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Theme code Index	3551H 6532
Also known as	Kitty O'Brian, Planxty Kitty O'Brien
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	ABC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 38, p. 21
Year of publication/Date of MS	1796
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Tune annotations

X:1 T:Kitty O’Brian M:C| L:1/8 R:Air C:”Carolan” B:Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 38, p. 21). Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2d2(d2g2)|e2 d>c B2A2|G2G2 (A2G2)|TF3E D2z2| BB d2d2g2|{g}fefg a2)e2|edcB {d}cB{B}AG|[B,4D4G4][B,2D2G2] z2:| |:DD D2D2 GG|EE E2 E2 EG|(A>BA>G) {B}(AGAB)|[D4G4B4d4][D2G2B2d2]z2| (efed B2)d2|(efed) (cB)(AG)|g2G2 GABG|A4 A2z2| B2d2d2 ef|[G4g4][G4g4]|(efed B2).d2|.[E2e2].[F2f2].[G2g2]z2| (d2 BA G2B2|G2 AB d2).D2|T(E2 FG) (A>B)(A>G)|[B,4D4G4][B,2D2G2] z2:|]

X:1
T:Kitty O’Brian
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
C:”Carolan”
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 168, p. 86)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Animato"(f2a2) (b2d'2)|.b2 .a>.g .f2.e2|d2d2e2d2|T(c3B) A2z2|
.f.f a2 (a2d'2)|{d'}(c'b).c'.d' (c'2b2)|(ba)(gf)  {a}(gf){f}(ed)|.d4 .d2 z2:|
|:.A.A .A2.A2 .d.d|.B.B. .B2.B2 (Bd)|(e>f)(e>d) {f}(edef)|.a4 .a2z2|
(bc'ba) (f2a2)|(bc'ba) (gf)(ed)|d'2 d2 (de).f.d|(e4 e2)z2|
f2a2a2 .b.c'|d'4 d'4|(bc'ba) .f2.a2|.b2.c'2.d'2 z2|
(a2 (fe) d2f2|d2 ef a2)A2|T(B2 cd) (e>f)(e>d)|.d4 .d2z2:|]

X:2
T:Kitty O'Brien
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.H. Hughes -- Gems from the Emerald Isle (London, c. 1860?, No. 38, p. 10)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2d2d2g2|e2 dc B2A2|G2G2A2G2|F3-E D2z2|
BB d2d2g2|fefg a2e2|edcB {d}cBAG|G4 G2z2||
DD D2D2 BB|EE E2E2 EG|ABAG {B}AGAB|d4 d2z2|
efed B2d2|efed cBAG|g2 G2 GABG|A4 A2z2||
B2d2d2 ef|g4 g4|efed B2d2|e2f2 g2z2|
d2 BA G2B2|G2 AB d2D2|E2 FG ABAG|G4 G2z2||

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