BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
"Gems from the Emerald Isle" (Hughes c.1842-1881)
www.pipers.ie/IMCO/HGEI.HTM 
tunefolder 26
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List of tunes contained in the original but not transcribed 
is at end of this file.
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Where necessary I have supplied or corrected titles. These
are marked with *.
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folder contents
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X:26005
T:CORNWALLIS JIG, The 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.007
N:A relative of "When Sick Is It Tea You Want?"
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
z|A2d dcB|AFA AFA|dfd ege|fdB B3|
A2d dcB|A2A AFA|d3 e3|fdd d2 :|
f/g/|afd cBA|BGG G2a/g/|bge dcB|cAA A3|
G2d dcB|ABA AFA|d3 e3|fdd d2 :|

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X:26028
T:PEGGIE'S WEDDING   
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.004 
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D % source key = C
ded d2d|dfa afd|ded d2d|cde ecA|
ded d2d|dfa afd|gbg faf|cde ecA :|
ded a2d|f2d a2d|ded a2d|cde ecA|
ded afd|fed afd|gbg faf|cde ecA :|"final"d6|]

P:Source version
K:C
c>dc c2c|ceg gec|c>dc c2c|B>cd dBG|
c>dc c2c|ceg gec|faf ege|B>cd dBG :|
c>dc g2c|e2c g2c|c>dc g2c|B>cd dBG|
c>dc gec|edc gec|faf ege|B>cd dBG :|

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X:26016
T:IRISH FRISK, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.010
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:G
c|d2B g2e|dBg dBG|EAA A2G|EAA A2c|
d2B g2e|dBg dBG|DGG G2F|DGG G2 :|
c|BGB def|gfe dcB|eAA A2^d|eAA A2c|
BGB def|gfe ded|dGG G2^c|dGG G2 :|

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X:26032
T:PUSH THE PONY  
B:GEI.012 (as "Poney")
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.012
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:G
c|B2G GAB|c2c cec|B2G GAB|AFD D2c|
B2G GAB|c2c cde|dcB AGF|G2G G2 :|
z|efg dcB|c2c c3|efg dcB|AFD D3|
efg dcB|c2c cde|dcB AGF|G2G G2 :|

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X:26007
T:DEVIL IN DUBLIN, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.013
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:G
G2B d2B|e2c A3|BdB GBG|FAF D3|
G2B d2B|e2c ABc|dBG EAF|G3 G3 :|
AGA FGA|BAB GAB|cBc ABc|dcd Bcd|
ede cde|def gdB|c2A dcA|G3 G3 :|

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X:26004
T:BUCKS OF WESTMEATH, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.015
N:1:No repeats in source..
N:2:In measure 13 you can replace the source's |c'| with |a|.
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:G
e|d3 BdB|G2A B2c|d3 BdB|cAB c2e|
d3 BdB|G2A B2d|gfe dcB|A2B c2 :|
d|gfg dcB|gfg dcB|gfg dcB|A2B c2f|
gfg ab[ac']|bag fga|gfe dcB|A2B c2 :|
"last time"A2B cAF|HG6|]

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X:26001
T:BETTY COME TRIP WITH ME  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.017
M:9/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:G % source key = C
GAG DED B,2D|G2G GAB AFD|
GAG DED B,DG|EAG FEF G3 :|
ded dBg gdB|AcB ABG FED|
ded dBg gdB|AcB cAF G3 :|

P:Source version
K:C
cdc GAG E2G|c2c cde dBG|
cdc GAG EGc|Adc BAB c3 :|
gag gec' c'ge|dfe dec BAG|
gag gec' c'ge|dfe fdB c3 :|

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X:26008
T:DROPS OF JUNIPER  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.027 
N:Repeat added to second part.
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:Am % source key = Gm
c2d e2c|dBG GAB|c2A A2c|B^de E3|
cde edc|dBG GAB|cBA B2^g|a3 A3 :|
c2e g2e|gec c3|B2d f2d|fdB B3|
cde edc|Bcd dcB|cBA B2^g|a3 A3 :|

P:Source version:
K:Gm
B2c d2B|cAF FGA|B2G G2B|A^cd D3|
Bcd dcB|cAF FGA|BAG A2^f|g3 G3 :|
B2d f2d|fdB B3|A2c e2c|ecA A3|
Bcd dcB|ABc cBA|BAG A2^f|g3 G3||

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X:26017
T:IRISH HUNT, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.028
M:9/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:A
aed cBA cBA|aed cBA BGE|
aed cBA cBA|cdc dBG A3 :|
G2E d2B c2A|efg aed cBA|
G2E d2B c2A|ega cdB A3 :|

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X:26018
T:IRISH LILT, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.032
M:6/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
ABA A2G|F2E D3|ABA AFA|B3 d3|
dcB ABG|FGE D3|def ecA|B3 d3 :|
d2e fgf|e2d c2A|d2e fgf|e3 A3|
d2e fgf|e2d cBc|dcB AGF|B3 d3 :|

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X:26024
T:MR.HUGHES' SLIP JIG*
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.036 (as "Jig")
M:9/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:G
c|B2d d2B c2A|B2d d2B c3|
B2d d2B c2A|G2F G2A B2 :|
B|c2B A2G F2E|D2G G2A B2d|
c2B A2G F2E|D2G F2A G2 :|

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X:26034
T:SALT SPRAY REEL*, The
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.043 (as "Reel") 
M:C
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
K:G % source key = F
z2|G2GA BEE2|BEdE BEEF|G2GA BABd|egfd e2 :|
ef|ga/g/ fg/f/ edBc|d2ed Bdd2|ga/g/ fg/f/ edBd|egfd e2ef|
ga/g/ fg/f/ edBc|d2ed Bdd2|bgaf gfed|egfd e2-e2 |]

Source version:
K:F
z2|F2FG ADD2|ADcD ADDE|F2FG AGAc|dfec d2 :|
de|fg/f/ ef/e/ dcAB|c2dc Acc2|fg/f/ ef/e/ dcAc|dfec d2de|
fg/f/ ef/e/ dcAB|c2dc Acc2|afge fedc|dfec d2z2 |]

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X:26020
T:KITTY THE CUCKOO (air) 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.045 
M:3/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
R:blank
K:A
"allegro"
A/F/|EEF/G/|A2G/A/|B2c/A/|FEE|E2 A/F/|
EEF/G/|A2G/A/|B2c/A/|FEE|E2 ||
A/F/|EF/A/B/c/|d2c/B/|c2B/A/|c/e/d/c/B/A/|F2z|
e-e/d/c/B/|AEF/G/|A2G/A/|BcA/G/|FEE|HE3 |]

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X:26010
T:EMERALD LILT* (air), The
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.050 (as "Lilt")
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
K:D
f2 fd fa|be ed cA|f2 fd fa|Ad dA FD :|
GB FA E2|Ee ed cA|GB FB E2|Dd dA FD :|

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X:26022
T:LIMERICK JIG, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.054 
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:D % source key = F
F2D A2F def|F2D A2F GFE|
F2D A2F def|g2f e2d cBA :|
ABA d2A def|ABA d2A GFE|
ABA d2A def|g2f e2d cBA :|

P:Source version:
K:F
A2F c2A fga|A2F c2A BAG|
A2F c2A fga|b2a g2f edc :|
cdc f2c fga|cdc f2c BAG|
cdc f2c fga|b2a g2f edc :|

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X:26015
T:IF THE CAT HAD GOLD (air) 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.057
N:As a cat lover, I’d like to know more about this odd little tune, 
which Hughes evidently got from one of the Bunting collections. 
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
R:waltz
K:G
"adagio"
B/d/|cE/D/ DE/G/ A/c/B/d/|c>A c/B/A/G/ EB/d/|
"3"BE/D/ DD/E/ G/A/B/G/|A>B GG G ||
%
c/d/|"5"ee =f/e/d/c/ e/d/c/B/|c>A c/B/A/G/ HEB/d/|
"7"cE/D/ DD/E/ G/A/B/G/|A>B GG Gc/d/|
%
"9"ee =f/e/d/c/ e/d/c/B/|c>A c/B/A/G/ HEB/c/|
"11"dg/e/ dc/B/ c/B/A/G/|E2 GG HG |]

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X:26029
T:PIPING PLOVER*, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.058 (as "Jig")
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:C
G|cde cAA cAA|cde cAA B2G|
cde cAA cAA|B>cd ded B2 :|
G|cde gee gee|cde gee f2d|
cde gee gee|1 "thru"Bcd ded B2:|
[2 "final"Bcd dcB c3|

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X:26014
T:HUMORS OF CASHEL (reel), The 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.061
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
K:D
AdFA B2Bd|gfed cdef|AdFA B2Bd|gfef d2d2 :|
afbf afdf|afbf geef|afbf afbf|gfef d2d2 :|

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X:26003
T:SLIEVEMORE JIG, The 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.063
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:D
d3 faf gfe|d3 fdf ecA|
d3 fdf efg|agf efd cBA :|
fge fdB B3|fge fdB cde|
fge fdc Bcd|e3 efd cBA :|

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X:26026
T:NOTHING IN LIFE  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.066
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig % A-B-A
K:A
c3 BAB|A>BA Ace|f>ga e>dc|dBB BAB|
c3 BAB|A>BA Ace|f>ga eac|BAA A3 ||
c>de e3|e>f=g f>^ga|e<dc cBA|GAB Bcd|
c>de e>ee|e>f=g f>^ga|e<dc cBA|BGB d3 ||

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X:26012
T:HILLS OF IRELAND, The   
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.067
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:D
"E dorian"
B2E EGE AFD|BGB cBA BGE|
B2E EGE BGE|ABc dcB AFD :|
E2e ef^d e2B|E2e e2c dAF|
E2e ef^d e2B|ABc dcB AGF :|

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X:2609
T:EASTERN SHORE REEL*, The 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.071 (as "Reel")
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
K:G
G2BG ABcA|eBcA eBcA|G2BG ABcA|eBcA BGG2 :|
g2fg agfd|eBcA eBcA|g2fg agfd|eBcA BGG2|
g2fg agfd|eBcA eBcA|G2BG ABcA|eBcA BGHG2|]

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X:26002
T:BILLY'S TRIFLE (reel) 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.073
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
K:G
GFGA cBAG|BdBd cAGF|GFGA cBAG|EGFA G2G2 :|
dgBg egcg|dgBg cBcA|dgBg egcg|dbaf g2g2 :|

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X:26021
T:LIFFEY LILT*, The 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.074 (as "Lilt")
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig % A-B-A
K:G
d|gfg e2d|Bdd Bdd|g>fg e2d|BAA A2d|
gfg e2d|Bdd Bdd|g>fg e2d|BAA A2 ||
B|G>AB Bdd|BAA Bdd|G>AB Bdd|BAA A2d|
G>AB Bdd|BAA Bdd|gfg e2d|BAA A2 ||

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X:26030
T:SPENSER'S HORNPIPE 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.077
M:C
L:1/8
Q:1/4=150
R:hornpipe
K:D
fg|afge dfed|cAec ABAG|FGAf gfed|cecB A2fg|
afge dfed|cAec ABAG|FGAf gedc|d2d>c d2 :|
cd|eAGA Agfd|eAGA egfa|gfec dcBA|GBBd B2AG|
Fdcd cede|dfef efge|fafd egec|d2d>c d2 :|

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X:26027
T:PADDY'S TRIP TO LONDON*  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.079
N:In the source this is named "Paddy in London". I changed 
the name slightly to avoid confusion with the other "Paddy 
in London" a/k/a/ "Clare Jig", "Mug of Brown Ale", etc.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
G|FDF AFA|ded def|AGF G2A|BGE E2G|
FDF AFA|ded def|AGF BAG|FDD D2 :|
f|ecA Age|edc d2B|AGF G2A|BGE E2e|
agf gfe|ded def|AGF BAG|FDD D2 :|

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X:26031
T:THADY YOU GANDER  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.080
N:1:A version of "Leg of the Duck"
N:2:No repeats in source.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
d/e/|f2d edd|f2d edd|Bee e^de|Bee e2d/e/|
fdd edd|fdd edB|Add d2B|Add d2 :|
g|fga efg|fef dBA|Bee e^de |Bee e2g|
fga efg|fef dBA|Add d2B|Adc d2 :|

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X:26006
T:DAY IN THE COUNTRY*, A  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.080 (as "Country dance")
N:Second part is not repeated in the source.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
A|d2d dcd|efe e2d|cBc ABc|d2f a2f|
d2d dcd|efe e2d|cBc ABc|d2f d2 :|
e|f2f2 fef|a2g g2f|e2e ede|g2f f2e|
d2d dcd|efe e2d|cBc ABc|d2f d2 :|

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X:26013
T:HOW IS YOUR MOTHER? 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.084
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
A|d2d f2f|a2a f2d|g2e f2d|cde ABc|
d2d f2f|a2a f2d|g2e f2d|ABc d2 :|
A|F2A E2A|F2A d2c|B2d A2d|cde A2G|
F2A E2A|F2A d2c|Bed cBc|d3 d2 :|

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X:26025
T:MY DEAR STAY WITH ME (air) 
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.087
N:Note that this tune is ten measures, repeated but with 
no break.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=80
K:A
"andante"
E|EFA ABc|d2d e/d/cB|c2c d/c/BA|B2B c/B/AF|
EFA ABc|d2d/c/ d2e/d/|cBA EFA|
B>cB Bed|c>BA AEF|A>BA A2 :|

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X:26011
T:HARE IN THE CORN, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.091
N:Source version contains sixteenth-note runs in mm 
9-13 which I have simplified.
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:G
c|Bcd d2=f|edc B2G|cd/e/c Bc/d/B|ecA A2c|
Bcd d2=f|edc B2A|G2g fef|gGG G2 :|
d|d2B G2B|d2B G2B|c2A F2A|c2A F2A|
d2B de=f|edc B2A|G2g fef|gGG G2 :|

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X:26033
T:ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN, The  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.092
N:A very different major/minor setting of this 
well-known tune! I have made it A-B-A although
it's not that way in GEI.
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:slip jig
K:D
B2A A2D D3|B2A A2D FGA|
B2A A2D F3|G2E E2F EFG :|
A2e e2d =c3|A2e e2d =cde|
A2e e2d =c3|=c2D D2D =FGA :|
B2A A2D D3|B2A A2D FGA|
B2A A2D F3|G2E E2F GFE|D6z3|]

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X:26023
T:LOTS OF KISSES  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.098
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:D
F/G/|ABA d2f|afb afd|g2e f2d|ecA AFG|
ABA d2f|afb afd|Bgg gfg|afe d2 :|
f|edc BAG|F2D G2E|A2F B2d|cee egf|
edc BAG|F2D G2E|A2d B2g|afe d2 :|

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X:26019
T:KISS ME SOFTLY  
C:ABC/arr. BB
B:GEI.100
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
K:G
c|B2G GBG|A2B c2e|B2G GBG|ecA ecA|
B2G GBG|A2B c2e|dBd gfe|dBG G2 :|
c|B2c d2g|ece d2c|BGB dBG|ecA ecA|
B2c d2g|ece d2c|B2d gfe|dBG G2 :|

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tunes omitted (= found in other sources)
Planxty Kitty O'Brien ITTL #142663
Planxty Thomas Burke ITTL #142694
Robert Jordan ITTL #141066
Miners of Wicklow,001
Rocks of Cashel,002
Jack's Alive,003
Jackson's Cravat,005
Kiss My Wife and Welcome,006
Philip McKeon,008
Terry the Grinder,009
Little House Under the Hill,011
Humors of Ballymanus,014
Rakes of Kilkenny,016
Naboclish,018
Paddy O'Snap,019
Jackson's Cassock,020
Charmer with the Fair Locks,021
Paddy O'Carroll,022
Sixpence,023
Moll in the Wad,024
Round the World for Sport,025
Jointure,026
Rakes of Westmeath,029
Patrick's Day,030
Rakes of Mallow,031
Banks of the Shannon,033
Beardless Boy,034
Garryowen,035
Mary Do You Fancy Me,037
Lasses of Sligo,039
Young Terence McDonough ITTL #142629
Nancy McDermott(roe) ITTL #142658
All the Way to Galway,042
Have You Seen My Valentine,046
Soldier's Joy,047
Haste to the Wedding,049
Drops of Brandy,051
Go to the Devil...,052
Off She Goes,053
Legacy,055
Hop Pickers,056
Moll Roe,059
Brian Boru's March,060
Peggy Bawn,062
Bench of Green Rushes,064
Rose Tree,065
I'm the Boy for Bewitching Them,068
Murphy Delaney,069
Dublin Streets ("jig"),070 
Cruiskeen Lan,072
Temple House,075
Dublin Lasses,076,5769
Bonny Kate,078
Blewitt's Jig,082
Ride a Mile,083
Yellow Stockings("jig"),085 
Foxhunter's Jig,086
Blackberry Blossom ("hornpipe"),088
Kitty Tyrrell,090
Brown Maid,093
Kinnegad Slashers,094
Sly Patrick,095
Farewell to Whiskey,096
Smash the Windows,097
Silver Mines,099