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CONNIE O'CONNELL'S (JIG) [1]. AKA and see "Jolly Beggar (1) (The)," "Michael Dwyer's Jig," "Two and Sixpenny Girl (The)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BBCC'. A re-working of "The Two-and-Sixpenny Girl" or "The Half-Crown Girl" with the addition of another part. Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh recorded the tune as "Connie O'Connell's" after a fiddler player from Kilnamartyra, Múscraí (near Ballyvourney in west Cork). County Fermanagh flute player Cathal McConnell recorded it in 1970 as "McNamara's Jig."

The jig belongs to a large and varied 6/8 tune family that includes "Aherlow Jig," "Money I Want (The)," "Quinn's Jig," "Ryan's Travels," "Spirits of Whisky (2)," and "Three Little Drummers (1) (The)." According to Breathnach (1985), "Ryan's Travels" is a County Limerick name for the jig.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken's Lips), 1987; p. 12.

Recorded sources: Gael-Linn CEF 057, "Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh" (learned from Kilnamartyra, west Cork, fiddle player Connie O'Connell).

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

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-'''CONNIE O'CONNELL'S (JIG) [1]'''. AKA and see "[[Jolly Beggar (1) (The)]]," "[[Michael Dwyer's Jig]]," "[[Two and Sixpenny Girl (The)]]." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BBCC'. A re-working of "The Two-and-Sixpenny Girl" or "The Half-Crown Girl" with the addition of another part. Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh recorded the tune as "Connie O'Connell's" after a fiddler player from Kilnamartyra, Múscraí (near Ballyvourney in west Cork). According to Breathnach (1985), "Ryan's Travels" is a County Limerick name for the jig. County Fermanagh flute player Cathal McConnell recorded it in 1970 as "[[McNamara's Jig]]."
+'''CONNIE O'CONNELL'S (JIG) [1]'''. AKA and see "[[Jolly Beggar (1) (The)]]," "[[Michael Dwyer's Jig]]," "[[Two and Sixpenny Girl (The)]]." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BBCC'. A re-working of "The Two-and-Sixpenny Girl" or "The Half-Crown Girl" with the addition of another part. Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh recorded the tune as "Connie O'Connell's" after a fiddler player from Kilnamartyra, Múscraí (near Ballyvourney in west Cork). County Fermanagh flute player Cathal McConnell recorded it in 1970 as "[[McNamara's Jig]]."
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-The jig belongs to a large and varied 6/8 tune family that includes "[[Aherlow Jig]]," "[[Money I Want (The)]]," "[[Quinn's Jig]]," "[[Ryan's Travels]]," "[[Spirits of Whisky (2)]]," and "[[Three Little Drummers (1) (The)]]."
+The jig belongs to a large and varied 6/8 tune family that includes "[[Aherlow Jig]]," "[[Money I Want (The)]]," "[[Quinn's Jig]]," "[[Ryan's Travels]]," "[[Spirits of Whisky (2)]]," and "[[Three Little Drummers (1) (The)]]." According to Breathnach (1985), "Ryan's Travels" is a County Limerick name for the jig.
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