Ancient Irish Music: Comprising One Hundred Irish Airs Hitherto Unpublished:Many of the Old Popular Songs and Several New Songs

From the Preface. IN the year 1855 was published "The Ancient Music of Ireland" a volume which was edited by George Petrie, LL.D., under the superintendence of the " Society for the preservation and publication of the Melodies of Ireland." This volume contains a large number of airs, of which about twenty were contributed by me. It was my wish that all my collection, or all worthy of preservation, should be printed by the Society, but the publication ceased after the appearance of one volum...