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Nowadays, musicians tend to play this as a double jig. My own interpretation of the tune is that it was originally composed as a walking march. This is in consideration of the fact that clan marches and walking marches were once outlawed in Ireland by Queen Elizabeth I. In response, pipers concealed them within the rhythms and measures of jigs so as they could continue playing them. The above title includes the name of the woman who was known for playing the tune on her concertina. Elizabeth Brennan was the mother of West Clare / Dublin fiddle player John Kelly, and the grandmother of Dublin fiddlers James
and John Kelly, Jr.
A2 | G2 E c2 E G2 E EFG | DED D2 E GED D2 E | G2 E c2 E G2 E EFG | AGA BAG A3 AcA || G2 E c2 E G2 E EFG | DED D2 E GED D2 E | G2 E c2 E G2 E EFG | AGA BAG A3 A2 B || ccB c2 d ecA A2 c | BAG GBc dBG GAB | ccB c2 d ecA A2 c | BAG GAB A3 A2 B || c2 B c2 d ecA A2 c | BAG GBc dBG GAB | ccB c2 d ecA A2 c | BAG GAB A3 A3 |
