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Theme code Index	556 442
Also known as	Maire a Run, Ó Máire Dhlis, O Molly My Dear
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	3/8, 9/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	p. 87
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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T:O Molly My Dear
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Bunting - Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, p. 87)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Eb
G/A/|BBc A2B G2E|{G}FEE E3-D2 G/A/|BBc A2B G2E|
{G}FEE E3-E2e|dBc/d/ e2 e/f/ g2 e|dB{B}A/G/ A3-A2 e|
dBc/d/ e2 e/f/ g2e|dB{B}A/G/ A3-A2 G/A/|BBc A2B G2E|
{G}FEE E3-E2||

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T:Molly My Dear
M:3/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Adagio”
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 87, p. 44)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
(d/>e/)|.f.f.g|(e2c)|(d2B)|{d}c2 (c/>B/)|.B2 (d/>e/)|
f(fg)|(e2c)|(d2B)|{d}(cB)B|B2||(f/>e/)|(dB).d|(f>g).a|
(b>c'b)|(a<f) .d|.e2 (f/>e/)|(dB).d|.f>.g.a|(b>{d'}c'b)|
(a<f) .d|e2 (d/e/)|.f.f.g|.e2 .c/>.c/|(d2B)|{d}(cB).B|B2||

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T:O! Molly Dear
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 53, p. 22) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
"Moderato"(G/A/)|(.B.B.c) (A2B) (G2E)|{G}(.F.E.E) (E3E2) (G/A/)|(.B.B.c) (A2B) (G2E)|
{G}(.F.E.E) (E3E2) (.e|.d.B) (c/d/) e2 (e/f/) (g2.e)|.d.B {B}(A/G/)|(A3 A2) (._e|
.d.B) (c/d/) e2 e/f/ g2.e|.d.B {B}(A/G/) (A3A2) (G/A/|B)(.c.c) (A2B) (G2E)|(G|(.F.E.E) (E3!fermata!E2)||

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T:Molly My Dear
M:3/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Tenderly"
B:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 452
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B/c/|dde|c2A|B2G|{B}AGG|G2 B/c/|dde|c2A|B2G|{B}AGG|G2||
d/c/|BGB|d>ef|gag|fdB|c2 d/c/|BGB|d>ef|gag|fdB|c2||

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