'''WILL YOU COME DOWN TO LIMERICK? [1]''' (A tiocfad tu sios go Luimnaig?). AKA and see “[[Follow Me Down to Limerick]],” "[[Munster Gimlet]]," “[[Plumkum]].” Irish, Slip Jig. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Mitchell): AA'BC (O’Neill): AA’BCDEE’F (Mitchell). See also the related “[[Whack at the Whigs (A)]].”
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''An uncommonly fine tune of this class'' [i.e. slip jig]'', in three strains, obtained from John Ennis, is'' ''“Will You Come Down to Limerick?” Simpler versions are known to old-time musicians of Munster and'' ''Connacht, and in Chicago. Ennis had no monopoly of it, for it was well known to Delaney, Early, and'' ''McFadden. As an old-time Slip Jig it seems to have been called “The Munster Gimlet,” a singularly inapt'' ''title; but when it came into vogue by its song name, we are unable to say.''[[File:irishmusicclub.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Member of the Irish Music Club, Chicago, c. 1903. John Ennis is in the middle row, 4th from the left.]]
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See also the related “[[Whack at the Whigs (A)]].” "[[Gold Ring (1) (The)]]" is a double-jig time variant.
''Sources for notated versions'': Chicago police patrolman, piper and flute player John Ennis, originally from County Kildare [O’Neill]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; accordion maker and musician Martin Connolly (Ennis) [Treoir]. Claddagh 4CC 32, Willie Clancy – “The Pipering of Willie Clancy, Vol. 1” (1980).
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|f_printed_sources=Cotter ('''Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor'''), 1989; 62. Mitchell ('''Dance Music of Willie Clancy'''), 1993; No. 46, p. 56 & No. 58, p. 63 (two versions). O'Neill ('''O’Neill’s Irish Music'''), 1915; No. 216, p. 115. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 80. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1121, p. 212. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 415, p. 82. '''Treoir''', vol. 37, No. 4, 2005; p. 25.
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|f_recorded_sources=Claddagh CC 1, Leo Rowsome - "King of the Pipers" (1959). Claddagh 4CC 32, Willie Clancy – “The Pipering of Willie Clancy, Vol. 1” (1980). Shanachie SH34001, Leo Rowsome - "King of the Pipers" (1992).
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WILL YOU COME DOWN TO LIMERICK? [1] (A tiocfad tu sios go Luimnaig?). AKA and see “Follow Me Down to Limerick,” "Munster Gimlet," “Plumkum.” Irish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Mitchell): AA'BC (O’Neill): AA’BCDEE’F (Mitchell). Francis O'Neill remarks in Irish Folk Music: A Fascinating Hobby:
An uncommonly fine tune of this class [i.e. slip jig], in three strains, obtained from John Ennis, is“Will You Come Down to Limerick?” Simpler versions are known to old-time musicians of Munster andConnacht, and in Chicago. Ennis had no monopoly of it, for it was well known to Delaney, Early, andMcFadden. As an old-time Slip Jig it seems to have been called “The Munster Gimlet,” a singularly inapttitle; but when it came into vogue by its song name, we are unable to say.
Member of the Irish Music Club, Chicago, c. 1903. John Ennis is in the middle row, 4th from the left.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Chicago police patrolman, piper and flute player John Ennis, originally from County Kildare [O’Neill]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; accordion maker and musician Martin Connolly (Ennis) [Treoir].
Printed sources : - Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 62. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 46, p. 56 & No. 58, p. 63 (two versions). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 216, p. 115. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 80. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1121, p. 212. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 415, p. 82. Treoir, vol. 37, No. 4, 2005; p. 25.
Recorded sources : - Claddagh CC 1, Leo Rowsome - "King of the Pipers" (1959). Claddagh 4CC 32, Willie Clancy – “The Pipering of Willie Clancy, Vol. 1” (1980). Shanachie SH34001, Leo Rowsome - "King of the Pipers" (1992).
See also listing at : Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
