Annotation:Priest's Leap (1) (The)
X:1 T:Priest's Leap [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Roche - Collection of Traditional Irish Music vol. 3 (1927, No. 88) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|:O(G2G) BGB|def gfg|ecA dBG|FAG FED| (G2 G) BGB|def gfg|ecA dBG|1 FEF (G2D):|2 FEF GBd|| |:efe edB|def (g2a)|bag agf|(4gfeg fdB| efe edB|def (g2a)|bag agf|1 gfg (e2B):|2 gfa gdB||
PRIEST'S LEAP [1], THE. AKA and see “Bridal Jig (1) (The),” “Humors of Quarry Cross (The),” “Jerry Donovan's Favorite,” “Kennedy's Bridal Jig,” “Leinster Lasses (The),” “McPaddin's Favorite,” “The Night Cap.” Irish, Double Jig. G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Flaherty): AA'BB' (Roche). Ballymote, County Sligo, fiddler Paddy Killoran [1] (1904–1965) recorded the tune with his Pride of Erin Orchestra in New York in October, 1934, under the title “McPaddin's Favorite” in a set called “Jerry Donovan's Favorite” (followed by "Mist on the Meadow (1) (The)/Castlebar Races"). Fiddler John Gerrity called it the “The Night Cap” on his 1920 recording, while fiddler Paddy Cronin and accordion player Joe Burke each had it as “Humors of Quarry Cross (The),” a place-name in Sliabh Luachra, Munster. See also note for O'Neill's "annotation:Bridal Jig (1) (The)" for more.
