Roise Bheag

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Gan Ainm 6

John Doherty considered this an old tune. It is a version of Proinsias Ó Maonaigh’s No. 1.

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Willliam McGonagall’s No. 2

This is another tune provided by Danny Meehan’s muse, the poet William McGonagall. It appeared in the early 2000s.

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Willliam McGonagall’s No. 1

This is another tune provided by Danny Meehan’s muse, the poet William McGonagall. It appeared in the 2008.

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The Tuesday Barndance

The Tuesday Barndance. This tune was composed by Paul O’Shaughnessy who named it after the day of the week of its composition.

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The Tinware Lass

Caoimhín learned this tune from John Doherty who sometimes played it as an air going into the barndance. A version can be found in Honoria Galwey’s Old Irish…

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The Shamrock

The Shamrock. Vincent learned this tune from Mickey Doherty. Vincent recalled it was very popular for dances around St. Patrick’s Day.

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The Rosetta

This was a common tune amongst the older fiddlers. It appears in Peter Kennedy’s The Fiddler’s Tune Book, Volume 1 as Davy Knick Knack. It was sometimes played…

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Proinsias Ó Maonaigh’s No. 2

Proinsias got this tune from his mother, Roise Bheag Roise Mhóire who had in turn learned it from Tarlach Mac Suibhne, An Píobaire Mór.

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Proinsias Ó Maonaigh’s No. 1

Proinsias got this tune from his mother, Roise Bheag Roise Mhóire who had in turn learned it from Tarlach Mac Suibhne, An Píobaire Mór. During the 1930s it…

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