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This reel is another piece from Michael Tubridy. It’s named after the northwest Co. Clare town of Milltown Malbay. It’s another of the old mouth tunes composed by lilters searching for variety during long nights of providing tunes for sensitive set dancers.
=f2 d4 c2 | Ad{/=f} dd ^fded | cA GE CAGE | CCGC ACGD |
CC GC cAGE | DDAD dDA{/E} D | ABcA defg | af ge e/=f/f fe |
dc AF G/F/G FG || Ad{/=f} dd ^fded | cA GE CA GE | CC GC AC G{/A} E |
C2 GC cA GE | D2 AD dDAD | AB cA de fg | af ge e/=f/f fe |
dc AF G/F/G FG || Ad d/e/d af ge | Ad dB cBAG | Ad d/e/d fded |
cA GC EF Gc |{/B} Ad d/e/d fded | dc AB cA BG | A/B/A AB ADFA |
Bc cB ce dc || Ad d/e/d af ge | AddB cBAG | Ad d/e/d fd ed |
{/e} cAGC EFGB | Ad d/e/d fded | d{/e} cAB cABG | A3 B ADFA |
BccB ce dc ||{/B} AD DD ADBD | AD FA BccB | ADDD ADFD |
GC EC EGGG | AD DD AD FD | AD FA Bc BG | A/B/A AB AD{/E} FA |
BccB cedc ||{/B} AD{/=F} DD ADBD | ADFA BcBG | ADDD ADFD |
GCEC EGGc | ADDD ADFD | AD FA Bc BG | A/B/A AB AD FA |
Bc cB ce dc ||{/B} Ad d/e/d fded |{/e} cAGE CAGE | C2 GC AC GD |
C2 GC cAGE | DDAD dDAD | BccA defg | af ge e/=f/f fe |
dc AF G/F/G FG || Ad d/e/d fded | cA GE CA GE | C2 GC ACGD |
C2 GC cAGE | DDAD dD AD | ABcA defg | af ge e/=f/f fe |
dc AF G/F/G FG || Addd afge | Ad dB cB AG | Ad d/e/d fded |
{/e} cAGC EFGB | Addd fded | dc AB cA BG | A/B/A AB AD FA |
Bc cB ce dc | Ad d/e/d afge || Ad dB cB AG | Ad d/e/d fd ed |
{/e} cA GC EF{/B} GB | Addd fded | dc AB cABG | A/B/A AB ADFA |
Bc cB ce dc || ADDD ADBD | AD FA BccB | ADDD ADFD |
GC EC EGGc | AD DD AD FD | ADFA BcBG | A/B/A AB ADFA |
Bc cB ce dc || ADDD ADBD | AD FA Bc cB | ADDD ADFD |
GC EC EG Gc | ADDD ADFD | AD FA Bc BG |{/B} A-AAB ADFA |
Bc cB cBAF | D8 |