Green Fields of Éire (The)

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 Theme code Index    3436L 1356
 Also known as    Belles of Omagh, Morning Star (1)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AA'B
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Padraig Mac Aodh O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Songs of Uladh
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 19
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1904
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X:1 % T:Green Fields of Eire, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:"I got this tune from Domhnall mac Lachlainn, "An Tailliur Mor" S:(the Big Tailor) of Druim-lurga in Cill-mac-nEnain. It was whistled S:to him about forty years ago by Seumas o Domhnaill, an old fiddler of S:Cluain-cille in Tearmann (who could not play it on the fiddle); and S:An Tailliur Mor whistled and played it to me. This tune is not well S:known in Cill-mac-nEnain." B:Padraig Mac Aodh O'Neill - Songs of Uladh (1904, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:T !fermata!G>A|:B2 (3cBA|B>E E>F|G>A B>c|d2e2| B2 (3cBA|BE E>A|Bc AF|1 (G2 G>)A:|2G2 G2|| de ff|g2 gg|fe de/f/|ed B2| de ff|g2 gg|fe de/f/|e2e2| cd ff|g2 gg|fe de/f/|ef g2| B2 B/c/B/A/|BG GA|Bd cA|G2G2||