Annotation:Jackson's Silver Mines
X:1 T:Jackson's Silver Mines M:6/8 L:1/8 S:O'Farrell's National Irish Music Z:Paul Kinder K:D F/2G/2|A3 AGF|ABA AGF|G2 E EFE|G2 E EFG| A2 A AGF|ABc dAG|F2 D DED|F2 D D2:| |:d|cBc dAF|ABc dAF|G2 E EFE|GFG E2 d| cBc dAF|ABc dAG|F2 D DED|F2 D D2:| |:F|AF/2G/2A/2F/2 DFF|DFF AGF|G2 E EFE|G2 E E2 F| AF/2G/2A/2F/2 DFF|DFF AGE|F2 D DED|F2 D D2:| |:g|fed faf|gbg faf|g2 e ece|gfg e2 g| fed faf|gbg aga|fed dAd|f2 d d2:| |:g|faf gec|fdB AGF|G2 E EGE|G2 E E2 g| fdB ecA|dBG AGE|F2 D DED|F2 D D2:||
JACKSON'S SILVER MINES. Irish, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. The tune originally was printed simply as "Silver-mines" in piper O'Farrell's Collection of National Music for the Union Pipes (London, c. 1800, 53). The Jackson of the title was the famous of the 18th century gentleman piper Walker 'Piper' Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick. Breathnach (1996) says that other early printings, such as that in Cooke's Selection of the Present Favourite Country Dances for the year 1796, do not associate the tune with Jackson. See also the related "Tynagh Jig (The)" and "Paddy Go Easy."
