An stoirm is a’ bháisteach, jig

This jig is the fourth in a group of tunes lilted by Colm Ó Caodháin and transcribed by Séamus Ennis. In notes on the transcriptions to the tunes Ennis labels them ‘Sean phoirt béil ó Cholm Ó Caodháin’ [Old Tunes lilted by Colm Ó Caodháin]. The tunes included a reel he titled ‘Port na Giobóige’ [The Tune of the Unfortunate Woman], a jig he named ‘Port na Sióige’ [The Fairy Jig] and a tune he called ‘Titse Miller’. While the tune ‘Titse Miller’ is known as ‘Dusty Miller’ and played widely, the other tunes in the group appear to be local tunes. Séamus Ennis often sang songs and played tunes that he had collected in Conamara when he visited Donegal. ‘I was asked to sing and I sang ‘Fill, Fill a Rúin Ó’ [Return, Return, Oh My Darling] (Spidéal). It raised the roof….that is a great reflection on Conamara songs’. (18.8.43)