Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 1831 (Star of the County Down)

RhythmMode
AirA Minor
Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Star of the County Down / My Love Nell / Sliabh na in Ban [Sliabh na m Ban] (also in B, also as single jig in CRE 2)

cd Discography

I have found zero recordings of this melody anywhere on the indexed recordings.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #38 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #90 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2.
On page 24 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. [available]
On page 265 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1927
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