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OLD LEATHER BREECHES [1] (An Sean Briste Leatair). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "spirited"). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. O'Neill's tune is probably one of many 6/8 melodies for a 19th century comic Irish song. See note for "annotation:Paddy Heagerty's Leather Breeches" for more. The melody is similar to the English "Swaggering Boney."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 167, p. 29.

Recorded sources:

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-'''OLD LEATHER BREECHES [1]''' (An Sean Briste Leatair). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "spirited"). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. See note for "[[annotation:Paddy Heagerty's Leather Breeches]]." The melody is similar to the English "[[Swaggering Boney]]."
+'''OLD LEATHER BREECHES [1]''' (An Sean Briste Leatair). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "spirited"). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. O'Neill's tune is probably one of many 6/8 melodies for a 19th century comic Irish song. See note for "[[annotation:Paddy Heagerty's Leather Breeches]]" for more. The melody is similar to the English "[[Swaggering Boney]]."
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