Annotation:Caitlín Tirial

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CAITLÍN TIRIAL (Kitty Tyrell). AKA - "Caitlin Triall." AKA and see "Kitty Tyrell (2)." Irish, Air (3/4 time). A Major (Roche): G Major (Ó Canainn). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Roche): AAB (Ó Canainn). The melody appears in Cooke's Selection of Favourite Original Irish Airs arranged for Pianoforte, Violin or Flute (Dublin, 1793). A version of the tune in 6/8 time can be found as "Little Red Lark (The)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 23, p. 26. Roche Collection, 1927; vol. 3; No. 25, p. 7 (second setting).

Recorded sources: Island ILPS 9501, "The Chieftains Live" (1977). Rounder Records 3067, Alan Stivell - "Renaissance of the Celtic Harp" (1982).




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