Barney Brallaghan

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Theme code Index	355 351H
Also known as	Bernard Ua Brolcain, Blewitt's Jig, Master Tailor's Lilt (The), Miss Blewit's Jig, Mrs. Barney Brallaghan, Twas on a windy night
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History
Structure	ABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Barney Brallaghan M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 17 K:D F2A ABA ABA | F2A ABc def | F2A ABA ABA | Bcd (ef)d cBA | F2A ABA ABA | F2A ABc def | F2A ABA ABA | Bcd (ef)d cBA || |: f2a f2a (gf)e | f2a f2a (gf)e | f2a f2a (g2)e | f2a f2a (gf)e | cde (ef)d cBA :: f2z a2zd2z | g2f e2d cBA | f2ze2zd2z | B2B A2G FED :|| </abc>

BARNEY BRALLAGHAN (Bernard Ua Brolcain). AKA and see "Blewitt's Jig," "The Master Tailor's Lilt," "Miss Blewit's Jig," "Mrs. Barney Brallaghan," "'Twas on a windy night." Irish, English, American; Hop or Slip Jig (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part (Raven): ABBCC (White): AABBC (Roche, O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABBCC (Cole, Kerr, Tubridy): AABBCC' (O'Neill/Krassen). The tune was set to the words "Barney B(r)allaghan's Courtship" by Hudson, c. 1850.

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 57. Emmerson (Rantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String), 1971; No. 69, pg. 155. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 98. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 229, pg. 26. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 83. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1145, pg. 216. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 429, pg. 84. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 131. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. II, pg. 26, No. 259. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 42. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 17, pg. 3.

Recorded sources: Cottey Light Industries CLI-903, Dexter et al - "Over the Water" (1993).

X:2 T:Barney Brallaghan M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig K:D F2A ABA ABA|F2A ABA Bcd|F2A ABA ABA|B2e e2d cBA:| |:f2a f2a fed|f2a f2a gfe|f2a f2a fed|g2f e2d cBA:| |:f3a3d3|g2f e2d cBA|f2f efe d2A|Bcd A2G FED:|

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