TREOIRAisling GhealThis song has been recorded in recent years by such fine singers as larla aLionaird, Oiarmuid a Suilleabhain (RIP) and (most recently) by Oiarmuid's sisterEilis - all from the historic Gaeltacht area of Cui I Aodha. The words and music ofAisling Gheal were taken down by the song-collector Martin J. Freeman, whospent several months during the years 1913 and 1914 collecting songs around Cui IAodha and Baile Mhuirne. Some 84 of these songs were subsequently published, inthree volumes by the Irish Folk Song Society in the years 1920-21.Aisling Ghealwas sung for Freeman by Peg O'Oonoghue of Ballymakeera. By the late '60s it hadbeen almost forgotten in the area, until it was brought to the attention of theyoung generation of singers, firstly by Sean a Riada (RIP) who played the tunemost hauntingly on his last LP 'a Riada's Farewell', and subsequently by Sean's sonPeadar, who propagated both words and music amongst the singing community.A song named 'Aisling an Oigfhir' which has somewhat similar words is to befound in Hardiman's Irish Minstrelsy. The tune transcribed is the first verse sungby Oiarmuid a Suilleabhain.<strong>~t</strong> 4tJ ern1":'\~1 ----./Pj J I ] F (J I F F ".... IAis - ling_ gheal_ do shlad trl m' neall me '8go __.-3~J :b J J TO I j J j. 1 J J,~rabh - asa treigh lag le __ seal im luf, go rabhas4tJ ru1":'\=---]F'r ~ r p J ) :b~"ngleann_ cois abhann im'_ aon __ ar '8go__ rabha -sa 'g aeracht le_P I"'I J J) J~ Ij. j 1 ] [] p I El F P ( F r r I El F" t II,gra mo chrof go raibh _ na cam_ - thai __ Gall_ ag-us Gae_lach is( F ~ F r p I rl,,J J) I J r' Jciao I - te gear - a 'guais - le'nJ ] F1 ,tsaoil ag breith barr - aigh isJaj jra~le '----' __ cei -leJ j Igo raibhr-3 ----,£1 J } Fa 1 IJ J j. 11~ciann an fhaoit a - nois_ le fail ganmhoill.Ba ghearr a shamhail dom gur dhearcas Mary,'Cus gruaig a cinn lei go fear a' fas,A dlaoithe a' teacht mar na realtainnag titim leise go barr a' troigh',Ag scuabadh an druchta de bharr an fheir ghlais'5 is lufar eadrom mar do shiuladh si,A dha chfoch chruinne ar a hucht go neata,A grua mar chaortha, is ba gheal fa pib.Do bheannafos-sa do m' chuid i nCaoluinnIs is modhuil 's is beasach do fhreagair si:'A phlur na bhfear, mo shlad na deinseMar is maighdean me nar thainig d'aoisDha dteadh sa ghreann duinn clann a dheanamh,Is go mbeife~ seantach ins an ghniomh,Cur ghearr 6n mbas me, is go bhfagfainn EireIm gh6ist im aonar bheinn romhat sa tsli.'5 go deimhin fein, '6igbhean, 'a mbail leat me ph6sadhCurb e ba dh6igh liom na beimis bacht'5 gur gearr do dt6gfainn teaghlach nua dhuita bheadh go r6-dheas idir shlinn is clochDo sheinnfinn ceolta go minic sa 16 dhuitAgus imirt ch6ir ar gach chluich' i gceart'5 is fior go bp6gfainn 6 m' chroi mo st6irimAgus bi ar mo thorramh, n6 tabhair dom gean.
TREOIRBatt Henry's Favourite Barndance: 'Batt Henry's Favourite' was recorded in New York in May, 1932 byBarndance two South Sligo fiddlers, Paddy Killoran (1904 - 1965) and Paddy Sweeney (1894- 1974). It was also recorded in more recent times by North Leitrim fiddler, BenLennon and his son, Maurice in 1999, on the CD The Natural Bridge.'~i e (ill E F re j I F J J J I EtU n F I Er [f re (i11 E F re j I~j r J J J I EJ (J EIJ 1) I J J J P I F r F r I F r r r # r r I3~i rrrr FE er I Er rHo re I re F re F I re F rEI tf I TItrr FE rE i~i E re r E1J 11 F re F (cl I r r r U I ill ill ffi ~ W I3 3 3 33 3~I F r r r F r E r I F re re (B: IrE E U I lfr lfr (FE ~ fP I3~I EIJ iD j P I D 11 G 0 G r F r I re (J re re I F FIE E f r F r I3~ # I r r F r f rr r I FeE r re r I re Er re re I re r • E E [r E r I r r r 11Sligo Bay (alsoknown as Pay theReckoning)Jig'Sligo Bay' was recorded in New York in May 1922 by South Sligo fiddler, JamesMorrison (1894 - 1947) and Chicago born uilleann piper, Tom Ennis (1889 - 1931)with piano accompanist, John Muller who was born in America of German parentage.It can be found in Breathnach's Ceol Rince na hEireann, Uimhir I under the title 'Paythe Reckoning' at number 19. It was also recorded in 1994 by renowned fiddler,Antoin MacGabhann on his CD 'Ar Aon Bhuille' under the same title.~I B j P Etf I ill EU I j P Etf I ID lJ] I j ~ Etf I ill ~ I~I EO E!J I ID DJ :11 F f F E Er I rr r Ca I r rE F cri~i f E TI tu I r f r E F FIE r r cd I tu E!J I ID DJ :11