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X: 1 T: Donaghmore, The M: 4/4 L: 1/8 Z: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8126 R: reel K: Gmaj |:A|BG~G2 DG~G2|ABcA d2cA|BG~G2 DG~G2|AdcA G3:| B|dg~g2 bg~g2|dg~g2 fdcA|dg~g2 bg~g2|d^cde ~f3a| bgaf g2fe|d2eg fdcA|BGAF DG~G2|AdcA G3||

DONAGHMORE, THE. AKA and see "Colonel Fraser." Irish, Reel (cut time). Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is similar to the first two parts of the better-known "Colonel Fraser." The town of Donoughmore is in County Cork, northwest of Cork City, alternatively, the title may refer to Donaghmore in County Laois. Seamus Ennis recorded the great Sliabh Luachra fiddle master Pádraig O'Keeffe playing this tune in 1949.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Pádraig O'Keeffe [Beisswenger].

Printed sources : - Beisswenger (Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry), 2012; p. 16.

Recorded sources : - RTE 174CD, Padraig O'Keeffe - "The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master" (1995. Recorded 1948-49). Spin CD1001, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae - "The Smoky Chimney" (1996).

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