"Blind Mary" is a famous air composed by Turlough Carolan, a renowned Irish harper and composer. This simple yet profoundly beautiful melody is known for its poignant lyricism and a sense of wistful reflection, often arranged for various instruments including the piano.
Develop a beautiful, singing legato line with subtle phrasing and expressive rubato.
Blind Mary is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Blind Mary lasts about 3 minutes.
Blind Mary is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.