The Mourne Shore waltz

Also known as An Traigh Mughdhorna, Down By The Sally Garden, Down By The Sally Gardens, The Maid Of Mourne Shore.

There are 3 recordings of this tune.

The Mourne Shore appears in 1 other tune collection.

The Mourne Shore has been added to 2 tune sets.

The Mourne Shore has been added to 79 tunebooks.

Three settings

X: 1
T: The Mourne Shore
R: waltz

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
D2 E2 |F3 E D2 | E2 F2 A2 | B6 | A2 d2- dA | B2 A2 F2 | E4 D2 | D6- | D2 D2 E2 |
F2 E2 D2 | EF- F2 A2 | B6 | A4 dA | B4 AF | E4 D2 | D6- | D4 ||
A2 |d4 c2 | B4 d2 | cA- A2 F2 | A4 FA | B4 AF | A2 B2 de | d6- | d4 DE |
F2 (3EFE D2 | E3 F A2 | B6 | A2 d2 A2 | B2 A2- AF | E4 D2 | D6- | D2 |]

X: 2
T: The Mourne Shore
R: waltz

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
G2 A2 |B2 (3ABA G2 | A2 AB d2 | e2 ef ed | B3 d gd | e2 (3ded B2 | A3 B GF | G6- | G3 D GA |
B2 A2- AG | A3 B d2 | e6 | d2 g2- gd | e2 d2 B2 | A4 G2 | G6- | G4 ||
d2 |g2 f2- fd | e3 f g2 | f2 d2 B2 | d2 B2 d2 | e3 d BA | Bd ef ga | g6- | g2 G2 A2 |
BA- A2 G2 | A2 B2 d2 | e4 ge | d4 gd | e2 d2 B2 | A4- AG | G6- | G2 |]

X: 3
T: The Mourne Shore
R: waltz

Three comments

"The Mourne Shore" / "An Traigh Mughdhorna" / "Down By the Sally Gardens" ~ in 3/4

This is trying to make amends for not taking folks to "The Big Whistle Weekend" this weekend in Bury. Sorry gang, maybe next year. This is especially for Sarah, though she’s more familiar with this one in 4/4, which you’ll find here:

Key signature: D Major
https://thesession.org/tunes/1314
Submitted on January 10th 2003 by lazyhound.

I have suspicions I first learned this as a waltz in the land of the North, Ulster… Whether 4/4 or 3/4, it is a lovely air, including as a waltz to dance to and shmaltz up… 😎

Down By the Sally Gardens

This sounds just like the song Down By the Sally Gardens.

That’s because it is a version of the tune that was used for the poem:

https://thesession.org/tunes/1314

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