Annotation:Ladies of Leinster (The)

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X:1 T:Ladies of Leinster, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (691) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G dc|BGGTB d2 cB|ADDE FGAc|BGGB d2 cB|cdeg fdcA| BGGB d2 cB|ADDE FGAc|BGGB d2 cB|cdef g2|| d2|gfdB GBdB|Aaag fedc|Bdgf edcB|cdef g2 dB| G2 gf edcB|ADDE F2 GA|BGGB cAAg|fdef g2||

LADIES OF LEINSTER, THE ({Na} Mna Uasle {Ua} Laigeann). AKA and see “Ladus (The),” "Prohibition (The)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen): AABB (Mulvihill). The melody appears in William Bradbury Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) as "The Ladus", probably a corruption of "The Ladies", short for "Ladies of Leinster." A version of the tune can be found in the 1844 music manuscript collection of County Longford musician Thomas "Blind" Kernan (No. 88) in the key of 'A', under the (somewhat garbled) title "Miss Derby's(?) Reel."

"Ladies of Leinster" was recorded in New York in 1922 as the first tune in a medley called "The Prohibition" by Sligo fiddle masters Michael Coleman and Tom Gannon.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.)[Mulvihill]; "Dunphy" [O'Neill]. Although there is little information about him, Dunphy apparently was a uilleann piper of O'Neill's acquaintance who contributed some tunes to the O'Neill collection (see "Dunphy's Hornpipe," for one).

Printed sources : - Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 59, p. 15. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 143. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1460, p. 270. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 691, p. 122.

Recorded sources : - New Republic 2330 (78 RPM), Michael Coleman & Tom Gannon (1922. Appears as first tune in medley "The Prohibition").

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear Michael Coleman and Tom Gannon's 1922 recording at the Internet Archive [2] [3]

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