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Thread #39720   Message #564193
Posted By: A Wandering Minstrel
03-Oct-01 - 10:29 AM
Thread Name: Origins of O'Carolan tune
Subject: Origins of O'Carolan tune
I was reading a book the other day which made frequent references to a tune the author called "Seabag Seymore". after a bit it dawned on me that he really meant "Si Beag an Si Mhor" by O'Carolan. :D

Now I know that O'Carolan based it on an Irish legend about a battle between two groups of elves but I can't find out anything else about this legend. (Tried both Google and Yahoo). Does anyone have a reference or suggest a book where I could find out more?

waiting in suspense ( or suspenders if you prefer) AWM