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The late fiddle player Pádraig O’Keefe was a well-known character around the SI iabh Luachra area of Co. Kerry. He had a store of very old tunes, including this reel which came from his uncle Cal O’Callaghan.
d6 c2 | B2 dB cA{/B} AA | BG GB d d2 c | BB dB cA Bc |
dB cA B/A/G GA | BB-Bd cA{/B} AA | BG GB dd-dc | BB dB cA Bc |
dB cA B/A/G GB || dg ga gf de | dc A/B/c de =fe | dgga gfdg |
eg de c3 d | eg ga gf de | dc A/B/c defd | gg bg{/c'} ggbg |
ga bg af dc || B/c/B Bd cA/B/ AA | BG GB dd-dc | BBdB cABc |
dB cA BG DG | B2 dB cA{/B} AA | BGGB d3 c | B2 dB cA Bc |
dB cA B/A/G- GB || dg ga gf de | dc A/B/c de=fe | dgga gfdg |
eg de c3 d | eg ga gf de | dc A/B/c de fd | gg bg ggbg |
ga bg af dc || B/d/B- Bd cA{/B} AA | BGGB dd-dc | BBdB cABc |
dB cA B/A/G GA | B3 d cA{/B} AA | BG GB d d2 c | BBdB cABc |
dB cA B/A/G- GB || dg ga gf de | dc A/B/c de=fe | dgga gfdg |
eg de c/e/c- cd | eg ga gf de | cd A/B/c de fd | gg bg gg bg |
ggbg afdc | sB8 |