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This tune was named after an underwater snare used for corralling fish by inland river anglers. I first heard it played by the Northern Province Céilí Band from Co. Tyrone. The late Felix Carney, who played fiddle with the band, said it was a very old Co. Tyrone tune.
A3 B AGFD | E/F/G AB cBcA | GGEC GC EG | cA Gc AD E/F/G |
A3 B AG FD | FGAB c/B/c Bc | d d2 e d^cAB | cA GE E D2 F ||
A A2 B AG FD | E/F/G AB cBAB | G2 EC GC EG | c/B/A Gc AD E/F/G |
A3 B AG FD | E/F/G AB c/B/c Bc | d d2 e dcAB | cA GE E D2 A ||
df ff af fe | defd ed^cA | B/^c/d ef ge ce | ge ^cA ^GA Bc |
df ff af fe | de fd ed ^cA | B/^c/d ec dc BA | AF GE F D2 A ||
df ff af fe | de fd ed ^cA | B/^c/d ef gece | ge ^cA ^GA Bc |
df ff af fe | de fd ed ^cA | B/^c/d ec d2 cB | AF GE F D2 F ||
A3 B AG FD | E/F/G AB c/B/c BA | G2 EC GC EG | cA Gc AD E/F/G |
A2 BA AG FD | E/F/G AB c/B/c A/B/c | d3 e dcAB | c{/B} AGE E D2 F ||
A3 B AG FD | E/F/G AB Bc-cA | GGEC GCEG | cA Gc AD E/F/G |
A3 B AGFD | E/F/G AB c/B/c Bc | d d2 e dcAB | cA GE E D2 A ||
df ff af fe | defd ed^cA | B/^c/d ef gece | ge ^cA ^GA Bc |
dfff affe | de fd ed ^cA | B/^c/d ec dcBA | AF GE F D2 A ||
dfff affe | de fd ed ^cA | B/^c/d ef gece | ge ^cA ^GA Bc |
df ff affe | de fd ed ^cA | B/^c/d ec d2 cB | AF GE D4- |
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