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Ruairí Dall Ó Catháin (anglicized: Rory Dall O'Cahan) may have been an Irish harper and composer. Recent research, however, raises the question whether he ever really existed. Recent research, however, raises the question whether he ever really existed.
According to Edward Bunting, in The Ancient Music of Ireland, this harp tune was written in about 1603 by Rory Dall O'Cahan. [1] This tune, revived by Seán Ó Riada, was originally a composition of the blind Derry harpist Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin. He wrote it while (in) Scotland, where he had a disagreement with a Lady Eglington.
Rory Dall O'Cahan, an Irish harpist of the 17th century most famous as the composer of Give Me Your Hand, may have penned the popular Irish tune the "Londonderry Air", in order to lament the destruction of O'Cahan power. [citation needed] Consequently, it may have been originally called "O'Cahan's Lament".
O. Thady Ó Cianáin; Rory Dall O'Cahan; Turlough O'Carolan; Donell Dubh Ó Cathail; Cearbhall Óg Ó Dálaigh; Diarmuid Ó Dubhagáin; Máel Ísa Ó Raghallaigh; P.
A similar claim has been made regarding the tune's 'coming' to the blind itinerant harpist Rory Dall O'Cahan in a dream. A documentary detailing this version was broadcast on Maryland Public Television in the United States in March 2000; [ 7 ] reference to this was also made by historian John Hamilton in Michael Portillo 's TV programme "Great ...
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