Grace O'Malley

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O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-1810

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Air Only 1 transcription Has some stepwise movement major F 6/8 Has source text No chords explore more...

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X: 23
T:Graine Uaile
T:Grace O'Malley
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-1810
R:Air
K:F
"Slow and with feeling"B/2c/2|d>ed cAG/2F/2|
DGG G2 A/2B/2|cAc/2d/2 cAG|FDE F2 d/2g/2|
fed c/2B/2A/2B/2c/2A/2|d/2c/2d/2e/2f/2d/2 g2 a/2g/2|
f/2e/2d/2e/2f/2d/2 d/2c/2B/2A/2G/2F/2|G2 G G2||
(3d/2e/2f/2|gdB gdB|G2 G G2 (3c/2d/2e/2|fcA fcA|F2 F F2 G/2A/2|
B2 D D3|c2 D D3|d/2c/2d/2e/2f/2d/2 g2 a/2g/2|
f/2e/2d/2e/2f/2d/2 d/2c/2B/2A/2G/2F/2|G2 G G2||
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% This was the earliest setting of this famous old air which the editor
% could trace. A florid version entitled "Granu Weal or ma-ma-ma"
% obtained from McDonnell a renowned piper in 1797 is to be found
%in Bunting's 3rd collection. The sub-title represents certain passages
% wherein a repeated note reinforced by concords on the regulators
% produced tones like ma-ma-ma.
% Grainne ni Mhaille who flourished in the reign of Queen Elizabeth was
% the most forceful character of her day. Her Irish maiden name became
%one of the allegorical titles by which Ireland is poetically known, and
% eclipses totally those of her two husbands, O'Flaherty and Sir Richard
% Bourke. In the course of time, the original Irish name became
% corrupted to "Granu Weal", "Graina Uaile" ,"Grainu Mhaol, and
% other forms.

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