"Granuaile"

This is the modern corruption, being derived from the name of Grace O'Malley in Gaelic, Graine Mhaol (with an accent or two missing here). The tune of this title is called for as 'Grania Meuel' in a ballad opera by H. Brooke, Dublin, 1748, with songs printed in 'Songs in Jack the GyantQueller,' 1749. Other renderings: Granach Weale, Granuwail, Granuweal, Granu Weal__or Ma, Ma, Ma (Bunting's 3rd collecion, 1840), Grana Uile, and Granny Wale, and a few others. There seems to be only one tune known as "Granuaile" that goes back to the 18th century (others appeared in the 19th century). What are claimed to be the original words to the tune are in Hardiman's 'Irish Minstrelsy', but I haven't seen this work. There are several songs of the 19th century on Granuaile. The 18th century tune is a 3/4 time dorian on G which is in a collection of 22 Irish melodies printed by B. Cooke in Dublin, c 1793-5.

P.S> There was a TV documentary on Grace O'Mally some 3-5 weeks ago.