This exhibition tells the story of Moore's Irish Melodies through the circulation of the original series - as well as edited or newly-composed versions of the project - in Dublin and London before 1881. These were the two main centres for the publication of Moore's music.
Two songs in particular are chosen to demonstrate this circulation: "Fly not yet" from the first number, and 'The Fortune Telller' ("Down in the valley") from the eighth number
Credits
The collection and exhibit are part of the 2015-2017 project, 'Europe's Reception of the Irish Melodies and National Airs: Thomas Moore in Europe' (ERIN). ERIN is co-funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union. All images in this exhibit are courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Queen's University of Belfast, which is also the host for this OMEKA exhibition. The text for the exhibition was written by Sarah McCleave.