'''BOYS OF GALWAY, THE''' (Buacailli na Gaillaime). Irish, Reel. C Major ('A' part) & D Dorian ('B' part) {O'Neill/Krassen}: C Major {O'Neill/1850}. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Related tunes are "My Mary Anne" and "The Galway Reel [3]." O'Neill gives source credit to uilleann piper James Early, one of his Chicago contemporaries. Paul de Grae believes "[[My Maryanne]]"/[[My Mary Anne]]" (also in O'Neill's, sourced to Early's playing partner, fiddler John McFadden) is a reworking of the tune. Earlier versions (Goodman, Levey) can be found as "[[Galway Reel (3)]]."
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''Printed sources:'' O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 122. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1341, p. 251. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 596, p. 109.