TYPE | 2 - Simple Melody |
TUNE STRUCTURE | 6 bars |
VERSE STRUCTURE | 13v 2l |
TIME SIGNATURE |
24
|
KEY SIGNATURE | ♯♯ |
INCIPIT | GABC'C'BAGC'C'BA |
GENRE | Worksong |
TEXT SOURCE | Royal Irish Academy MS12 Q13. Written by Pronsiais Ó Cathain, Dublin in 1873-1876. pp.62-63 |
TUNE SOURCE | as above |
FIRST LINE | Máileo néro a'r ím bó néro |
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. |