| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | Love |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | A8 B8 |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 3v 3l |
| TIME SIGNATURE |
34
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| TONAL CENTRE | D |
| INCIPIT | GF♯EDCDEDCA,A,A, |
| GENRE | Amhrán Mór |
| TEXT SOURCE | Bunting Notebooks. Special Collections, QUB Library. MS 4.10 no.40 |
| TUNE SOURCE | Bunting Notebooks. Special Collections, QUB Library. MS 4.29 (1792-1805) no.93 |
| FIRST LINE | Ta staraidh do chailin beag og om chradh |
| NOTATED INCIPIT |
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| This is a different song than the one sung today under the same title. The title on Bunting's sketch from the Belfast Harpers' Assembly (1792), 'Castle Moon', is a transliteration of 'Caiseal Mumhan' an alternative title to the song. However, Bunting's tune differs significantly from that sung today. |
