Its Pretty to be in Ballinderry
| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | Love of home |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | A8 B4 C6 |
| TIME SIGNATURE | 68 |
| KEY SIGNATURE | ♭♭♭ and ♭ |
| INCIPIT | GBC'D'D'C'D'BGBC'D' |
| GENRE | Ballad |
| TEXT SOURCE | Bunting Notebooks. Special Collections, QUB Library. MS 4.11 (1796-1809) |
| TUNE SOURCE | Bunting Notebooks. Special Collections, QUB Library. MS 4.12 (1796-1843) no.23 |
| NOTATED INCIPIT | |
| This song features three distinct sections, the last of which, a chorus, is sung to 'och hone'. According to Bunting, this song was particulalry popular in counties Antrim and Down. Like many Irish folk songs, the place names mentioned in the song varied depending on the location in which it was sung. | |
