No. 5 This is the fifth entry in Edward Bunting’s 1796 collection of ancient Irish music.

Bean na hEaspaige — Fairy Queen — Carolan original: Beun na n'Hispoche. This Irish title literally translates to "The Bishop’s Wife," though it is widely known by the English title "The Fairy Queen." It was composed by Turlough O’Carolan (1670–1738), the legendary blind Celtic harper.

Moderately fast original: Allegretto

This page contains the engraved musical score for "The Fairy Queen," arranged for the keyboard or harp. The notation is spread across six systems of staves (treble and bass clefs). Scattered throughout the music are handwritten pencil marks, likely added by a previous owner or student to indicate fingerings (such as "1", "2", "3", and "+").

Performance Markings:

Gradually getting louder original: Cres:
Soft original: p, or piano
Loud original: f, or forte
Trill original: tr; a rapid alternation between the written note and the one above it
Very loud original: ff, or fortissimo
Very soft original: pp, or pianissimo