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Theme code Index	3H2H55 6152H
Also known as	Caherlistrane Jig, James McMahon's Favourite, McMahon's Favourite, Port Shéamais Mhic Mhathúna
Composer/Core Source	James McMahon
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
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. 4, p. 1
Year of publication/Date of MS	1975
Artist	Biography:Tommy Maguire & Father O'Keeffe
Title of recording	Paddy in the Smoke
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Topic 12T176
Year recorded	1968
Media
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Tune annotations

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T:James McMahon's Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
C:James McMahon
S:Martin Mulvihill's notebook (No 87, p. 16)
N:From the playing of James McMahon, copied from 
N:Liam Donnelly's hand-written book of 
N:County Fermanagh dance tunes. 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
d|fef edB|AdB AFE|BAF DEF|ABd edB|
fed edB|AdB AFE|BAF DFA|Bdd d2:|
|:e|fa(a {b}a)fa|baf efd|{g}fef edB|ABd edB|
fa( {b}a)fa|baf efd|{g}fef edB|ABd d2:|]

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T:James McMahon's Jig
C:James McMahon, Fermanagh
B:Ceol Rince na hÉireann 4, Breathnach/Small, no. 16
R:double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:Paul de Grae
K:D
d|fef edB|AdB AFE|BAF DEF|ABd edB|
fed edB|AdB AFE|BAF DFA|Bdd d2:|
|:e|faa {b}afa|baf efd|f{a}ef edB|ABd edB|
faa {b}afa|baf efd|f{a}ef edB|ABd d2:||

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T:James McMahon's Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Gerry Harrington and Charlie Piggot, The New Road
R:Jig
K:A
cBA BAF|EAF ECE|FEC A,CE|EFA BAB|
cBA BAF|EAF ECE|FEC A,CE|EAG A2E:|
ABc  e3|fec BAB|c3 BAF|EFA BAB|
ABc  e3|fec BAB|c3 BAF|EAG A3:|

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