Cruiskeen Lawn (1)

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Theme code Index	5L13b2 47L7L5L
Also known as	Cruiscin Lan, O'Sullivan's Return, Men of '82 (The), Wife Who Was Dumb (The), Dumb Dumb Dumb
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 254, p. 44
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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CRUISKEEN LAWN (Cruiscin Lan). AKA and see "O'Sullivan's Return," "The Men of '82," "The Wife Who Was Dumb," "Dumb, Dumb, Dumb." Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Minor (O'Neill): A Minor (O'Farrell). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill): AABB (O'Farrell). "Cruiskeen Lawn" is the Englished form of the Gaelic title "Cruiscin Lan," which means 'The Full Little Jug'. Flood (1905) mentions a rather bold assertion that Dr. Sigerson, in " 'The Bards of the Gael and Gall', believes this tune evidences strong Scandinavian musical influences from the period of the Norse invasions of Ireland c. 800-1050. He is in error," states Flood, who doubts the tune dates from the Norse period or even mediaeval days. Cazden (et al, 1982) finds the earliest publication of the song to be a sheet-music copy printed in New York by Edward Riley, dated between 1823 and 1831, and notes that the song became a favorite on both sides of the Atlantic during the mid-19th century. As a popular tune it was used for several other ballads and hymns, including the American shape-note piece "Consolation" (Sacred Harp, 1848). See also note to "An Cruisgin Beag" and "We'll take again a cruiskeen, a cruiskeen laun."

Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill]. O'Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 41 (appears as "Cruskeen Lawn").

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 254, p. 44.

X:1
T:Cruiskeen Lawn
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"With expression"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 254
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
G/^F/ | D<GGA B2 AB | .c.B.A.G F3 D/C/ | D<GGA B>ABc | 
d6 zd | d>BBd f2 ed | cBAB c2 Bc | d>c B<G d2D2 | G2A2B2 Bc | 
d>c B<G d2 D2 G6 z || G/A/ | B>A B<d f<d f2 | c>A F<A c<A c2 | 
d>c B<G d2D2 | G2A2B2 Bc | d<g d>c B2A2 | G6 ||