Category: Slane

Slane is a hill near Tara, in Ireland. It was at Slane in the 5th Century that the first fires of Easter were lit by St Patrick as a challenge to King Laoghaire. The tune was included in Patrick W. Joyce’s Old Irish Folk Music and Sons in 1901, some sources give it as 18th Century, but others quote 8th Century.

Please beware that the tune has a number of variations. That used for Be thou my vision with Meter 10 10 10 10 will not scan for Be thou my vision with Meter 10 11 11 12. Please check the meter in your hymn book.

Lord of all hopefulness is meter 10 11 11 12, but only has 4 verses.