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This reel is from north Co. Antrim. It was popularized by fiddle maestro Sean Maguire during the 1950s.
G,2 B,D CGEC | DDB,D GcBG | AD{/=F} DD dD BD | Ac BA GE DB, |
G,2 B,D CG EC | DDB,D GGAB | cB cd e/f/e dc | Bd Ad BG EG ||
G,2 B,D CGEC | D2 B,D Gc BG | AD{/=F} DD dDBD | Ac BA GE DB, |
G,G, B,D CG EC | DDB,D GGAB | cB cd e/f/e dc | Bd Ad BGGg ||
gf gd ed Bd | eaaf gfeg | fd ad bd ad | ggdg bdef |
gf gd e/f/e dB | cB AB cd ef | gf gd ef ge | dBAd BGGg ||
gfgd edBd | eaaf gfeg | fd ad bd ad | gg dg bd ef |
gf gd e/f/e dB | cB AB cd ef | gf gd ef ge | dB Ad BGEG ||
G,2 B,D CG EC | DDB,D GcBG | AD{/=F} DD dD BD | Ac BA GE DB, |
G,2 B,D CG EC | DDB,D GGAB | cB cd ee dc | Bd Ad BG EG ||
G,2 B,D CG EC | DDB,D G3 B | AD DD dDBD | AcBA GEDB, |
G,G,B,D CGEC | DDB,D GG AB | cB cd e/f/e dc | Bd Ad B G2 g ||
gf gd ed Bd | e a2 f gf ef/g/ | fd ad bdad | ggdg bdef |
gf gd e/f/e dB | cB AB cd ef | gf gd ef ge | dB Ad B G2 g ||
gf gd ed Bd | eaaf gfeg | fd ad bd ad | gg dg bd ef |
gf gd e/f/e dB | cB AB cd ef | gf gd ef ge | dB Ac BG{/c} G2- |
G8 |
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