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Theme code Index	1324 5121
Also known as	Bumpers are Flowing, Lillibulero, Lilly Bullery, Orange and Green Will Carry the Day
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland, United States
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	John Clinton
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs
Tune and/or Page number	No. 64, p. 32
Year of publication/Date of MS	1841
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Protestant Boys, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:"Lively"
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 64, p. 32)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(d>e).d f2f|(e>f).e g3|(f<a).d (g2f)|(ed).c d3|
(d>e).d .f2.f|(e>f).e g3|{fg}a2.d (g2f)|(e>d).c d2z:|
|:(d'2a) (b2a)|.a.b=.c' (b2a)|(.a.b.^.c) (.d'.c'.b)|(.a.g.f) .e2z|
(b2a).g (fg).a|(ag).f (ef).g|{fg}a2.d (g2f)|(e>d).c .d3:|]

X:1
T:Protestant Boys
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music 
B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 77)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e|AAA cAc|BGB d2f|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<Ae|
AAA cAc|BGB Bcd|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<A:|
|:g|a2e f2e|a2e f2e|efg agf|edc B/B/ag|
fed cAe|eac Bcd|ecA d2c|B/B/AG A<A:|]

X:1
T:Protestant Boys, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:"Moderately"
B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 105, p. 41)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|d>ed f2f|e>fe g2b|afd g2f|edc d2:|
|:a|d'2a b2a|d'2a b2a|abc' d'c'b|agf e2a|
bag fga|agf efg|afd (g2f)|edc d2:|]

X:1
T:The Protestant Boys
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland, no. 19
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GFG BcB|AFA c2 e|dBG GcB|AGF G2 D|
GFG BcB|AFA c2 e|dBG c2 B|AGF G2 ||
d|g2 d e2 d|g2 d e2 d|def gfe|dcB A2 g|
edc Bcd|dcB ABc|dBG c2 B|AGF G2 ||

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