planxty

planxty
planxty (n.) in Irish music, "harp tune of a sportive and animated character," 1790, of unknown origin, evidently not a native Irish word; some suggest ultimate derivation from L. plangere "to strike, beat."

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  • Planxty (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Planxty Type = Album Artist = Planxty Released = 1973 Recorded = Genre = Celtic Length = 43:13 Label = Shanachie Produced = Phil Coulter Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …   Wikipedia

  • planxty — planx·ty …   English syllables

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  • Turlough Carolan — Portrait of Turlough Carolan, from R.B. Armstrong The Irish and Highland Harps , Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1904. Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O Carolan,[1] (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin; Irish pronunciation:  …   Wikipedia

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