 86, p. 21. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; p. 41.

Recorded sources : - Lochshore CDLDL 1215, Croab Rua - “The More that’s Said the Less the Better” (1992).

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