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DOUBLE HEAD, THE. "Rakes of Clonmel (2)." Irish, Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The jig is credited in Ryan's Mammoth Collection to one 'R. Nagle,' however, it is a close variant of the traditional Irish melody "Rakes of Clonmel."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 67. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 97.

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