Some musicians refer to this as ‘The Sword in the Hand’. I first heard it from flute player Paddy Taylor, who passed it along to Mick O’Connor. Soon afterwards we all began playing it as members of the Castle Céilí Band. It’s a reel that has also been around for more than one hundred years.

 G2 BG FGAF | EB BA BE EF | GG BG FG AB | dB AG FDEF |
 GGBG FGAF | EB BA B/G/E EF | GA BG FG AB | dBAG F D2 e ||
 fd ec dB AF | EF GA BE Ee | fd ec dB AF | GB AG FD De |
 fdec dBAF | EF GA B/c/d eg | fd ec dBAF | GB AG FDEF ||
 GG BG FGAF | EB BA B/G/E EF | G2 BG FG AB | dB AG FD EF |
 G2 BG FG AF | EB BA BEEF | GA B/A/G FGAB | dB AG FDDe ||
 fd ec dB AF | EF GA B/c/d eg | fd ec dBAF | GB AG FD De |
 fd ec dB AF | EFGA BEEe | fd ec dB AF | GB AG FD EF ||
 GG BG FG AF | EB BA B/G/E EF | GA B/A/G FGAB | dB AG FD EF |
 G2 B/A/G FG AF | EB BA BE EF | GA B/A/G FG AB | dB AG FDDe ||
 fd ec dB AF | EF GA BEEe | fd ec dB AF | GB AG FDDe |
 fd ec dB AF | EF GA Bd eg | fd ec dB AF | GB AG FD D2- |
 D6 |