Ireland has a long heritage of travelling musicians that continues up to the present day. These people were known in Ireland, England, and Scotland as ‘wandering minstrels’. Many of them, especially during the famine era were known as pauper musicians, while others, such as harpers or pipers, enjoyed higher status, playing as resident musicians in the homes of the gentry or for local chiefs. This two-part setting of the tune comes from an old recording of The Lough Gowna Céilí Band, which I taped off the radio.

 d2 B | ADD BAF | ABd edB | ADD BAF |
 A/^G/FE E2 F | ADD BAF | ABd edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd d2 B || ADD BAF | ABd edB | ADD BAF |
 A/^G/FE E2 F | ADD BAF | ABd edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd d2 B || AFA d2 e | fef edB | AFA dde |
 fef gfe | AFA d2 e | fef edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd d2 B || AFA dde | faf edB | AFA dde |
 fef gfe | A/d/AA d2 e | faf edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd d2 B || ADD BAF | ABd edB | ADD BAF |
 A/^G/FE E2 d | ADD BAF | ABd edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd dAB || ADD BAF | ABd edB | ADD BAF |
 A/^G/FE E2 d | ADD BAF | ABd edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd d2 B || AFA dde | faf edB | AFA d2 e |
 fef gfe | AFA d2 e | faf edB | AdB AFA |
 Bdd d2 B || A/B/AA dde | faf edB | AFA dde |
 fef gfe | AFA d2 e | faf edB | AdB AFE |
 FA,D D3- | D3 |