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This is a tune that has long been somewhat neglected. Fiddle player Hughie Gillespie played an interesting version of it on one of his early 78 rpm recordings. The first part of the reel, as played here, is from the common version, and the second part is from Hughie.
G2 BG DG BG | A A2 B cd e^c | A/B/ A2 B cB AG | FDDE FGAF |
GG BG DG BG | AG AB cdef | ge dB ccBc | dB cA BG AB ||
G/c/G BG DGBG | AE AB cde^c | A/B/A AB cB AG | FDDE FGAF |
G2 BG DG BG | AE AB cd ef | ge dB ccBc | dB cA BG Bd ||
g2 bg/e/ dg bg | gb ag fdde | =f2 af cf ad | gb ag fd ef |
gg bg dgbg | gbag fdef | ge dB cc Bc | dB cA BG Gg ||
gg bg dgbg | gb ag fdde | =f2 af cf ad | g2 ag fd ef |
gg bg dg bg | gb ag fd ef | ge dB cc Bc | dB cA BGAB ||
{/c} GGBG{/A} =FG BG | A3 B cd e^c | A3 B cBAG | FDDE FGAF |
G2 BG DG BG | AE AB cd ef | ge dB ccBc | dB cA BG AB ||
G/c/G BG DG BG | AE AB cd e^c | A3 B cBAG | FDDE FGAF |
G2 BE DGBG | AE AB cdef | ge dB ccBc | dB cA B G2 g ||
g2 bg dg bg | gb ag f d2 e | =f2 af{/g} cfaf | c'g ag f{/d} e2 f |
gg bg dg bg | gbag fdef | ge dB cA Bc | dB cA BGGg ||
g2 bg dgbg | gb ag fdde | =f2 af cf af | ggag fdef |
gg bg dg bg | gb ag fd ef | ge dB cA Bc | dB cA BG G2- |
G6 |![Sean O’Driscoll’s reel. No. 3 [comp. Sean O’Driscoll]](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/port.itma.ie/paddy_obrien/paddy_obrien_svg/ITMA0290335_013.svg)
![The hills of Coore [comp. Junior Crehan], hornpipe](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/port.itma.ie/paddy_obrien/paddy_obrien_svg/ITMA0290326_021.svg)