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Some people refer to this reel as Tommy Coen’s reel, because it was composed in the early 1960s by the Galway fiddler himself. This reel was a big hit atthe All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoils in Gorey, Co. Wexford in 1962 and Swinford, Co. Mayo in 1961.
G3 E | DB, DE GE GA | BBeB ABGA | BA GE DB, DE |
GA BG AB GE | DG B,G DE GA | Be dB AB GA | BA AB GEEc |
AB GE GGGE | DB, DE GE GA | BBeB ABGA | BA GE DB, DE |
GA BG AB GE | DG B,G DE GA | Be dB AB GA | BA{/B} AA G E2 G |
AB GE{/c} G3 A || BG{/c} GG Bdeg | ab ge ggeg | bggg aege |
de dB AB/A/ GA | B/A/G Bd ed eg | agge ggeg | aege ddBG |
AdBA G/c/G- GA || BG Gd ed eg | ag gf gg eg | bg g/b/g aege |
de dB A/B/A GA | BG{/c} GG Bdeg | ab ge ggeg | ae ge d2 BG |
Ad BA G3 A || BG{/c} GG dG Bd | eg gf ge dc | BG{/c} GG dGBd |
e2 AA eA cA | B/A/G GG dGBd | eggg ef ga | bg ag eg dB |
Ad BA G/c/G- Gd || BG{/c} GG dGBd | eg gf ge dc | BG{/c} GB dGBd |
eAAA eAcA | BG{/c} GG dGBd | eggg egdg | bg af ge dB |
AdBA G3 E || D/=F/D- DE G G2 A | BB eB AB/A/ GA | BA GE DB,DE |
GA BG AB/A/ GE | DGB,G DEGA | Be dB AB GA | BA AB GE EG |
AB GE G3 E || DB, DE GE GA | BB eB AB GA | BA GE DB, DE |
GA BG AB GE | DGB,G DEGA | Be dB ABGA | BA AB GE EG |
AB GE{/c} G3 A || BG{/c} GG Bdeg | ab ge gg eg | bg gg ae ge |
de dB A/B/A GA | B/A/G ^Ad e3 g | ag gf ggeg | ae ge d2 BG |
Ad BA G3 A || B/A/G Bd edeg | ag gf gg eg | bggg aege |
de dB AA GA | B/A/G Bd ed eg | ag gf gg eg | bg ag eg dB |
Ad BA G3 d || BG{/c} GG dGBd | eg gf ge dc | B/A/G- GB dGBd |
eAAA eAcA | BG GA GA Bd | eg g/b/g efga | bg ag eg dB |
Ad BA G2 dA || BG{/c} GG dGBd | eg gf ge dc | B/A/G- GB dGBd |
eAAc eABA | BGGG dGBd | eg g/b/g efga | bg ag eg dB |
Ad BA G4- | G4 |