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This is an old Wexford hornpipe which was recorded by button box player George Ross in 1956. Co. Wexford is a big hornpipe county, but the name of Coey is not remembered for tune compositions except for the tune title here. This setting of the hornpipe I got from listening to céilí bands on radio when I was getting to know the music.
(3DEF | Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | EG AB cB AG | (3FGA df ed (3cBA | Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | Ee dc BA GF | (3ABA GF G2 (3DEF || Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | EG AB cB AG | (3FGA df ed (3cBA | Gd BG Fd AF | GA BG D2 GF | Ee dc BA GF | (3ABA GF G2 AG || (3FGA de dBAG | FA de df ed | ^cd ef ge ce | d^c de (3ded =c2 | Bd BA ^GB e^c | AB AG (3FGA df | eg fe dc BA | (3GcG FA G2 AG || (3FGA de dBAG | (3FGA de dAed | ^cd ef ge (3cde | d^c de (3ded =c2 | Bd BA ^GB e^c | AB AG (3FGA df | eg fe dc BA | (3GcG FA G2 (3DEF || Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | EG AB cB AG | (3FGA df ed (3cBA | Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | Ee dc BA GF | (3ABA GF G2 (3DEF || Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | EG AB cB AG | (3FGA df ed (3cBA | Gd BG FG AF | GA BG D2 GF | Ee dc BA GF | (3ABA GF G2 AG || (3FGA de dBAG | (3FGA de dfed | ^cd ef ge (3cde | d^c de (3ded =cd | Bd BA ^GB eB | AB AG (3FGA df | eg fe dc BA | (3GcG FA G2 AG || (3FGA de dBAG | (3FGA de d2 ed | ^cd ef ge (3cde | d^c de (3ded =c2 | Bd BA ^GB eB | AB AG (3FGA df | eg fe dc BA | (3GcG FA G4 |