Annotation:O'Connell's March to Tara
X:1 T:O'Connell's March to Tara M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Rev. Luke Donnellan – “Oriel Songs and Dances", S:Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (vol. II, No. 2, 1909; No. 98) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D FAdf FAdf|eA (c/B/)A eA (c/B/)A|FAdf FAdf|eA (c/B/)A fe d2:| |:ggff d2 (A/d/)f|ggee d2 e/f/g|ggff d2 (A/d/)f|eA (c/B/)A fe d2:|]
O'CONNELL'S MARCH TO TARA. Irish, March (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A 6/8 time version of the tune was found in an American military music manuscript c. 1860's under the title "Sergeant O'Leary", and there's also an Irish related tune in 6/8 time "Scattery Island Slide".