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Another name for Dublin Airport?

Another name for Dublin Airport?

Does anyone know the tune Dublin Airport by another name? It's listed here in the recordings but I can't find anything about that recording or the tune after a google search. I know it from a Liam O'Connor CD but I'm looking for the music since I know I don't have it right.

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by Corey Murphy

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P.S. it's a slow tune in 3/4

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by Corey Murphy

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When standing in the customs line of doom -- and it is worse at Dublin Airport than pretty much everywhere else I have ever been -- I have a lot of names for Dublin Airport that would cause Jeremy's swear word filter to overload.

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by DrSilverSpear

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Dublin Airport is a waltz written by fiddle player Mairin Fahy. She recorded it on her album "The Reel Thing" which doesnt seem to be on the database here - I think it might only have been released in NZ/Australia when she was touring with Riverdance.

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by Rocky Nook

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There is a copy of the album for sale here:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instruments/CDs/World-folk/Artist-DF/auction-219775659.htm
I have a copy of the CD at home, I'll post any notes in the sleeve notes later tonight.

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by Rocky Nook

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Last time I went into Dublin the lass marshalling the Immigration queues took one look at my non-EU passport and said "Far queue" waving me over to the left.

"And a hundred thousand welcomes to you as well" I muttered

Can't beat the crack eh

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by Bren

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Last time I was in Dublin Airport I was ready to marry someone from their EU passport, as all the EU people zipped through the non-existent customs queue, while everyone with a non-EU passport, meaning the 8784932469324 Americans and Canadians who flood into Dublin, had to stand in this horrible, sluggish, queue for more than an hour.

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by DrSilverSpear

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I saw the thread title and thought "Collinstown".

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by RockyRoader

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Chaos?

# Posted on June 12th 2009 by zippydw

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Sorry, it was actually written by Mairin's brother Gerard.
I have posted the ABCs here:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9668
Hope that helps you out Corey

# Posted on June 14th 2009 by Rocky Nook

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Re the non-EU queue;
wasn't this all first documented in the '30s', in some book called "EU and Non-EU" ?
Obviously the EUs are much better.

# Posted on June 14th 2009 by Guernsey Pete

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