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I have to say that the best version I’ve heard of this jig was from the playing of the Co. Clare fiddler Bobby Casey. I had played it for years, but began to tidy it up after hearing Mr. Casey’s perceptive interpretation of it.
B d2 c | BAB GBd | cBc ABc | BAB GBd |
cAG FGA | BAB GdB | cBc ABc | ded cAF |
AGG G2 A || BAB GdB | cBc ABc | BAB GBd |
cAG FGA | BAB GAB | cBc ABc | d-dB cAF |
AGG G2 d || f/g/fe fed | cAG FGA | dgg gfg |
afd d2 e | fag fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB cAF |
AGG G2 d || f/g/fe fed | cAG FGA | dgg gfg |
afd d2 e | fag fed | ^cAG FGA | B/d/BB cBc |
dgg faf || gdB gdB | ecA ecA | BAB GBd |
cAG FGA | gdB gdB | ecA{/c} AGA | BAB GBd |
cAF G2 g || gdB gdA | ecA{/c} AGA | BAB GBd |
cAG FED | BAB GdB | cBc ABc | dBB cAF |
AGG G2 A || BAB GdB | cBc ABc | BAB GBd |
cAG FGA | BAB GdB | cBc ABc | ded cAF |
AGG G2 A || BAB GdB | cBc ABc | BAB GBd |
cAD (3EFG A | BAB GdB | cBc ABc | d-dB cAF |
AGG G2 d || f/g/fe fed | cAG FGA | dgg gfg |
afd d2 e | fag fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB cAF |
AGG G2 d || f/g/fe fed | cAG FGA | dgg gfg |
afd d2 e | fag fed | ^cAG FGA | BAB cAF |
AGG GBd || gdB gdB | ecA ecA | BAB GBd |
cAG FGA | gdB bdB | ecA{/c} AGA | BAB GBd |
cAF G2 g || gdB gdA | ecA ecA | BAB GBd |
cAG FGA | BAB GdB | cBc ABc | d-dB cAF |
AGG G3 |