TYPE | 2 - Simple Melody |
TUNE STRUCTURE | 11 bars |
VERSE STRUCTURE | 7v 3l |
TIME SIGNATURE |
24
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KEY SIGNATURE | ♯♯ |
INCIPIT | GAGF♯DCA,G,A,B,CD |
GENRE | Worksong |
TEXT SOURCE | Royal Irish Academy MS12 Q13. Written by Pronsiais Ó Cathain, Dublin in 1873-1876. pp.61-62 |
TUNE SOURCE | as above |
FIRST LINE | Ím bÍm bobro ar óro mhíle ghrádh |
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. |