Cailín An Tí Mhóir

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Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on November 18th 2004 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as Cailin An Ti Mhoir, The Girl From The Big House, The Girl In The Big House, The Girl Of The Big House, The Girl Of The House.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Traidisiun Beo by Angelina Carberry
• Ceol Caithréimeach Na NGael[The Wild Music Of The Gael] by Na Dórsa
• Deireadh An Fhómhair - End Of The Harvest by Declan Masterson
• Honk Toot Suite by Éamonn Coyne And Kris Drever
• Jig It In Style by Sean Keane
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Lynn Saoirse
• The Humours Of Lisheen by John And Julia Clifford
• The Next Turn by Trouble In The Kitchen
• The Roseland Barndance by North Cregg
• The Well Tempered Bow by Liz And Yvonne Kane
• The Wynd You Know by Ronan Browne
• Up In The Air by Danu

X: 1
T: Cailín An Tí Mhóir
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Dmix
|:AG|F2D G2E A2D GED|DED DGE FED EDE|
~F3 ~G3 AGA cde|dcA GEA DED D:|
|:zB|ABc AGF ~G3 GFG|A2B cAG AB^c d2e|
fed ^cAG FAF GED|dcA GEA DED D:|

Source: Ronan Browne - "the wind you know"
Transcription: gmp

# Posted on November 18th 2004 by gian marco

Duplicated Post!

This tune was already posted as a jig by... Gian Marco. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1214

Two years ago? What a great contributor you are!

# Posted on November 18th 2004 by slainte

Cailín An Tí Mhóir

Ah, yes. It's just the original Irish title of "The Girl of the Big House."

# Posted on November 18th 2004 by slainte

Mmmmh...This is different enough...Isn't it?

# Posted on November 18th 2004 by gian marco

Title Error

I'm no Gaelic scholar, but if the translation is to be understood as "the girl of the big house", the Gaeilge bit should read: "An Cailín den Teach Mhór". The only time the definite article 'an' (the) is used to imply 'of the' is when its plural alternate 'na' precedes the plural form of a noun: An Cailin na Tithe Mhor, the girls of the big houses.

# Posted on May 7th 2005 by metastotle

*girl*

# Posted on May 7th 2005 by metastotle

I can think of plenty of examples in Irish of "an" being used to imply genitive "of the" in the singular. Some are "Fear a(n) Ti" = the man OF the house, also the name of a nice reel. Other examples and tune names are "barr an chnoic" = the top of the hill, "bean an tinceara" (The Tinker's Wife), "bairead an mhairnealaigh" (The Sailor's Bonnet). The song "bean an fhir rua" (the Red Haired Man's Wife). Sorry can't get the fadas. You may be getting confused with the use of preposition "de" with partitive genitive.

# Posted on May 7th 2005 by LongNote

In other words the Irish title as given is correct and the attempted correction is wrong.

# Posted on May 7th 2005 by LongNote