Annotation:Molly St. George

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MOLLY ST. GEORGE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. One of the supposed seven or eight hundred tunes composed by the ancient harper Thomas O'Connellan (c. 1640/1645 – 1698) (for whom see note for "Breach of Aughrim (The)"). "Molly St. George," along with "Molly MacAlpin" and "Eileen Aroon (1)" (by Cearbhall O'Dalaigh), comprise the three earliest Irish harp tunes with extant lyrics.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Thumoth (12 English and 12 Irish Airs), c. 1746; No. 3, pp. 30-31. Neal (A Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes), c. 1724;

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear the tune played on button accordion on youtube.com [1]

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