The tune, ‘Ligrum cus’, appears in Volume V of Aird’s Selection of Scotch, English,
Irish and Foreign Airs (Glasgow, 1801). The title, apparently corrupt Irish Gaelic,
See Letter 268, 28 August 1811 on the composition of Bloomfield’s song-texts to accompany
James Hook, Guida di musica; being a complete book of instructions for beginners on
Nature’s Music. Consisting of Extracts From Several Authors: With Practical Observations,
and Poetical Testimonies, in Honour of the Harp of Æolus (1808)