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tunes, plough whistles, &c.

voice up to a third, fifth, or octave--a common practice in laments, nur

about a crotchet. Occasionally he ended the cronaun by suddenly sliding

prolonged ad libitum: the change from ee to oo being made at intervals o

repetition of the two vowel sounds, ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo, &c., which was

chanted, in monotone, a sort of cronaun consisting simply of the continu

learned of course from older people:--To the note D at the end of the ai

As to Phil Gleeson's traditional manner of singing the ode--which he

Carrigaline, 8 miles S.E. of Cork.

commemorate the death of Donogh Mac Carthy of Ballea Castle near

commonly called Tadhg Gaodhlach, "Timothy of the Irish Compositions," to

a well-known Munster Gaelic poet of the 18th century, Timothy O'Sullivan

found in Hardiman's "Irish Minstrelsy," vol. ii, p. 272. It was compose

me by Phil Gleeson: but there is no need to give it here, as it will be

The Irish ode, or lament, of which the following is the air, was sung

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T:Lament for Donoch an Bhaile-aodha
R:song air
H:  The Irish ode, or lament, of which the following is the air, was sung
H:r
H:me by Phil Gleeson: but there is no need to give it here, as it will be
H:found in Hardiman's "Irish Minstrelsy," vol. ii, p. 272.  It was compose
H:by
H:a well-known Munster Gaelic poet of the 18th century, Timothy O'Sullivan
H:
H:commonly called Tadhg Gaodhlach, "Timothy of the Irish Compositions," to
H:commemorate the death of Donogh Mac Carthy of Ballea Castle near
H:Carrigaline, 8 miles S.E. of Cork.
H:  As to Phil Gleeson's traditional manner of singing the ode--which he
H:learned of course from older people:--To the note D at the end of the ai
H:he
H:chanted, in monotone, a sort of cronaun consisting simply of the continu
H:
H:repetition of the two vowel sounds, ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo, &c., which was
H:prolonged ad libitum: the change from ee to oo being made at intervals o
H:
H:about a crotchet.  Occasionally he ended the cronaun by suddenly sliding
H:is
H:voice up to a third, fifth, or octave--a common practice in laments, nur
H:
H:tunes, plough whistles, &c.
B:
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
"Slow"d|ff gg|aa ga|f3 d|ff fd|fe dd|Hd3||d|
aa ga|fe/d/ cd|{e/}Hf3 {g/e/e/d/}d|ff fd|
e>dc/A/ FG/E/|E4||d2 d2|d2 d2|d2 d2||

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