Annotation:Gem of Ireland

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 GEM OF IRELAND. AKA and see "Clarkson's Reel (1)," "Post-Oak Grove," "Sweet Ellen (2)/Sweet Ellum (2)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also the Cape Breton/Prince Edward Island tune "Homeward Bound (1)," which is derivative of this tune.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 40. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 66.  Recorded sources:

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