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In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves, Francis O'Neill described how he compiled the six-part version in his ''Music of Ireland'': "No. 1753 has a history. Bernard Delaney [the Offaly-born piper who was O'Neill's brother-in-law] introduced the tune, consisting of the first and second parts, on the Irish pipes in a masterly manner being a great favorite with dancers. Turlough McSweeney, the Donegal piper, added the fourth part. In a manuscript collection [possibly ''Ryan's Mammoth Collection,'' in which these parts appear as "The Elks' Festival"], I discovered the fifth and sixth parts. It was an old strain closely resembling the others, so its two parts were joined to the former making altogether a hornpipe of great style and variety." | In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves, Francis O'Neill described how he compiled the six-part version in his ''Music of Ireland'': "No. 1753 has a history. Bernard Delaney [the Offaly-born piper who was O'Neill's brother-in-law] introduced the tune, consisting of the first and second parts, on the Irish pipes in a masterly manner being a great favorite with dancers. Turlough McSweeney, the Donegal piper, added the fourth part. In a manuscript collection [possibly ''Ryan's Mammoth Collection,'' in which these parts appear as "The Elks' Festival"], I discovered the fifth and sixth parts. It was an old strain closely resembling the others, so its two parts were joined to the former making altogether a hornpipe of great style and variety." | ||
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See "[[Streams of Poulaphouca (The)]]." Frank Roche (1912) prints the tune under the title "[[Ladies Hornpipe (1) (The)]]." See also [[Annotation:Londonderry Hornpipe (The)]] for more. | See "[[Streams of Poulaphouca (The)]]." Frank Roche (1912) prints the tune under the title "[[Ladies Hornpipe (1) (The)]]." See also [[Annotation:Londonderry Hornpipe (The)]] for more. | ||
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DERRY HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see "Cash's Hornpipe," "Ladies Hornpipe (1) (The)," "Londonderry Hornpipe (The)." Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'DD'EE. The name Derry is Gaelic in origin and means an oak-wood. "The Derry Hornpipe" is heard in four, five and six part versions. It was a favorite of uilleann piper John Cash, born in Wexford in 1832 and taught piping by an uncle, James Hanrahan from Tipperary. His wife, Polly Connors, had a reputation as a renowned step-dancer. Unlike many pipers of his time Cash did not have to depend solely on his music for his livelihood, and made a comfortable living tinsmithing and dealing in horses. The turn-of-the-century revival in Irish music helped sustain him, and he took first prize at the Feis Ceoil in 1900. "The Derry Hornpipe" was so associated with him that it was locally known as "Cash's Hornpipe" (Breathnach, 1997).
In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves, Francis O'Neill described how he compiled the six-part version in his Music of Ireland: "No. 1753 has a history. Bernard Delaney [the Offaly-born piper who was O'Neill's brother-in-law] introduced the tune, consisting of the first and second parts, on the Irish pipes in a masterly manner being a great favorite with dancers. Turlough McSweeney, the Donegal piper, added the fourth part. In a manuscript collection [possibly Ryan's Mammoth Collection, in which these parts appear as "The Elks' Festival"], I discovered the fifth and sixth parts. It was an old strain closely resembling the others, so its two parts were joined to the former making altogether a hornpipe of great style and variety."
See "Streams of Poulaphouca (The)." Frank Roche (1912) prints the tune under the title "Ladies Hornpipe (1) (The)." See also Annotation:Londonderry Hornpipe (The) for more.
Source for notated version: piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]
Printed sources: Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 62 (appears as untitled hornpipe). Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 131, p. 105.
Recorded sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington - "The Merry Love to Play" (2007). Compass 7 4287 2, Cathal McConnell - "Long Expectant Comes at Last" (2000. Learned as a four-part tune from his first teacher, Kinawley, County Fermenagh, fiddle and flute player Peter Flanagan).
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