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BUCKS OF WESTMEATH, THE (Oganaig iarinide). Irish, Single Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC.

Barney Delaney

Source for notated version: 'Delaney' [O'Neill]. O'Neill refers to 'quiet and unassuming' uilleann piper Bernard "Barney" Delaney, originally from Tullamore, who emigrated in 1880. Delaney purchased a set of pipes made by the great Philadelphia, Pa., pipemaker Billy Taylor, where the former worked prior to moving to Chicago. After 24 years service Delaney retired in 1912 with a pension to a home at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.

Printed sources: Hughes (Gems from the Emerald Isle), c. 1860's?; No. 15, p. 5. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 979, p. 182. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems, 1907; No. 383, p. 77.

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