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The Bog of Allen

Found in bak.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
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X:20
T:The Bog of Allen
R:Reel
C:Ed Reavy
S:The Collected Compostions of Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:The Bog of Allen. Mentioned eloquently in Joyce's
N:short story, "The Dead" (in Dubliners). This
N:desolate region reminds us of Yeats' line
N:"the drifting, indefinite bitterness of life"
N:Ed has always felt that far too much is made
N:of Ireland's greenery and not enough said
N:of her terrible greyness. Ed has lived to
N:see the whole of Ireland, and he has tried
N:to get as much of it as he could into his own tunes.
K:G

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