Annotation:Flowers of Limerick (1) (The)

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 FLOWERS OF LIMERICK [1], THE (Blata Luimnig). AKA and see "Boys of the Spuds (The)," "Bunch of Kemp," "Bunch of Keys (1)," "Cairngorm Brooch," "Cronin's Favorite (1)," "Dancer's Reel," "Ewe with the Crooked Horn (3) (The)," "Jackson's Last Reel," "Last House in Connaught (The)," "Mills are Grinding (1) (The)," "Old Reel (The)," "Old Town Reel," "Paddy On the Turnpike (2)," "Telephone Reel," "Yellow Heifer (2)." Irish, Reel. G Major (O'Neill): G Dorian/Major (Allan). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD (O'Neill): AABB (Allan). Bayard (1981) identifies this as belonging to the "Paddy on the Turnpike" variant tune family. Nigel Gatherer identifies the Scottish tunes "Old Reel (The)" and "Cairngorum Brooch" as variants. Paul de Grae identifies "Bobby Casey's" as a related tune.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 60, p. 15. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 31. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 41. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 768, p. 134. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 56.  Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF-1110, Brendan Mulvihill - "My Love is in America: My Love is in America" (1991). Spin CD 1001, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae - "The Smoky Chimney" (1996).

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