Annotation:Dan Lowry's

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 DAN LOWRY'S. AKA and see "The Galway Hornpipe [1]," "McDermott's Hornpipe [1]," "McDonaugh's Clog." Irish, Hornpipe. The title refers to a Dublin theatrical man and the name of a theater of the late 19th century. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) explains that O'Neill's source was a fiddler named Joe Timoney, known in Donegal as Joe Phaedar Sheain Ó Tiomanai, who was born and raised at Min a tSamhaidh, Fintown, Donegal, and who was the great-great-great-great-great grandson of the reknowned poet Tadhg An Fhile O'Tionamai An Aighe. Timoney emigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century and arrived in San Francisco just after the great earthquake of 1906.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: O'Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 311.  Recorded sources:

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