Youghal Harbour
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Youghal Harbour", in Gaelic "Calad n-Eocaill", is an Irish hornpipe in E Minor or G Major<br> ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). The parts are played AABB.<br> Youghal is a sea-side town in the east of County Cork, Ireland; its harbor separates the<br> counties of Cork and Waterford, where the Blackwater enters the sea. The name derived from<br> the Irish word eochaill, meaning ‘yew wood’ from the wooded condition of the area<br> in ancient times. Youghal was well-situated for trade having access to the sea and the<br> interior via the Blackwater and became a port for the agricultural lands of east Cork.<br> Despite the ancient maritime heritage of the community, not every voyage was successful.<br> In August 1849, Queen Victoria paid her first visit to Ireland at Queenstown (now Cobh).<br> A group from Youghal went to Cobh on board the steamer Arab The trip is described in<br> A Handbook for Youghal.<br> During her short voyage, the vessel experienced a variety of casualties. When leaving<br> Youghal, she came into collision with a schooner, and injured her. On reaching Capel<br> Island, she took fire; but it was soon extinguished. She sank a boat in Cork Harbour<br> and periled the lives of two sailors in it; and on reaching the Royal Presence, her flag,<br> which bore the Arms of Youghal, could not be lowered, it having fouled somewhere in the<br> rigging.<br> The tune was printed in Bulmer & Sharpley's Music from Ireland, vol. 2,<br> Krassen's O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1976),<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907) and<br> Tolman's Nelson Music Collection (1969).<br>
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