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Theme code Index	1544 5671H
Also known as	O'Rourke's Feast (The), Planxty O'Rourke (2), Pléaráca na Ruarcach
Composer/Core Source	Turlough O'Carolan
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:John & William Neal
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	p. 6
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1726
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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T:O Rourke’s Feast
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
C:Carolan
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No.  7, pp. 4-5)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|(B/c/d)d dBG|c2c (c/d/e)c|dBd (e/f/g)e|(f/g/a)f g3|
(g/f/g/a/)b abg|fge Td>cB|cAd BGd|e3 Tf3|
g2g gBd|eAa Tf>ed|e2e e(d/e/g)|dBTA/G/ G2||
D|(E/F/G)G GDG|(GA/B/)c dBG|(F/G/A)A AEA|(A/B/c/d) ecA|
d2d d(e/d/c)|B2B B(c/B/A/G/)|(F/G/A)A ABA|GFE D2C|
(B,/C/D)D GB,D|TGFG AFD|Td2c (B/c/d/)B|(F/G/A)D G2||

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T:O'Rourkes' Noble Feast, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air 
N:Moderato
S:The Dublin Magazine (July, 1842, No. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Eb
B,|E (E/F/) (G/A/) (BG)E|AAA (A/B/c) A|BGB (c/d/e)c|(d/e/f) d/d/ e2B|
efg (fg)e|dec (BA)G|AFB (GE)B|ccc d2(B/B/)|
e>e e (eG)B|ede (fd)B|c>cc (c/d/e) c/c/|BGE E2||
B,|B,>EE EzB,|E(E/F/)(G/A/) (BG)E|C>FF FzC|
F(F/G/)(A/B/) cAF|B2B/B/ (B/c/)(B/A/)|G2G/G/ GGF|
E2E/E/ EzF|E>DC B,B,B,|B,CD E2 B,/B,/|EDE (FD)B,|
BBA (G/A/B) E/-E/|(D/E/F) B,/B,/E-E||

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T:O’Rourke’s Feast
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 20, p. 8)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
B,|E(E/F/(G/A/) (BG).E|.A.A.A (A/B/c) A|(BGB) (c/d/.e)c|(d/e/f)d e2A|
efg fge|(de)c (BA)G|(FA)B (GE)B|ccc d2 B/B/|
(e>ee e)GB|(ed)e (fdB)|ccc (c/d/e)c|BGE E2B,|
(B,EE) .EzB,|E(E/F/)(G/A/) (BG)E|(CFF) .F zC|F(F/G/)(A/B/) (cAF)|
BBB (B>cA)|GGG G<GF|E>EE EzF|(ED)C B,B,B,|
(B,C)D EG,B,|(EDE) (FDB,)|{B,}B2A (G/A/B)E|(D/E/F)(B, E2)||

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T:O'Rourkes' Feast, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air 
S:O'Sullivan - Carolan (1958)
K:G
D|GG/A/B/c/ dBG|ccc c/d/ec|dBd e/f/ge|f/g/af g2d|
gab abg|fge dcB|cAd BGd|eee f2d/d/|g>gg gBd|Gfg afd|
eee e/f/ge|dBG G2||D|DGG GzD|GG/A/B/c/ dBG|EAA AzE|
AA/B/c/d/ ecA|ddd dec|B>BB BB>A|G>GG G2A|GFE DDD|
DEF GB,D|GFG AFD|d2c B/c/dG|F/G/AD G2||

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