Introduction
Throughout the entirety of the island of Ireland, traditional musical tunes, however similar, have also contained significant differences in terms of interesting formations, with specific similarities and differences to be discussed in further detail below:
“Óró Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile”
A traditional Irish folk song, and more specifically, war song, “Óro Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile” has surprisingly represented a relatively recent era in Irish music, intending to be played in the Republic of Ireland and possibly in Northern Ireland with the specific purpose of preserving the Irish language and associated culture.
“The Rakes of Mallow”
Related to the English tune of “The Rigs of Marlow” is the Irish tune, “The Rakes of Mallow,” which is played as one of the fight songs of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mallow specifically refers to a community in County Cork, whereas Marlow is the name of a community in Buckinghamshire, England. County Cork has traditionally been identified as part of the Province of Munster in the southern part of the island of Ireland, whereas Buckinghamshire is located slightly to the northwest of the Greater London area.
Tunes of County Leitrim and County Fermanagh
Perhaps the most interesting of tunes from the entire island of Ireland are the tunes from Counties Leitrim (Connacht) and Fermanagh (Ulster). Even though Fermanagh is part of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and Leitrim is part of Ireland 🇮🇪 today, both counties share relatively significant similarities in the tunes in question, and each of the tunes can share similarities with rituals that have been brought throughout much of the British Empire to particular regions, including, but not limited to, the Appalachian region of the modern United States, the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and much of Australia 🇦🇺, particularly in the east.
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