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mountain in Clare.

father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died at 85. Slieve Elva

confidence and cheerfulness, that he had two years more to live, as his

songs both in Irish and English. He told me at the time, with the great

83 years of age; whose memory was richly stored with Irish music, and wi

Taken down in 1876 from the singing of James Keane of Kilkee, who was

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Song air One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major A-sharp 4/4 Has history text No chords explore more...

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X:59
T:Slieve Elva
R:song air
H:  Taken down in 1876 from the singing of James Keane of Kilkee, who was
H:en
H:83 years of age; whose memory was richly stored with Irish music, and wi
H:
H:songs both in Irish and English.  He told me at the time, with the great
H:t
H:confidence and cheerfulness, that he had two years more to live, as his
H:father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died at 85.  Slieve Elva
H:
H:mountain in Clare.
B:
M:C
L:1/8
K:Bb
"Slow: and with expression."\
d=e|f2 f2 g2 f3/4d//c//=B//|c2 BG F2 G2|d2 cB G2 G2|G4:|GA|
B2 BG f2 f2|g2 ((3gf=e) f4|g2 d2 dcBc|{d}e2 d2 {c=B}c2 d>g|
g2 d2 d>c BGF=E|F2 G2 {A}B2 c2|d2 cB G2 G2|G6||

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