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Also known as	Bill the Weaver, Johnny O'Leary's, Munster Seancahi, Seanchai Muimhneach (An)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	6/8
History	Ireland/Munster"Ireland/Munster" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Terry Moylan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra
Tune and/or Page number	No. 60, pp. 34-35
Year of publication/Date of MS	1994
Artist	Biography:Joe Thoma
Title of recording	Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare
Record label/Catalogue nr.	GN1
Year recorded
Media
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BILL THE WEAVER('S JIG) [1]. AKA and see "Munster Seancahi," "An Seanchai Muimhneach." Irish, Jig. Ireland, Slibah Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune is named for the father of the famous Sliabh Luachra fiddlers Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford, Bill Murphy. The entire Murphy family, who lived in Lisheen near Gneeveguilla, was known as "The Weavers" because Bill's father was a linen weaver, and the name stuck through the generations. Even Denis Murphy was known as 'Denis the Waiver', and sometimes got letter addressed to him as Denis Weaver (Donal Hickey, 1999). Hickey took the title of his book on Sliabh Luachra musicians from a quote from Julia Murphy, who, talking about her father, said he was "stone mad for music." Bill played several instruments and was even a leading member of the Lisheen fife and drum band. Paul de Grae tells the story of Seamus Ennis recording Denis Murphy at home in Sliabh Luachra:

Denis's father Bill ("The Weaver") had been a noted fife player in his youth, and had reverted to the tin whistle in later life when his teeth fell out. After a while Seamus, out of politeness, asked Bill would he play a tune. "God forgive me, I will", said Bill, reaching into an alcove to produce a venerable old whistle, all covered in dust and cobwebs. Seamus started to brush off the whistle for him but Bill cried "Stop, stop, leave it alone--'twill make the music sweeter!"

Source for notated version: flute and tin whistle player Bill Murphy via accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded in concert at Na Piobairi Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan].

Printed source: Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 60, pp. 34-35.

Recorded source: GN1, Joe Thoma - "Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare."

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