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| '''BILLY O'ROURKE'S THE BUACHAILL [1]''' (Se Liam Ua Ruairc an Buacaill). AKA - "[[Billy O'Rourke is the Boy]]." AKA and see "[[Beidh Ril Againn]]," "[[Bóthar ó thuaidh go dtí Árainn (An)]]" (The South Road to Aran), "[[Day I Married Susie (The)]],"[[Day I Married Susan (The)]]," "[[Fair of Windgap]]," "[[Mrs. Casey]]," "[[North Road to Aran (The)]]," "[[Paddy's Experience]]," "[[Roudlum Randy]]," "[[St. Patrick was a Gentleman (3)]]," "[[Ta Mo Mhadra]]." Irish, Air and Single Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This comic song dates from the early 19th century, and begins:
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| ''I greased my brogues and cut my stick,''<br>
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| ''Beidh ríl againn Dé Domhnaigh;''<br>
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| ''Cois taobh an chnoic,''<br>
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| ''Oh, we'll have a reel,''<br>
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| See also related tunes "[[Arra Kitty Be Easy]]," "[[Tristram Shandy]]" and "[[Ballahaboy Fair]]."
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| ''Printed sources:'' Kerr ('''Merry Melodies'''), vol. 1; No. 36, p. 39 (appears as "Billy O'Rourke"). O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1986; No. 987, p. 170 (appears as "Billy O'Rourke is the Boy").
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