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The Bucks of Oranmore’ comes to mind whenever I hear this reel. This is hardly surprising since I was informed that it is a Co. Leitrim flute setting of the orginal ‘Bucks’.
c3 A | G/A/G- GA GCCC | GGEG ABcA | GGGA GC{/E} CC |
DEFG AD DA | GG- GA GCCC | GG EG ABcA | GG-GA GCCC |
DEFG AD DB || cB AB ccAB | ccBG ADDB | cBAG AG FE |
DEFG AD DB | cBAB ccAB | ccBG ADDB | cBAG AGFE |
DEFG AD Dd || egga gede | gg ec dAAG | eg ga gede |
cdec dA AG | egga gede | ggec dA AG | eg^fg aege |
cdec de cd || eece decd | eece dA AG | e2 ce dece |
dfec dAAG | eece decd | eece dAAd | ee ce dece |
dfec dAcA || G/A/G- GA GCCC | GGEG ABcA | GGGA GCCC |
DEFG AD DA | GG- GA GCCC | GG EG ABcA | G/A/G- GA GCCC |
DEFG AD DB || cB AB ccAB | ccBG ADDB | cBAG AG FE |
DEFG AD DB | cBAB ccAB | ccBG ADDB | cBAG AGFE |
DEFG AD Dd || egga gede | g2 ec dAAG | eg ga gede |
cdec dA AG | egga gede | ggec dA AG | eg ^f/g/g aege |
cdec de cd || eece decd | eece dA AG | eece dece |
dfec dAAG | eece decd | eece dAAd | ee ce dece |
dfec dAcA || G/A/G- GA GCCC | GGEG ABcA | GGGA GCCC |
DEFG AD DA | GG- GA GCCC | GG EG ABcA | GG-GA GCCC |
DEFG AD DB || cB AB ccAB | ccBG ADDB | cBAG AG FE |
DEFG AD DB | cBAB ccAB | ccBG ADDB | cBAG AGFE |
DEFG AD Dd || egga gede | gg ec dAAG | eg ga gede |
cdeA dA AG | e/f/g- ge gede | ggec dA AG | eg g/^f/g aege |
cdec de cd || eece decd | eece dA AG | eece dece |
dfec dAAG | eece decd | eece dAAd | eg g/^f/g aege |
cdec dBcA | G8 |