Annotation:Shepherd's Daughter (3) (The)
X:1 T:Shepherd’s Daughter [3], The L:1/8 M:3/4 K:F DE|FG A2 FG|AB c2 Ac|dAcA GF|GF D2 DE|F2 FGAA| d2 dedc|dAcA GA|F4 FD|C2 AGFD|F2 AB c2|C2 FAGF| GF D2 DE|F2 FG AA|d2 dedc|dAcA GA|F4||
SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER [3], THE. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Source McCartney (1842-1908) was a professional piper who was the subject of a brief sketch by Francis O’Neill, who gave his name as McCarthy. Originally from County Cavan, McCartney also lived for periods in Carrickmacross, Dundalk and Ardee. He came from a family of pipers; his father and four brothers and an uncle played, although George, who was lame, was instructed by the famous piper and pipemaker Billy Taylor in Drogheda. He played a double chanter on a set of fine silver-mounted pipes made by his teacher, but like many an old professional musician, he died in the poorhouse in Ardee.