I first heard this reel from the playing of button accordionist Joe Whelan of Co. Offaly, who later emigrated to London. It is one of the first tunes that tormented my mind when I only remembered bits of it from occasional radio broadcasts. Accordion player John Bowe rescued my reason when he put it on a tape for me in 1964.

 A,3 C E3 A | GE DB, G,B,DB, | A,/B,/A, A,C E2 AE | GE DB, E A,2 G, |
 A,A,-A,C EE-EA | GEDB, G,2 ab | ed e/f/g agba | ge dB e A2 e ||
 a a2 a agef | gf ge dB GB | Aa ab agef | ge dB e A2 a |
 ag ef ga ge | dg dB GA Bd | cA B/c/d ee-ef | ge dB eA- Ad ||
 eA c/B/A eAcA | dG B/A/G dGBd | eA cA eAce | gedB eA-Ad |
 eA cA eAcA | de dB GA Bd | cA cd e e2 f | ge dB e A2 a ||
 ae c/d/e aece | gdBd gdBd | ae c/d/e aa-af | ge dB eA- Aa |
 ag ef gf ge | dg dB GA Bd | cA cd e e2 f | ge dB eA- A2 ||
 A,3 C E E2 A | GE DB, G,B,DB, | A,3 C E E2 A | GE DB, E A,2 E |
 A,3 C E2 AF | GE DB, G,2 ag | ed e/f/g aa-af | ge dB eA ef ||
 a3 b agef | gf ga gedg | ea ab ag ef | ge dB e A2 a |
 ag ef gf ge | d3 B GA Bd | cA cd e e2 f | ge dB e A2 d ||
 eA c/B/A eA cA | dG B/A/G dGBd | eAcA e3 f | ge dB eAcd |
 eA cA eA cA | de dB GA Bd | cA cd e e2 f | ge dB e A2 a ||
 ae c/d/e aece | gd Bd gd Bd | ae c/d/e aa-af | ge dB e A2 a |
 ag ef gf ge | dg dB GA Bd | cA cd ee-ef | gedB eA A2 ||
 A,3 C E E2 A | GE DB, G,B,DB, | A,3 C D2 AF | GE DB, E A,2 G, |
 A,3 C E2 AF | GEDB, G,2 ag | ed e/f/g a3 f | ge dB eAef ||
 a3 b agef | gg fe dB GB | Aa ab agef | ge dB e A2 a |
 ag ef gf ge | dg dB GA Bd | cAcd ee-ef | ge dB eA- Ad ||
 eA c/B/A eAcA | dG B/A/G dGBd | eA cA ee- ef | ge dB eAcd |
 eA cA eAcA | de dB GA Bd | cA cd e e2 f | ge dB e A2 a ||
 ae c/d/e ae ce | gd Bd gd Bd | ae c/d/e aa-af | ge dB e A2 a |
 agef gfge | dg dB GA Bd | cAcd ee-ef | ge dB eA A2- |
 A6 |