This is the first Donegal reel I ever heard. Later on, when I heard its name, I assumed the ‘pet’ was a cat or dog lying around in a neighbor’s home. As it turned out, this particular pet was one of John Doherty’s favorite fiddles.

 A2 GE FEDF | G2 EC GCEG | A2 GE FED^C | DE FG Addc |
{/B} AAGE FEDF | GG EC G,CEC | DE FG AB de | fa ge fd e^c ||
 A2 GE FE DF | GG EC GCEG | AF GE FE D^C | DE FG Ad dc |
{/B} AAGE FEDF | G2 EC GCEC | DE FG ABde | fa ge fe dg ||
 f/e/d d^c dfaf | e^c AG FDDg | f/e/d d^c dfaf | ef ge fd dg |
 f/e/d d^c dfaf | e^c AG FG EF | DE FG AB de | fa ge fe dg ||
 f/e/d d^c df af | e^c AG FD Dg | fd d^c df af | ef ge fd dg |
 f/e/d d^c dfaf | e^c AG FGEF | DE FG AB de | fage fde^c ||
 A2 GE FE DF | G2 EC GCEG | AE GE FE D^C | DE FG Addc |
 AA GE FEDF | GGEC GCEC | DEFG ABde | fa ge fd e^c ||
 A2 GE FEDF | G2 EC GCEG | AF GE FE D^C | DE FG A d2 c |
 AAGE FEDF | G2 EC G,CEC | DE FG AB de | fa ge fe dg ||
 f/e/d d^c df af | e^c AG FD Dg | fdd^c dfaf | ef ge fd dg |
 f/e/d d^c dfaf | e^cAG FGEF | DEFG ABde | fa ge fe dg ||
 f/e/d d^c dfaf | e^c AG FD Dg | fd d^c dfaf | ef ge fddg |
 f/e/d d^c dfaf | e^c AG FG EG | DE FG AB de | fa ge fd e^c |
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