Roscommon flute player Matt Molloy popularized this reel, which is one of Junior Crehan’s fiddle contributions. There is a story connected with this reel that tells of a shape-changing trout who evicted an otter from its den. Every day, on the otter’s return to rest, he found a mermaid in his abode. One very hot summer when the pond dried up, both were found dead lying beside each other, and the trout had taken the shape of a female otter.

 c3 d | eAAG ED EF | GGEA GAcd | eA AG ED EG |
 A/B/c BG AB cd | eA AG EDEF | GGAE GAcd | ea ge dg ed |
 cAGB A3 d || ec AB cB cd | egae gedg | ec AB cB cd |
 ea ge d2 cd | ecAB cB cd | egae gede | ge{/g} ee ge{/g} ee |
 ae ge dg ed ||{/e} cBAG EDEG | cB cd e/f/e d{/e} c | cB AG E3 G |
 A/B/c BG A2 cd | eB AG ED EF | GGEA GAcd | eage dged |
{/e} cAGB A3 B || c2 AB cBcd | eg ae ge dg | ec AB cBcd |
 ea ge d2 cd | ec AB cB cd | eg ae ge dg | ae{/g} ee ge ee |
 ae ge dg ed ||{/e} cBAG EDEG | cB cd e/f/e dc | cB AG ED EG |
 A/B/c BG A2 cd | eAAG ED EF | G G2 A GAcd | ea ge dg ed |
 cAGB A3 d || ec AB cB cd | egae gedg | ecAB cBcd |
 ea ge d2 cd | ec{/G} AB cBcd | eg ae gedg | ae{/g} ee geee |
 aege d4- | d4 |