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Ch 37 The Faerie Waltz

from Murder & Miss Austen's Ball by Ridgway Kennedy

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The tune is most properly known today by its Irish name, Sí Beag, Sí Mór, which is translated as "Small Fairy Mound, Big Fairy Mound." The word 'Sí', the Irish Gaelic for 'fairy mound' Hence the Quinns, in our story, call it the Faerie Waltz.

Wikipedia says the tune is usually attributed to the blind harpist and singer Turlough O'Carolan (1670 – 1738) as his first song. It is believed to have been influenced by the tune of "The Bonnie Cuckoo" (Roud 24351).

Sí Mór (Sheemore) and Sí Beag (Sheebeg) are the names given to two small hills, situated close to each other in south County Leitrim, said to be ancient burial sites, and to a site in Carolan's birth county of Meath.

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from Murder & Miss Austen's Ball, released December 16, 2021

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Ridge Kennedy West Orange, New Jersey

Ridgway Kennedy has been known primarily as “Ridge” throughout his life

Ridge’s day jobs have varied, but primarily focused on communication in some way. He became a dance caller and has been the “dancing master” at hundreds of contra, square, English and other dances around the US.

For more information visit www.ridgekennedy.com . Murder & Miss Austen’s Ball is his first novel.
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