Annotation:Jackson's Duishig

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X:1 T:Jackson's Dooshay M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Rev. Luke Donnellan's music manuscript collection (c. 1909, Oriel B:region, south Ulster) K:A d|c2 AF (3ABA AF|BB (3BAB cAFd|c2 AF (3ABA AF|EdcB A/F/F Ed| c2 AF (3ABA AF|BB (3BAB cAFd|c2 AF (3ABA AF|EdcB A/F/F E2|| c2 dB c2 ec|BB (3BAB (3cAF Fd|c2 dB c2 ec|EdcB A/F/F Ed| c2 dB c2 ec|BB (3BAB (3cAF Fd|c2 dB c2 ec|EdcB A/F/F Ed|| (3agf ec B2 (3cAF|BB (3BAB (3cAF Fg|(3agf ec B2 (3cAF|EdcB A/F/F EF| (3agf ec B2 (3cAF|BB (3BAB (3cAF Fg|(3agf ec B2 (3cAF|EdcB A/F/F E2|| AAAB cf (3ecA|BB (3BAB (3cAF FB|AAAB cf (3ecA|EdcB A/F/F FB| AAAB cf (3ecA|BB (3BAB (3cAF FB|AAAB cf (3ecA|EdcB A/F/F E2||



JACKSON'S DUISHIG. AKA - "Jackson's Dooshay." AKA and see "Tell Her I Am (1)." Irish, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD. "Jackson's Dooshay" is contained in the music manuscript collection of curate and fiddler biography:Rev. Luke Donnellan (1878-1952), Oriel region, south Ulster[1]. The title was included in the tune list of piper Philip Goodman (c. 1831-1908), Carrickmacross, Ireland, who is variously described as "the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth", and also recorded as having been from Donaghmoyne, County Monaghan (all of which are places from the same area, and contiguous to Donnellan's Oriel region). Goodman brought his list to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997).

The title "Jackson's Duishig/Dooshay" also compares with "Dúiseachd, a 6/8 time tune also attributed to 18th century gentleman-musician Walker "Piper" Jackson." Donnellan researcher Gerry O'Connor (2018) notes the unusual rhythm in Donnellan's tune and speculates that it may have been noted down from a piper.


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Rev. Luke Donnellan music manuscript collection [O'Connor].

Printed sources : - Gerry O'Connor (The Rose in the Gap), 2018; No. 205, p. 105.






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  1. Donnellan researcher Gerry O'Connor came to believe the ms. is not the work of the curate but rather was originally compiled by an unknown but able fiddler over the course of a playing lifetime, probably in the late 19th century. The ms. later came into the possession of Donnellan, who was also a fiddler.