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Theme code Index	1H51H5 422H2H
Also known as	Dirty James that Lost Ireland, James the Coward, James the Shit, Séumus a Chaca a Chaill Éire, Shitty James
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 70, p. 50
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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X:1
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T:Dirty James
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Very Quick"
N:”Author and date unknown.” 
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 70, p. 50)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
[F3A3d3][F3A3d3]|(dc).B (AB).c|(dc).B (AG).F|(GA).F E2D|
[A3c3e3] [A3c3e3]|(fe).d (ef).g|(fe).d {c}(BA).B|(de).f e2d||
(ga/g/f/e/) (gB).B|(ga/g/f/e/) (gB).B|(fg/f/e/d/) (eA).A|(fg/f/e/d/) (eA).A|
(ga/g/f/e/) (gB).B|(ga/g/f/e/) (g/a/b).g|{g}(fe)d {c}(BA).B|(de).f e2d||
(df).a (df).a|(df).a (ag).f|(eg).b (eg).b|(eg).b (ba).g|
(df).a (df).a|(df).a (ab).g|{g}(fe).d {c}(BA).B|(de).f e2d||

X:1
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T:Dirty James, that lost Ireland
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Very quick"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 258, p. 127)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d3 [F3d3]|(dc)B (AB).c|(dc)>B (AG).F|(GA).F E2D|
[A3e3] [A3e3]|(fe).d (ef).g|(fe).d {c}(BA).B|(de).f e2d||
(ga/g/f/e/) (gB).B|(ga/g/f/e/) (gB).B|(fg/f/e/d/) (eA).A|(fg/f/e/d/) (eA).A|
(ga/g/f/e/) (gB).B|(ga/g/f/e/) (g/a/b).g|{g}(fe)d {c}(BA).B|(de).f e2d||
(df).a (df).a|(df).a (ag).f|(eg).b (eg).b|(eg).b (ba).g|
(df).a (df).a|(df).a (ab).g|{g}(fe).d {c}(BAB)|(de).f e2d||

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