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KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK, THE. AKA and see "King of the Pipers (4)," "Limestone Quarry." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB' (Feldman & O'Doherty): AABB (Feldman & O'Doherty/Simon Doherty): AABB' (Harker/Rafferty, Mallinson). The Order of St. Patrick was founded in 1783 by King George III, as a counterpart of the English Order of the Garter and the Scottish Order of the Thistle. It lasted until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. In 1907 the "Irish Crown Jewels," really the insignia of the Order, were stolen from Dublin Casle shortly before a visit by England's King Edward VIII, the soverign of the order. They have never been found. The tune was attributed to Co. Mayo and New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955) by his nephew, Vincent McGrath or Drogheda, however, it appears that the tune is much older. See also Luke O'Malley's version of "Larry O'Gaff (3)" which seems to incorporate the second part of "Knight's of St. Patrick."

The jig also has some currency among Cape Breton fiddlers.

Sources for notated versions: fiddler Jimmy McHugh [Bulmer & Sharpley]; fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty]; fiddler Simon Doherty (John's brother, County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].

Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No. 57. Feldman & O'Doherty (Northern Fiddler), 1979; p. 59. Feldman & O'Doherty (Northern Fiddler), 1979; pp. 59 & 100. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 217, p. 67. Mallinson (100 Enduring), 1995; No. 52, p. 23.

Recorded sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 161, Chris Droney - "Down from Bell Harbour" (2005). Green Linnet SIF 3077, John Doherty - "Bundle and Go" (originally recorded for Topic Records).

See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3]

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-'''KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK, THE'''. AKA  and see "[[King of the Pipers (4) (The)]]," "[[Limestone Quarry]]." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB' (Feldman & O'Doherty): AABB (Feldman & O'Doherty/Simon Doherty): AABB' (Harker/Rafferty, Mallinson). The Order of St. Patrick was founded in 1783 by King George III, as a counterpart of the English Order of the Garter and the Scottish Order of the Thistle. It lasted until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. In 1907 the "Irish Crown Jewels," really the insignia of the Order, were stolen from Dublin Casle shortly before a visit by England's King Edward VIII, the soverign of the order. They have never been found. The tune was attributed to Co. Mayo and New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955) by his nephew, Vincent McGrath or Drogheda, however, it appears that the tune is much older. See also Luke O'Malley's version of "[[Larry O'Gaff (3)]]" which seems to incorporate the second part of "Knight's of St. Patrick."
+'''KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK, THE'''. AKA  and see "[[King of the Pipers (4)]]," "[[Limestone Quarry]]." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB' (Feldman & O'Doherty): AABB (Feldman & O'Doherty/Simon Doherty): AABB' (Harker/Rafferty, Mallinson). The Order of St. Patrick was founded in 1783 by King George III, as a counterpart of the English Order of the Garter and the Scottish Order of the Thistle. It lasted until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. In 1907 the "Irish Crown Jewels," really the insignia of the Order, were stolen from Dublin Casle shortly before a visit by England's King Edward VIII, the soverign of the order. They have never been found. The tune was attributed to Co. Mayo and New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955) by his nephew, Vincent McGrath or Drogheda, however, it appears that the tune is much older. See also Luke O'Malley's version of "[[Larry O'Gaff (3)]]" which seems to incorporate the second part of "Knight's of St. Patrick."
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