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'Carolan's Welcome' is a traditional air composed by the Irish harper/songwriter Turlough O'Carolan, (1670-1738). In Donal O'Sullivan's exhaustive book covering Carolan and all his songs,O'Sullivan, Donal, 'Carolan: The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper', London, 1958, Vol. II, p. 108. . this piece is listed as the first of ten Carolan songs that do not have surviving titles. There it is identified only as number 171 in the Carolan repertoire. Nothing whatsoever is known about the origin of the tune (except that it is by Carolan), and no lyrics have been attributed to it.

The piece originally appeared in the William Forde manuscript (1845), with a copy in the John Edward Pigot manuscript (circa 1850). Both of these sources are now deposited in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.O'Sullivan, Donal, 'Carolan: The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper', London, 1958, Vol. I, pp. 129-132 It was first formally published by Patrick Joyce in 1909.Joyce, Patrick W., 'Old Irish Folk Music and Songs', London, 1909

The title 'Carolan's Welcome' was given to this piece relatively recently, by The Chieftains, who adapted it as theme music on the occasion of Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Dublin in 1979.McCarthy, John Patrick, 'Ireland: a reference guide from the Renaissance to the present', 2006. Infobase. p. 216. . The title has been used universally since then, occasionally with variations or misspellings, such as "Carden's Welcome",Chatham Baroque, 'Reel of Tulloch: Baroque Music of Scotland and Ireland' (CD), Sono Luminus Records, 2001 "O'Carolan's Welcome", and "Carolan's Air". The song has been recorded by many artists, including Patrick Ball, David Wilcox (Canada), Lunasa, Mooncoin, and the Chieftains.The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early, 1980

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