Billy O'Rourke's the Buachaill (1)

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Theme code Index	1H655 664H3H
Also known as	Billy O'Rourke's the Boy, Billy O'Rourke is the Boy, Billy O'Rourke's Jig (2), Se Liam Ua Ruairc an Buacaill, Beidh ril againn, Bóthar ó Thuaidh go Dtí Árainn (An), South Road to Aran (The), Day I Married Susie (The), Day I Married Susan (The), Fair of Windgap, Mrs. Casey, North Road to Aran (The), Paddy's Experience, Roudlum Randy, St. Patrick was a Gentleman (3), Ta Mo Mhadra
Composer/Core Source
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	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems
Tune and/or Page number	No. 987, p. 170
Year of publication/Date of MS	1907
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BILLY O'ROURKE'S THE BUACHAILL [1] (Se Liam Ua Ruairc an Buacaill). AKA - "Billy O'Rourke is the Boy." AKA and see "Beidh ril againn," "An Bóthar ó thuaidh go dtí Árainn" (The South Road to Aran), "The Day I Married Susie/Susan," "Fair of Windgap," "Mrs. Casey," "The North Road to Aran," "Paddy's Experience," "Roudlum Randy," "St. Patrick was a Gentleman [3]," "Ta Mo Mhadra." Irish, Air and Single Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This comic song dates from the early 19th century, and begins:

I greased my brogues and cut my stick,
In the latter end of May, Sir,
And up to Dublin I did sail,
To walk upon the sea, Sir,
To England I resolved to go,
To cut the hay and corn;
And among the Cockney girls to dance
From nigh until the morn.
With my Killy ma crue, no heart more true,
For Billy O'Rourke is the boukal.

Breathnach (CRE II, 1985) also says "Beigh ríl againn" (We'll have a reel) is sung to this air:

Ó, beidh ríl againn,
Beidh ríl againn,
Beidh ríl againn Dé Domhnaigh;
Beidh ríl againn,
Cois taobh an chnoic,
Is cailín deas im theannta.

Oh, we'll have a reel,
We'll have a reel,
We'll have a reel on Sunday;
We'll have a reel,
By the side of the hill,
And a pretty girl along with me (lit. trans. Paul de Grae)

See also related tunes "Arra Kitty Be Easy," "Tristram Shandy" and "Ballahaboy Fair."

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 36, p. 39 (appears as "Billy O'Rourke"). O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 987, p. 170 (appears as "Billy O'Rourke is the Boy").

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