An Raibh Tu Ar An GCarraig

waltz

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on June 21st 2009 by JACKB.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as An Raibh Tu Ag An GCarraig, Ar Raibh Tu Ag An GCarraig?, Were You At The Rock.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
• First Through The Gate by Brian Conway
• From Both Sides by Niamh Ni Charra
• Legacy by The Dunne Family
• Play It By Ear by Dinny McLaughlin
• Stormy Weather by Beginish
• The Chieftains 3 by The Chieftains
• The Last House In Ballymakea by Junior Crehan
• The Rowsome Tradition: Five Generations Of Uileann Piping by Kevin Rowsome
• Traditional Music From Ireland by Kieran Fahy

X: 1
T: An Raibh Tu Ar An GCarraig
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Emin
|:ed|BB3 Bd|ee3 ef|gg g3 f/e/|f3e (3dBA|
B4 ef|g>g g3 f/e/|ff3 (3edB|ee3 z d/e/|
f>e e2 gf|e>d BA Bc|d2 B2 gf|e>d BA FE|
D4 EF|G>G G2 e/d/B/G/|FF F2 z A/F/|E3 D/E/ F>E|E4||

Were you at the rock

One of my favourite slow airs, I believe the gaelic translates to Were Yiu At The Rock.

# Posted on June 21st 2009 by JACKB

The "Rock" meaning the Mass rock.
Under penal law it was illegal for catholics to celebrate mass - punishment was forfeiture of all land, goods and so forth. The priest was hung - till near death , revived , drawn behind a horse/cart along the ground and then "quartered" by being pulled apart by 2 - 4 horses. Hung, drawn and quartered.
Were you at the rock was a euphemism for - were at mass. Many words like the word Éire were banned.
We have here a book about songs that opens with the paragraff containing the line "people were hung - in living memory - for singing about Ireland" . It was printed in 1970.
Peter

# Posted on June 23rd 2009 by Peter O'Connor

Recordings

This also appears on Deanta's "Ready for the Storm"

# Posted on June 27th 2009 by gigues