Annotation:Banks of the Shannon (1) (The)
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BANKS OF THE SHANNON [1], THE. Irish, Slow Air (3/8 time). G Major (O'Neill): A Major (Stanford/Petrie). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill): ABB (Stanford/Petrie). O'Neill's version is apparently taken from Edward Bunting's collection.
Source for notated version: "From Father Walsh" [Stanford/Petrie]; Michael O'Brien [O'Neill].
Printed sources: Hughes (Gems from the Emerald Isle), c. 1860?; No. 33, p. 9. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 310, p. 54. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 805, p. 201.
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