Annotation:Dairymaid (2) (The)
X:1 T:Dairy Maid [2], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 292 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G A/G/|FDD FEF|DGG G2A|BAB GBd|cAG F2A| BAB Bcd|cBc ABc|d/e/fd cAF|AGG G2:| |:d|gfe fdc|BGG G2g|fef d/e/fd|cAG F2c| BAB Bcd|cBc ABc|d/e/fd cAF|AGG G2:||
DAIRY MAID [2], THE (An Banairgeac). AKA and see "Dairy-Maid's Wish (The)." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The earliest appearance of the tune in print is in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman's mid-19th century manuscripts as "The Dairy-Maid's Wish."