Annotation:Roll Her on the Mountain (1)
X:1 T:Roll her on the Mountain [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:James Goodman (1828─1896) music manuscript collection, S:vol. 3, p. 167. Mid-19th century, County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G dGGe dcBd|eeed efge|dGGe dcBd|ecBd A2G2:| |:g2 gb agfe|defg abc'a|g2 gb agfe|dcBc A2G2:|]
ROLL HER ON THE MOUNTAIN ("Umpuig air an sliab i" or "Corna an tSliabi"). AKA and see: "Galway Reel (5) (The)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). James Kerr printed a close variant as "Galway Reel (5) (The)" in his c. 1880's Merry Melodies collections. See also the related “Roll Her on the Hill,” “Rolling on the Ryegrass.”