Annotation:O'Connell's Reel (2)
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O'CONNELL'S REEL [2] (Ríl Uí Chonaill). AKA and see "Charlie Harris's (2)." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune was printed in Treoir (vol. 6, no. 5) as "John P. Blessing's Favorite." As "Night of the Fun (4)" Breathnach found a version published in the Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (vol. II, No. 2, 1909), collected by Rev. Luke Donnellan.
Source for notated version: the mid-20th century collection of schoolmaster and fiddler Michael 'Master' McDermott (Carrickmore, southern County Tyrone), who learned his tunes from local musicians [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach & Small (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 174, p. 81.
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