Boys of the Twenty-Five (2)

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Theme code Index	1127bL 227b1H
Also known as	Killaghbeg House, Ah Surely, Rose in the Garden (3), Windy Gap (1) (The), Bonfire (2) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Sean McGuire & Josephine Keegan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Irish Tunes by the 100
Tune and/or Page number	No. 57, p. 15.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1975
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BOYS OF TWENTY FIVE [2]. AKA and see "Killaghbeg House," "Ah, Surely," "Rose in the Garden [3]," "The Windy Gap [1]," "The Bonfire [2]." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title may refer to the political events in Ireland during the year 1925, but there is also a card game in Ireland called Twenty-Five, which involves the taking of tricks. It was said at one time to be a favorite pastime in the winter, when there was relatively less work to be done on the farm, and that games could take some time to complete.

Source for notated version: obtained by fiddler Séan McGuire from his father Jack (County Cavan), a piccolo, flute and tin whistle player [McGuire & Keegan].

Printed source: McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tune by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 57, p. 15.

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