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Caisleán an Óir

Caisleán an Óir (The Golden Castle) was composed by Junior Crehan from Miltown Malbay. I learned it from Terry Bingham, who often plays it after “If there weren’t any woman in the world”. It was also recorded on Matt Molloy and Sean Keane’s brilliant album “Contentment is Wealth”.

X:1
T:Caislean An Oir
T:Golden Castle (The)
C:Junior Crehan
M:4/4
K:GDor
|:DGGF G2 (3ABc|dcde f2ga|gfdc AdcA|G2GD F2DC|
DGGF G2 (3ABc|dcde f2ga|gfdc AdcA|1 G2GF G2GF:|2 G2GF G2 (3ABc||
|:dgga b2ag|gfde f2ga|gfdc AdcA|~G3D F2DC|
DGGF G2 (3ABc|dcde f2ga|gfdc AdcA|1 G2GF G2 (3ABc:|2 G2GF G2G2||

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