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X:1 T:Humors of Drinagh [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 235 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A/G/|FDF ABc|dfd ecA|FDF ABc|dcA GAG| FDF ABc|dfd ece|fdf gec|Add d2:| |:e|fdf gfg|aba gfe|fdf gfg|aba gfg| aba gag|fgf ecA|fdf gec|Add d2:| |:c/B/|AFD DBc|dfd cBc|AFD DBc|dcA GcB| AFD DBc|dfd ecA|fdf gec|Add d2:| |:f/g/|agf gag|fed ecA|agf gag|fdd d2 f/g/| a/g/fa gfe|f/e/df ecA|fed gec|Add d2:||

HUMORS OF DRINAGH [1], THE (Sugrad Droignaig). Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Major (O'Neill). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Miller): AABBCCDD (O'Neill). The tune, rendered in duple-time as a hornpipe/reel, can be found under the title "Banks of the Ilen (The)." See also the related "Farewell to Gurteen."

wikipedia:Drinagh is a village in southeast County Cork.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 59, p. 46. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 54. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1022, p. 191. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 235, p. 53. Brian Prior (Foinn Seisiún 2), 2001; p. 7.

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear recordings of the tune at the Comhaltas Archive [3]

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