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    The Ballyoran hornpipe [comp. Sean Ryan]

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    Source Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection
    Key Signature G Major
    Time Signature 4/4
    Number of Parts 3
    Tonic g

    Fiddler Sean Ryan of Tipperary composed this lovely three-part hornpipe when he was a member of the Ballyoran Céilí Band. He named it after the small townsland near the town of Kilcormac in Co. Offaly. It was an immediate hit among traditional fiddle players of the 1950s and 1960s. Sean later went on to compose many more great hornpipes,jigs, and reels.

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    The Ballyoran hornpipe [comp. Sean Ryan]

    In copyright - Educational Use Permitted 
     B3 c | dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dggg bgdB |
 cA BG AD FA | dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg (3gfg fgaf |
 g2 ga g2 Bc || dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg (3gbg bgdB |
 cA BG AD FA | dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg gd (3efg af |
 g2 gf g2 Bc || dg{/c'} gg bg{/c'} gg | dgbg edBG | FGAB cBcA |
 afge d2 Bc | dg (3gbg bg{/c'} gg | dgbg edBG | FGAB cADF |
 AGGF G2 (3ABc || dg{/c'} gg bg{/c'} gg | dg{/c'} gg edBG | FGAB cBcA |
 afge d2 Bc | dg (3gbg bggg | dg bg ed BG | FGAB cADF |
 AGGF G2 dc || BD GB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gcec | fdde fgaf |
 dg{/c'} gg bgdc | BDGB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fdde fgaf |
 g2 ga gedc || BDGB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fd-de fgaf |
 dg (3gbg bgdc | BDGB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fdde fgaf |
 g2 gf gGBc || dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg (3gbg bgdB |
 cA BG AD FA | dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg (3gfg fgaf |
 g2 ga g2 Bc || dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg (3gbg bgdB |
 cA BG AD FA | dc Bd cA (3FGA | DG GF GA Bc | dg gd (3efg af |
 g2 gf g2 Bc || dg{/c'} gg bg{/c'} gg | dgbg edBG | FGAB cBcA |
 afge d2 Bc | dg (3gbg bg{/c'} gg | dgbg edBG | FGAB cADF |
 AGGF G2 (3ABc || dg g2 bg{/c'} gg | dgbg edBG | FGAB cBcA |
 afge d2 Bc | dg (3gbg bg (3gbg | dg bg ed BG | FGAB cADF |
 AGGF G2 dc || BD GB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fdde fgaf |
 dg (3gbg bgdc | BDGB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fdde fgaf |
 g2 ga gedc || BDGB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fdde fgaf |
 dg (3gbg bgdc | BDGB dgfg | ec{/e} cc Gceg | fd de fg af |
 g2 ga g4 |

    This ABC was generated by computer