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    Traditional Irish airs. 1-8 (in two series) / as collected and edited by P.A. Walsh ; arranged by Annie W. Patterson

    Among the few quibbles ever directed at the Breathnach publications was that his use of tonic solfa music notation caused difficulties for those who were only accustomed to staff notation. In 1924 he addressed this problem by publishing 50 of his tunes in staff notation in collaboration with Dr Annie W. Patterson. She wrote piano accompaniments for the melodies and also arranged each one for two and three voices. The first verse of each song was underlaid. The resulting large-format publication appeared in four numbers which constituted a first series, and its success led in 1925 to a second series of four numbers containing 52 melodies. The cover image of the harper is by a fellow Gaelic Leaguer, the artist Ailbhe Ó Monacháin of Belfast.

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    Traditional Irish airs. Series 1. Part 1 / as collected and edited by P.A. Walsh ; arranged by Annie W. Patterson

    Abha na Laoi [song: music and words] (air: Ar Eirinn Ni ‘Neosfainn Ce hI) — Ailliliu na Gamhna [song: music and words] — An Buachaillin Ban [song: music and words] (air: The Dear Irish Boy) — An Capaillin Ban [song: music and words] (air: Bean an Fhir Ruaidh) — An Chraoibhin Aoibhinn Aluinn [song: music and words] — An Maidrin Ruadh [song: music and words] — An Paisdin Fionn [song: music and words] — An Raibh Tu ag an gCarraigh, An [song: music and words] — An Spailpin Fanach [song: music and words] — An t-Ubhal [song: music and words] — An Tuirne Lin [song: music and words] — Araoir is Me go hUaigneach [song: music and words]

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