| TYPE | 2 - Simple Melody |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | 4 bars |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 12v 2l |
| TIME SIGNATURE |
68
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| KEY SIGNATURE | ♯ |
| INCIPIT | GC'C'C'D'BC'D'F'G'A'B♭' |
| GENRE | Worksong |
| TEXT SOURCE | Royal Irish Academy MS12 Q13. Written by Pronsiais Ó Cathain, Dublin in 1873-1876. pp.60-61 |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | Luithrín ó lúthra as alúthra láthra |
| NOTATED INCIPIT |
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| The items from the Royal Irish Academy's MS12 Q13 manuscript are transcriptions of a number of worksongs from the collector and writer Proinsias Ó Catháin. These transcriptions formed part of an essay for a competition organised by the RIA between 1873-1876 on the state of the Irish language in Ulster. Ó Catháin's essay was selected as the winning entry. |
