Naomh Mearnog Sessions 2

CLG Naomh Mearnog,
Blackwood Lane, Portmarnock, Co Dublin

Traditional Irish Session every Monday night at 9.30 pm
www.naomhmearnog.ie

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Tunes Played at the Monday Night Sessions
In Naomh Mearnog CLG Club
Second Edition

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Contents

Whistler’s Leitrim Set.......................................................................................................................... 4
Rolling in the Rye Grass/Red Haired Lass ........................................................................................... 5
Plains of Boyle – The Galway .............................................................................................................. 6
Devanny’s Goat/London Lasses .......................................................................................................... 7
Dermot’s Favourites............................................................................................................................ 8
Little Diamond Polka Set...................................................................................................................10
Medicine Man - Gareth Barry’s.........................................................................................................11
The Humours of Carrigaholt (Set) .....................................................................................................12
Flowing Tide /Sunny Murray’s ..........................................................................................................13
When the Cock Crows it is Day / My Darling Asleep.........................................................................14
Farewell to Harstad...........................................................................................................................15
The Wedding Reels ...........................................................................................................................16
Foxhunters Slip Jigs ...........................................................................................................................17
The Maid and the Lark ......................................................................................................................18
Mazurka’s .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Amongst Friends ...............................................................................................................................20
Ivory Lady ..........................................................................................................................................20
Kathleen Hehir’s – The Kaiser ...........................................................................................................21
Trip to Cullenstown – Sligo Maid ......................................................................................................22
Job of Journeywork & Cronins ..........................................................................................................23
Bill Malley’s, Kilnamona Barndances ................................................................................................24
Brennan’s – Galway Rambler............................................................................................................25
ABC Notations ...................................................................................................................................26
Acknowledgements:.......................................................................................................................... 27
Notes.................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

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Whistler’s Leitrim Set Jigs
Drumshanbo

Key: G B E F G A B e e d B A BEF G B AFD AFD

BEF G A Bee dBA BEF G B AFD E

gfe fed Bee Bee gfe fed Bed e f

gfe fed e dBA BEF G B AFD E

ga bge dBA BEF G B AFD E

Up Leitrim

Key: D f e dBA BAB dBa f e dBA Bdf e d Bdf ede

faa gbb faa afe faa b b afd ed

faa gbb faa afe f e dBA Bdf ede

The Leitrim Fancy

Key: G G B G F A F E B B A B GBG FAF D A AFD

GBG FAF E B BAB G B dBG ABG FED

G B dBd edB dBA G B dBG ABG FED

G B dBd edB def gfe dBG ABG FED

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Rolling in the Rye Grass/Red Haired Lass Reels
Rolling in the Rye Grass

Key: D A AB AFDF G BG dGBG ABAF DFAF GBAG E D

A B d e f fd g ge fe d B A B d e fefa gfdf ed

Red Haired Lass

Key: G DGGF G BG G BG AGEG DGGF GABd egdB C BA

DGGF G BG G BG AGEG DGGF GABd gedB C BC

c gd edgd d gd BABC d gd edef gedB C BC

c gd edgd d gd BABd C AB A GABd egdB

Red Haired Lass is played three times and then played in the key of A, three times

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Plains of Boyle – The Galway

Hornpipes

Key: D F G A F D E F E D F ABA G B A F D e e d f e d c# e d B A B c A B G

AFD E F E D F ABA G B A F D f e d B ABA GE F D D

f g a f d f g f e d f e d B A F G ABA F A B A F A A F A B A f g
a f d f g fe d f e d B A F G A F G B A G F D D

Key D: FE D FA dAFD CDEFG FE D FA dcdf edcB AGFE

D FA d A F D C D E F G FG A d c B A G F E D C E D
de f f g f e d c B A B c B B d e e f e d c B A ce g AB

d df edAF GFGA BdcB AdcB AGFE D CE D

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Devanny’s Goat/London Lasses

Reels

Key D D F F A F A B d f e d B A F D F A F B F A F E E D E G F E
DFAB AFAB defe dBAf efdB AF F AFEG FD D
faab afdf a fd edBd ABde fd d e fd edBd
ABde fd d edfd edBd A dB AF F AFEG FD D

Key G G B d Bd e a a g e f f G B d G B d e g d B a G E F

G B d Bd e a a g e f g a b g a g e g f a g e d B A G E D g e d B A G E F

G fg edBe dG G dGBd G fg efge dBGA BA A

g fg edBe dBB dega bgaf egfa gedB AGED gedB AGEF

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Dermot’s Favourites

Key: C EC EC E G GE C E D F B DG D FFD BD

C EC EC E G GECE D F B DG D F FDBD C

A A A G# A c F A G G G F# G c E G F F

FEF AGF E F F# G AA A G# A c F A

GG G F# G c E G F F FEF AGE C EC EC EC

E E E D# E F F# A G G E E D D

D C# D G F D E E C C E E E D# E F E A

GG E E D D D C# D G F D C C

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Mockingbird Hill

Key G: D C B D G B G D C E G c DF A

C Ac BGE D DC B D G B G D

CEGc DF A c Ac B G G G DG

B AB C B A G C E D AB c AFE

D F Ac BG E D DG B AB c B A G C E

D AB c A FE D F Ac B G G G DC

Shoe The Donkey

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Little Diamond Polka Set

Key: D B A B A F D E F D A B A F G F E F D E F G A B c d e d c e d

e f ge fd cB Ad cd fe e f ge fd cB Ag ec d

Captain Byng

Key: G g f gd B G G AB cB A ag fd ef

g f gd BG G AB cB A dF G Gd

BG dG BG G AB cB A eA cA A c

BG dG BG G AB cB A dF G GA

Ta Dha Gabhairin Bui Agam

Key: G D E G A B AG BA A GA BA Bd

D E G A B A BA G E E DE G E E G GE E d

ed eg d cB BA A B cA Ad

ed eg d c B B G G A B G Gd BG GE

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Medicine Man - Gareth Barry’s

Key: D F G A B A A F D F A A A d c B c d A F D F E E E FG

ABA AFD FAA A dc Bcd AFD E F E D FG EFE D dc

Bcd AFD F A A A dc B c d AFD FEE E dc

B c d AFD FA A A FG A BA A F D E F E D dc E F E D

F B c dcB GBB FBB FB c dcB c AB c

F B c dcB ced cAF GAB AFD EFE D

Garrett Barry’s

Key: G A D E F G AGE c A dcA d e f ed cAG

F GFG AGE Bcd e dcA GEA DED DA

dcA d e fed efg e dcA cd efd ecA

dAA d e fed efg e d c A GEA DED D A

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The Humours of Carrigaholt (Set)

Reels

Key: D d c A F G A G F D D E F G A B # B A A F G F G A d d c d f e d

d c A F G AG F D D E F G A B #B A A F G F G A d d c d

fdde fdgf edcd efge fd d fdgf edcd e g

fdde fdgf edcd efge agfa gfec dfec d

Major Harrison’s Fedora

Key: D E F G B E G B B B A F G F G A B c A G F A D F A D F A d d d c d B A G F

G B E G BBB A F G F G A B c d e d B A G F A GEFD E F GEFD E A

B e ed e e f g f g e d B A F A B c d ABC d f a f g f e d

Beed e e f g f g edBc dedB AGFA GEFD E A GEFD E F

Tommy Peoples’

Key: G G BG cGBG AD D FGAF G BG cGBG Addc AGGF Addc AGGf

g dg B ddf g dg e a a f g d g B d dB cAd c AGG f c dc AGGF

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Flowing Tide /Sunny Murray’s

Hornpipes

Key: G D G B dGBd GBdg b g a g efg dg B d g e d BAG e d B A

G B dGBd GBdg bgag efg d g B d g e dBAG G

D GFGB AGED g f g e d B A G cde Bd A B G B c A B G AG EFG

D G B d B d c A B G A G EFG D G B d g d B G DGFA G

Key: D F G A B A F D E F G A G F E D c A B C# d c d e f d A F G GF G FG

A B A F D E F G A G F E D c A B C# d c d e f d A G FDD

d e f f d e C A F Gg g f g fg a ab a g e C d c A F G FG

A B A F D E F G A G F E D c A B C# d c d e f d A G FDD

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When the Cock Crows it is Day / My Darling Asleep
When the Cock Crows it is Day

Jigs

Key G: D G A B B A G d d B GAB BAG A ABA

GAB BAG c d eg e dBG AGE GG

d gdd gdd c c d gdd gdB A A Bd

gd d gd B c dege dBG AGE GG

My Darling Asleep

Key: D f d d cA A BGG A G FAA def gfg eaa

fdd cA A BGG A G FAA def gec d

FAA Add FAA BGG FAA def gfg eaa

fdd cA A BGG A G FAA def gec d

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Farewell to Harstad

John Sheehan

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The Wedding Reels

Key: G D G B G d G B G D F A F c F A F D G B G d G B G B d c A B G G E
D G B G d G BG D FAF c F A F D G B G dGBG B d c A B G G d

g gf gbag fdde fgaf g gf gbag fdcA BGGd

g gf gbag fdde fgaf g gf gbag fdcA BGGF

Grace and Ronan

Key: D D F A d c d B A G B A G F A G F E G F E D F E A G# A B A G# A

D F A d c d BAGB AGFA GFEG FED F E D E F D

e c Acec dcde fdAf gfed cdef e c A G# A d c d

BGDG BcdB AFDF AdcB AGFA GFEF DFEF D

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Foxhunters Slip Jigs

Key D: F D F F D G E F D F F D E D F D F F D G B A F D D E F E D

B BAG FG A B E E FG B ABc dcB ABc d D D F E D

fdf f dg e fdf f ded fdf f dg b afd def e d

g f e d cB A G F B E E F G B A B c d c B ABc d D D E F E D

Key G: E F G A B G E D E F G A F D E F G A B G E B d B A G F E
eBe e f g f e dAd d e f e d eBe e f g f e d c B AGF E

Key G: A B A A G F G A A A d c A G A B A A G F G A g f g e d c A G

Ad d d e f A d d c A c A G A dd d ef g a f g e d cAG

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The Maid and the Lark Jig
The Maid on the Green

Key G: g f g e d B e e d B A B G G d G G B A G A B d

g e d Bee d BA BGG dBA BGF G d

g afd g a a g fg e ag fdc dga

bgb afa g e d Bee dBA BGF GB d

The Lark in the Morning

Key D: A F A A F A B G B B d B A F A A F A f e d B d B

AFA AFA BGB BdB d e f afe dBB BdB

def afe b f f afe def afe dBB BdB

def afe b f f afe g e f d edB BdB

dff fef fef fef dff fef edB BdB

dff fef fef def g e f d edB BdB

Add fdd edd fdd Add fdd edB BdB

Add fdd edB def g e f d edB BdB

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Mazurka’s
The Glenties

The Irish
Tommy Peoples’

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Amongst Friends & Ivory Lady
Amongst Friends - John Sheehan

Key: D ABc d d c B A G F EF D EF G B e f e d c B c A ABc

d g fedc d F GABG Ad F ED D D D

fg a d bagf f e f d e f g B e f e d c B c A ABc

d d c B AG F EF D EF G B efed c B c A ABC

d g fedc d F GABG A d F ED D D D

Ivory Lady - Diarmaid Moynihan

Key G: G d e g d B A B G G e d B A G c A B G G c B A G A B G D

G d e g d BA BG G ed B g e d B A B G G c B A G A B G D

BBde g ed ged eg g eaa b a g e aab abge

B B d e g ed g e d eg g G BABG G cBAG GAFG cBAG DEGA

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Kathleen Hehir’s – The Kaiser

Slides

Key D: dcd e d c E EFG B BAG F D DFA

dcd e d c E EFG ABA GFE D DFA

F Ad c BG ABA G EB A F

DFA d c B G F EFG ABc d dA

ddd d e f d A f fed c d e c A

d d d d ef dA F EFG ABc d d A EFG ABc d d f g

a ff d Adf agf g e e c Bcd efg

a f f d Adf a ge gec AB c d dfg

The Kaiser

Key D: A f A f A f f e d Bgg B gg Bgg gfe

cdc BcB Ace a f g e cde d dcB g e cde d d e

f f fed e e edc d d dcB c c cBA

GBB GBBFAA FAA EDE e d cBc d e EDE e d cBc d

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Trip to Cullenstown – Sligo Maid

Reels

Key G: B d d e d B G A B G B A G E G B d d e d B G A B A A G A G A
BABd e dB dedB AGEG B GB AGEG DGGF G A

Bdd ce e Bdde dBGA Bd d edef g e d B A GA

BABd e dB dedB AGEG B GB AGEG DGGF G A

Key G: G A B A B d e f gedB AGEF G BG dGBG DEGA BAGB

A BA Bdef gedB AGEG B GBABGE DEGA BAA

eaag a ga b gb abge dggf g e dega b ag

eaag a ga b gb abge dg g edBd efgd BAA

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Job of Journeywork & Cronins

Hornpipes

Key D: f e d cAG FGAB cABG A fe d cA BdAF GBAF DEF

A AF GFEF D DEF G A d cdec d dc d de f ef gfec

dedc A de f ef gfec dedc A fg agfa gfec dcde f ec

d c A G F G A B c A B G A f e d c a Bc d A F G B A F D E F G A A F G E F E

D DE F FG A dA cdec d dc d

Cronin’s

Key: G B A G A B d d B d e g a f e d e g a b a g e d B G A B A A G A c B A
GA Bd d B d e ga f e de ga ba g e dB A c A G GF G
e f g a f d c# d g a b e e d e g a b g a g f g e d B B A A G A c B A
GA B d d B d e g a g e d e g a b a g e dB A B G G F G

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Bill Malley’s, Kilnamona Barndances

Key: G D G A B G B d e d B G d B G d G B ABA A D

G AB G B dedB G AC B A G E DEF GG D G G gag

e d g e d e d B G gag e d g d B A A A A ga g

e d g e d e d B G A c B A G E DEF G G gag GG

d G B d G AB d dcA A B c A e ee e d B

d GBd GABd d c A AB c A e d GG

b ba gb a aa agef g a g e d B d e aa a a ga

b bb b a g b a a a a g e f g a g e d Bc d e gg g g

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Brennan’s – Galway Rambler

Key: D D F A d f e d C d B d A F A B A F A B A G F E G F E
D FA dfed CdBd A FA B GB ABde f e g f d
f df e de fe d B A FA B A FA BAGF E d e
f df e de fed B A FA B G B ABde f eg f d d
f d f e de f e d B A F A B A FA BAGF E GF E
D FA dfed CdBd A FA B GB ABde f ef fd d

(3GGG dG eGdG| (3GGG dB AGEF | GFGA BABd | gedB AGEF |
(3GGG dG eGdG| (3GGG dB AGEF | GFGA BABd | gedB A2 Bd ||
gfgb a2ab|gabg agef|~g3 b a2ab|gedB A2 Bd|
gabg gabg | gabg a2ga|bgag (3efg fa|gedB AGEF||

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ABC Notations

Sonny's

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:DF|A2 AG FA|d2 dA BA|G3 B AG|FA EA DF|
A2 AG FA|de dA BA|G3 g fe|d4:|
|:Ad|f2 fa gf|e2 eg fe|d2 df ed|cd Bd Ad|
f2 fa gf|e2 eg fe|d2 df ec|d4 :|

The Glenties
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:DG|B2 BA GE|D2 B,D B,D|E2 CE CE|D4 DG|
B2 BA GE|D2 B,D B,D|E2 F2 D2|G4:|
|:DG|B2 Bc dB|cB c2 DF|A2 AD dc|BA B2 DG|
B2 Bc dB|cB c2 DF|A2 Ac BA|G4 :|

The Irish
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
DG|B2 BA GB|d2 dB AB|c2 ce dc|(3Bcd g2 DG|
B2 BA GB|d2 dB AB|c2 cA FA|1 G4:|2 G3 ggf||
|:e2 ce ce|d2 dB AB|c2 cA FA|B2 B ggf|
e2 ce ce|d2 dB AB|c2 cA FA|1 G3 ggf:|2 G4||

Tommy Peoples'
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:FG|AF A2 dc|BG B2 ef|ge cA Bc|BA F2 FG|
AF A2 dc|BG B2 ef|ge cA Bc|d4:|
|:fg|af dA cd|c2 B2 ef|ge cA Bc|BA F2 fg|
af dA cd|c2 B2 ef|ge cA Bc|d4 :||

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Acknowledgements:
These tunes are my own selections; however I received ideas from Don Murphy,
Margaret Manning, Michael Finucane and others for which I am grateful. Claire
Kelleher reviewed the tunes and found the errors – thanks Claire!
Most of the tunes are from www.thesession.org, otherwise I have credited the
composers where possible – I am always happy to correct this if I am made aware of
credits omitted.
I would love you to enjoy this edition and playing the tunes!
Liam O’Halloran
March 2019

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