| Tune Title |
Page |
Fiddler |
Notes |
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| Bargain Is Over, The |
181 |
DOD |
CMA: This jig is more commonly known in Irish as
Ta Do Mharagadh Deanta and also forms a song air of
the same name and can be heard on an early Clannad record. It
is the Scottish jig commonly called The Royal Charlie
after the dance done to it.
NG: Aka Wha'll Be King But Charlie?
AK: Aka The Match Has Been Made. |
| Billy Rush's Jig |
182 |
DOD |
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| Boys Of the Town, The |
229 |
JM |
NG: In DMI89. |
| Bundle and Go |
85 |
JD |
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| Con Cassidy's Jig |
151 |
CC |
MB: Related to the quadrille tune, p93.
Recordings: Boys of the Lough, In the Tradition (1981) |
| Connaught Man's Rambles, The |
229 |
PT |
MB: This tune was commonly played in the key of C at
one time - this version is almost in C. |
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| Darby Gallagher's Jig |
57 |
JD |
NG: Aka East At Glendart, The Humours of Glendart, Shins
Around the Fire, Tim the Piper. |
| Follow Me Down to Limerick |
99 |
SD |
MB: Martin Hayes plays two parts of this jig as
Kitty Come Down to Limerick (on 'Under the Moon'). I
have heard him introduce the tune as a Donegal tune,
"learnt from the fairies".
LS: Can also be heard on the James Kelly/Paddy O'Brien
double-length CD, 'Traditional Music of Ireland' where the
version played is described as a "Donegal setting." |
| Gallacher's March |
85 |
JD |
LS: Better known as Hiudaí Gallagher's, and
also called Murphy's Delight.
MB: This title is associated elsewhere with the jig
The Creel of Turf (CRE II, 52). |
| Gallacher's March |
175 |
F&MB |
See notes above. |
| Gander's Strut, The |
246 |
PT |
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Grania's Welcome Home
(March, Jig and Reel) |
86 |
JD |
CMA: Translation of Failte Romhat in do Bhaile a'
Ghrainne.
MB: The Jig part of this piece is in O'Neill's as
Johnny the Jumper (DMI, 297). |
| Gusty's Frolics |
58 |
JD |
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| Hardiman's Fancy |
182 |
DOD |
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| Hare In the Corn, The |
69 |
JD |
CMA: Aka The Maid in the Cherry Tree. |
| Heart of Me Kitty, The |
99 |
SD |
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| Humours of Glendart |
230 |
JM |
NG: Aka East at Glendart and Tim the
Piper (both DMI). |
| Humours of Whiskey, The |
159 |
F&MB |
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| Hunt of the Hound and the Hare, The |
95 |
JD |
MB: The Jig part of this piece is in O'Neill's (DMI, 254).
NG: The first strain is The Hare Among the Corn,
probably Scottish. |
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Kilrane Jig, The
(King of the Pipers) |
57 |
JD |
MB: Also called Frank a' Phoill, or what may
originally have been Frank a' Feoil. The man concerned
was a butcher (Feoil=meat). |
| King Billy's March |
110 |
SD |
NG: Found in DMI as The Victor's Return
and recorded by De Danann as Mac's Fancy, but stems
from a Scottish march, Lord MacDonald's March to Harlaw. |
King of the Pipers
(The Kilrane Jig) |
57 |
JD |
MB: Also called Frank a' Phoill, or what may
originally have been Frank a' Feoil. The man concerned
was a butcher (Feoil=meat). |
| King of the Pipers |
177 |
F&MB |
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| King William's Rambles |
176 |
F&MB |
LS: Seems to contain elements of the jig part
of Welcome Home Grainne (p86), and also of the jig
Langstrom's Pony (CRE II, 46). |
| Kiss the Maid Behind the Byre |
58 |
JD |
CMA: This is the well known Scottish jig I Lost My
Love; see Kerr's MM1. This tune has numerous songs sung to
it in both Ireland and Scotland and in both English and Gaelic
in each country. (CMA) |
| Knights of St Patrick, The |
59 |
JD |
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| Knights of St Patrick, The |
100 |
SD |
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| Ladies of Carrick, The |
159 |
F&MB |
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Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife
(1st version) |
183 |
DOD |
|
Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife
(2nd version) |
183 |
DOD |
|
Milestone Jig, The
(composed by Arthur Darley) |
184 |
DOD |
CMA: Having spoken with Danny O'Donnell he
confirms some confusion by the authors in picking up the
title and history of this piece. The tune in fact is a
composition of Arthur Darley and is correctly titled
The Donegal Jig. The mistaken title The Milestone
arose from Danny's discussion on another tune, a reel,
The Four Milestone which appeared in print in the
Roche collection. |
| Monaghan Switch, The |
70 |
JD |
MB: This tune is in Ryan's/Cole's as Our BoysIt
was called Piobaire Mhaire Bhain in Teelin, where it was
associated with a local story. (Lilted by Peadar O'Beirne (Peadar
Johnny Johndai), Teelin, for Radio Teilifis Eireann, 1948). |
| Morning Dew, The |
166 |
F&MB |
CMA: The Tune titles The Mary of the Wisp (more
commonly known in the locality under its Irish
title - Maire na Sop) and Moll na Tiarna
(note Tiarna is a single word and not 2 as printed) are
reversed on the two tunes. They should be titled the other way
around. |
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| Paddy's Rambles Through the Park |
96 |
JD |
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| Paidin O'Rafferty |
60 |
JD |
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| Piping Jig |
185 |
DOD |
CMA: This is a modern composition, MacLeod of Mull
in honour of accordionist Bobby MacLeod, composed and
published by pipe major Donald McLeod in the 50's/60s. |
| Policeman's Holiday |
61a |
JD |
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| Rory O'More |
159 |
F&MB |
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| Sporting Days of Easter |
240 |
JL |
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| Turniskey Lasses |
241 |
PT |
MB: See The Tirnaskea Lasses (CRE IV, 202). |
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| Untitled Double Jig |
62 |
JD |
LS: Another tune called The King of the Pipers.
PdG: CRE II 45. |
| Untitled Double Jig |
160 |
F&MB |
CMA: This is the very well known Rogaire Dubh
(English trans = The Black Rogue). It is known in
Scotland as Johnnie McGill (this name suggests Donegal
connections and it is certainly impossible to figure out
whether the tune is Scottish or Donegal - the point here being
irrelevant), but the fact is that it is well known in Scotland
an Donegal and appears in the Scottish Atholl and Skye
Collections under that title and in various Irish, including
O'Neill's collections under the title in Irish.
PdG: Black Rogue; compare Paddy the Weaver,
WSGM 134. |
| Untitled Double Jig |
186 |
DOD |
CMA: Regularly played in this setting in Donegal. The
first part apears to be a variant of The Frost is All Over
while part 2 is the same as one of a couple of tunes which go
under the title Munster Buttermilk.
PdG: Here's Good Health to the Piper/Piper's Maggot
(MOI 1150; WSGM 209).
PV: Munster Buttermilk/Sports of Multyfarnham
(CRE I 43; IFB 131). |
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| Untitled Jig |
100b |
SD |
PdG: This is Idle Road (DMI 101; MOI 839). |
| Untitled Jig |
100c |
SD |
PdG: This is a variant of Kitty's Rambles;
compare CRE II 36; DMI 5; MOI 1043; and The Heart of My Kitty
for Me, WSGM 65.
LS: The "1" and "2" above the end
of the A part is over one measure too far. Just play the
measure under the "1" as the ending of the second
time through the A part and it works.
MB: A somewhat different two-part version of this tune
was played by John Doherty. |
| Untitled Jig |
101 |
SD |
PdG: 1st two parts are Shandon Bells (DMI 1,
MOI 814); last two parts are Young Tim Murphy or
Paddy's Return in reverse order (DMI 134, MOI 883);
3rd part is variant of the latter. |
| Untitled Jig |
151 |
CC |
PdG: This is Rakes of Clonmel (DMI 149; MOI 902).
LS: Mickey Doherty played a different version (about
the same as the Rakes of Clonmel in MOI) of this tune
and called it The Merry Widow. |
| Untitled Jig |
152a |
CC |
NG: This is in DMI as The Basket of Turf, with
the alternative titles of The Unfortunate Rake, The Wee Wee Man,
and Bundle and Go (but not the same tune as Bundle
and Go on p85).
PdG: Basket of Turf/Bundle and Go/Unfortunate
Rake (CRE II 52; DMI 32; MOI 735, 970); compare Winter
Garden Quadrille III, WSGM 97.
MB: This tune was played in this key in
Glencolmcille/Kilcar (as recorded by James Byrne on 'The
Fiddle Music of Donegal Vol. II'). |
| Untitled Jig |
152b |
CC |
CMA: The second part of this highland is a version of
the second part of Alister McAlister.
MB: Incorrectly transcribed. This is a highland Con
called Paddy Barron's Highland, after a neighbour who
played a bit. Con reckoned the tune came to Teelin from
Malinbeg. The tune is regarded by some as a composition of
John Mhosai. It was played widely in this version in
Glencolmcille, and in a second version, as recorded by James
Byrne on 'The Road to Glenlough' (the second of Mick Carr's
Highlands). Apart from the above, I wouldn't agree that
the second part of the highland is related to the second part
of Alister McAlister?
NG: I tend to agree with Mick; I can't see the
resemblance to Alister McAlister. |
| Untitled Jig |
230b |
JL |
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| Untitled Jig |
230c |
PT |
PV: Ann's Gosling. |
| Untitled Jig |
231a |
JL |
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| Untitled Jig |
231b |
PT |
MB: The Miners of Wicklow (noted by Breathnach
in his personal copy of The Northern Fiddler). |
| Untitled Jig |
231c |
PT |
PdG: Delaney's Drummers/Mug of Brown Ale
(DMI 305). |
| Untitled Jig |
232a |
JM |
PdG: Gold Ring/Old Gold Ring (CRE I 47). |
| Untitled Jig |
232b |
PT |
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| Untitled Jig |
233a |
PT |
PdG: This is Scotsman Over the Border. |
| Untitled Jig |
233b |
PT |
PdG: This is Bobby/Scully Casey's Jig
(CRE III 16). |
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| Untitled Slip Jig |
61b |
JD |
LS: The first part of this greatly resembles the
first part of Langstrom's Pony and if that's what John
was playing, it's a double jig, not a slip jig. (Which solves
the problem the authors note in writing, "The last three
notes of bars 2 & 4 are redundant. The player may have had
bars 8 & 12 in mind.") However, the second part
greatly resembles the second part of Drops of Brandy,
which is a slip jig. I won't speculate about
what John truly intended to be playing! |
| Untitled Slip Jig |
61c |
JD |
CMA: Shares its second part with The Humours of
Whiskey which was passed on dominantly by the Deargs
(Byrne Brothers) of Kilcar. This setting by John is called
(John always used this name) Sally Hegarty's after a
10 key melodeon player from Teelin.
PdG: Aka High Road to Dublin/Sally Hegarty's in
CRE II 97. |
| Untitled Slip Jig |
160b |
F&MB |
CMA: Con's Doodley, Doodley, Dank as can be
heard on 'The Brass Fiddle'.
LS: Called The Cock and Hen in Ryan.
MB: Doodley Doodley Dank had nonsense words to it.
It was lilted in Teelin to put babies to sleep. Francie Dearg
himself regarded it as a tune from the lilting tradition. |
| Untitled Slip Jig |
160c |
F&MB |
CMA: This is Mo Chroi 's Mo Bhonnaidh (English
trans = My Love and My Sweetheart -- which title in post
Divorce Referendum Ireland should be noted inferred to the
older players who used it signaled one and the same person!)
PdG: Hardiman the Fiddler (DMI 412; IFB 137;
MOI 1117). |
| Untitled Slip Jig |
185 |
DOD |
CMA: Possibly a version in the key of A of The
Drops of Brandy.
NG: This is The Piper's Maggot (KMM2p27). |
| Untitled Slip Jig |
186 |
DOD |
CMA: May well be 9/8 version of the well known (at
least it was the rage in the 60's-70's) Bill Harte's Jig.
PdG: Last Night's Fun/Miss Brown's Fancy
(CRE II 107; DMI 452; WSGM 201). |
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