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X:1 T:Pay the Reckoning T:Jackson's Bottle of Brandy T:Fishing for Eels B:Breathnach's "Ceol Rince na hÉireann" I:19 S:Seán Potts, pipes Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G G2e dBG|{c}BAB dBG|G2e dBG|{B}AGA BGD| G2e dBG|{c}BAB deg|age dBG|{B}AGA BGD:| |:gag f2 f|ede def|{a}gfg efg|aga bge| gbg a2 g|edB deg|age dBG|AGA BGD:||

FISHING FOR EELS (Ag Iasgaireacd Aor Easgaide). AKA and see "Bobbing for Eels," "Jug of Punch (5)," "Bottle of Punch (The)," "Bowl of Punch (The)", "Butchers of Bristol (1) (The)", "Dairymaid (6) (The)," "Jackson's Bottle of Brandy," "Old Man's Jig (The)," "Pay the Reckoning," "Ioc an Reicneail." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - "Ennis" [O'Neill]. There are a few Ennis's named in O'Neill's Irish Minstrels and Musicians, including John Ennis, secretary of the Irish Music Club in Chicago when O'Neill was collecting and publishing.

Printed sources : - O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1006, p. 187.

Recorded sources: -

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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