Irish people have always been superstitious when buying or selling at fairs. When the deal was completed and the seller of an animal was paid, he would give back to the buyer a little bit of change as a luck penny. It was considered unlucky not to do so. I first heard this jig played by Paddy Killoran on a 78 rpm recording, but in the end, I learned it from an LP called ‘A Tribute to Michael Coleman’, which featured Andy McGann, Joe Burke, and Felix Dolan.

 d2 c | B2 G AFD | GAG FGA | BAG BdB |
 cAG Fdc | B2 G AFD | GBd gag | fed gdB |
 cAF G2 A || B2 G AFD | GAG FGA | BAG BdB |
 cAG Fdc | B2 G AFD | GBd gag | fed gdB |
 cAF G2 B || d2 g gfg | a2 g fga | bag agf |
 def g2 a | bag agf | gfg fed | def gdB |
 cAF G2 B || d2 g gfg | a2 g e/f/ga | bag agf |
 def g2 a | bag agf | gag fed | def gdB |
 cA{/G} F GBc || dBG{/c} GAG | dBG GAB | cA=F FEF |
 cA=F FAc | dBG GBd | gag fed | def gdB |
 cA{/G} F G2 e || dBG GAG | DGB DGB | cA=F{/A} FEF |
 C=FA CFA | dBG GBd | gag fed | def gdB |
 cAF G2 A || B2 G AFD | GAG FGA | BAG BdB |
 cAG Fdc | B2 G AFD | GBd gag | fed gdB |
 cAF G2 A || B2 c AFD | GAG FGA | BAG BdB |
 cAG Fdc | B2 G AFD | GBd gag | fed gdB |
 cAF G2 B || d2 g gfg | a2 g fga | bag agf |
 def g2 a | bag agf | gag fed | def gdB |
 cAF GBc || d2 g gfg | a2 g fga | bag agf |
 def g2 a | bag agf | gag fed | def gdB |
 cAF GBc || dBG{/c} GAG | dBG GAB | cA=F{/A} FEF |
 cA=F FAc | dBG GBd | gag fed | def gdB |
 cAF G2 e || dBG GAG | DGB DGB | cA=F{/A} FEF |
 C=FA CFA | dBG GBd | gag fed | def gdB |
 cAF G3- | G3 |