Hi All!!
Does anyone out there have the notation to an old Irish Gaelic folksong,
"Trasna na dTonnta ". I can’t find it anywhere on the WWW. Abc’s or regular notation would be fine.
Many Thanks . 
Iolanthe
The song is actually an exemplar of the Irish plan for world folk-cultural domination.
You’ll get the words in both English and Irish <a href=http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=1278#908235>here</a> on Mudcat, which is an amazing resource for anyone interested in songs rather than tunes 
.
I learnt it in primary school in both languages, but I think we were aware of its Scottish origins even then. But of course that was before the 1960s folk revival!
Thank You Roger, for the links and the bit of history about the song.
This song will make a fine young man from Cork, who is working his way to pay college by tending bar at a pub in Montreal ( where I play the whistle in the weekly sessions), very happy.
He was discussing the song with me last week, and did indeed mention that he learnt it in primary school. I think that he’s sufferring from a wee bout of homesickness, so I promised him our group of sessioneers will learn it, and play it , in his honor.
It is a lovely sentimental song, indeed, in both it’s Irish and English versions, and I think it will lend itself nicely to a combo of voice, fiddle, whistle, flute and mandolin.
Thanks Again,
Iolanthe
I’ve just noticed that you were looking for the notation rather than the words (duh!), but I take it from your reply that you’ve possibly found the notes too. I can’t get on to the Mudcat at the moment, but if you still haven’t got them let me know and I’ll continue the search.
Tell your man I said he could be in a worse place than Montreal, he could be in Dublin where Corkmen get really homesick 
when they discover that Cork isn’t the capital city of Ireland 
!
R
Hi Roger,
Lixnaw ,on the whistle section of this messageboard, pointed me in the right direction, by providing me the English name for this song"Westerning Home", (it’s confounding to know all the possible names to all these traditional songs and tunes! 
) and sent me the link for the notation in JC Tune Finder. I thus learnt that it can be played in both waltz and jig time. A sentimental little song it is, indeed , made lovely by it’s sheer simplicity.
P.S. That was a good one about how Corkmen feel when they’re in Dublin!! 
I had the privledge and pleasure of visiting both cities , this past May, and I don’t think I’d be homesick for quite awhile , in either of them!
Thanks again for you help.
Iolanthe
It’s easy to get homesick, just move in Limerick. Home sickness garanteed, wherever you’re from!
Cork may not be the capital city of Ireland (my family still haven’t realised that) but it’s still the BEST!