Bí liom bí
| TYPE | 2 - Simple Melody |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | 6 bars |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 5v 3l |
| TIME SIGNATURE | 24 |
| KEY SIGNATURE | ♯♯ |
| INCIPIT | GABC'BGC'BAGEF♯ |
| GENRE | Worksong |
| TEXT SOURCE | Royal Irish Academy MS12 Q13. Written by Pronsiais Ó Cathain, Dublin in 1873-1876. p.61 |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | Bí liom bí nó ná bí |
| NOTATED INCIPIT | |
| 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. | |
