Annotation:Ballinamere Jig

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BALLINAMERE JIG. AKA and see "Father Morrison's Delight," "Molloy's Favorite Jig," "Molloy's Jig," "Moss Martin's," "O'Connell's Welcome to Dublin," "Tongs by the Fire (2)." Irish, Jig. "Ballinamere Jig" has been attributed to Irish fiddler Dan Cleary (1918-2004), of Ballinamere, County Offaly. Cleary played a number of instruments, including the uilleann pipes, piano and tin whistle, and was a member of a number of céili bands in the mid-20th century, notably the Ballinamere Céili Band, which won All-Ireland titles in the mid-1950's (see Treoir, vol. 38, No. 2, 2006, pp. 37-38).

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