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Annotation:Maids of Mitchelstown (The)
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X:28 T:Maids of Mitchellstown, The R:reel D:Kevin Burke: Up Close. Z:id:hn-reel-28 M:C| K:Ddor D2AG EG~G2|A2GA cAGE|D2AG EG~G2|(3ABc GE EDD2:| |:EGAB c2BG|Adde f2ed|cAGE ~F3G|1 (3ABc GE EDD2:|2 (3ABc Bd cAGE||
MAIDS OF MITCHEL(L)STOWN, THE ("{Na} Og-Mna {Ua} Baile-Mitil" or "Gearrchaile Bhaile Mhistéala"). AKA and see "Chicken in the Saucepan (The)," "Maids of Castletown," "Tear the Calico (4)." Irish, Reel. D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Breathnach, O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). See note for the "Annotation:Templeglantine Reel (2)" for possible related strains; Brendan Breathnach thought there was a relationship between "Maids of Mitchelstown" and "Templglantine Reel".