Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 2550 (Bruach na Carraige Baine)

RhythmMode
AirE 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):
Bruach na Carraige Baine / The Brink of the White Rocks (unusual setting of #231)

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 #84 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [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): 1903
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