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QUEEN OF THE RUSHES, THE (Banríon na Luachra). AKA and see “Battering Ram (2) (The),” "Chorus Jig (The)," “Ladies of the Ballroom (The) (A Connaught Jigg)” {Petrie}, "Ladies March to the Ballroom (The)." Irish, Double Jig. D Major (Mulvihill): D Mixolydian (Breathnach): G Major (Sullivan). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The 'low' version (see second version, below). “Battering Ram (The)” is a closely related melody. “Queen of the Rushes” was one of the first tunes recorded by the Ballinakill Céilí Band (East Galway) for Parlophone of London in July 1930 (the band’s founding members were Anna Rafferty, Stephen Maloney, Tommy Whelan, Tommy Whyte, Jerry Maloney).

Source for notated version: the late Gus Collins (Bronx, NY) [Mulvihill]; Festy Conlan and Tim Lyons [Sullivan]; piper Seán Potts [Breathnach]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 30, p. 13. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 172, p. 53. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 78, p. 81. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 3, p. 2.

Recorded sources: Shanachie 79035, Planxty - “Words and Music.” Mike Rafferty – “Speed 78” ().

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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-''Printed sources'': Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 30, p. 13. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 172, p. 53. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 78, p. 81. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 3, p. 2.
+''Printed sources'': Breathnach ('''CRÉ I'''), 1963; No. 30, p. 13. Harker ('''300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty'''), 2005; No. 172, p. 53. Mulvihill ('''1st Collection'''), 1986; No. 78, p. 81. Sullivan ('''Session Tunes'''), vol. 3; No. 3, p. 2.
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