COUNTY MAYO [1], THE (Contae Mhaigheo). Irish, Slow Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "The Irish song to this air--a farewell from an emigrant--composed by Thomas Lavelle, will be found in The Irish Penny Journal, p. 352, with a metrical translation" (Joyce).
Printed source: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 750, p. 370.
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| Theme code Index | 6421 5355 |
| Also known as | Contae Mhaigheó |
| Composer/Core Source | |
| Region | Ireland |
| Genre/Style | Irish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Air/Lament/Listening Piece |
| Key/Tonic of | D |
| Accidental | 2 sharps |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 6/8 |
| History | |
| Structure | AB |
| Editor/Compiler | P.W. Joyce |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Songs |
| Tune and/or Page number | No. 750, p. 370 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1909 |
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X:1 T:County Mayo [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:P.W. Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909, No. 750) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d|BAA/F/ GF (3F/E/D/|EDD D2A|AB F/E/ F>GA|A/d/dc/A/ A2|| A,|DD/E/F/G/ AFA/c/|Bdd {d}f2 (3d/c/B/|BAA/F/ GFE/D/|EDD D2||
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