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HIDE AND GO SEEK ("Ag B-Falac Agus Ag Iarrad" or "Cluice Simme Dallanda"). AKA and see "Captain Holmes," "Cornelius Curtin's Big Balloon." Irish, Double Jig. E Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (O'Neill/1850 & 1915}): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen & 1001). See also the Scottish cognate "Hills of Glenorchy (1)."

Source for notated version: flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry) [Flaherty].

Printed sources: Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 166 (appears as top "Unknown" tune). O'Neill (O'Neill's Irish Music), 1915; No. 160, p. 90. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 34. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 859, p. 159. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 119, p. 35.

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