Con McGinley's

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Theme code Index	51H55 51H3H2H
Also known as	Baintreach Mná (An), Widow (The), Limerick Lasses (2) (The), Merry Wives Highland (The), Over the Bridge to Beeta, Over the Bridge to Betty, Ríl Shingil Pheadair Uí Ighne, Peter Hyne's Single Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist	Biography:James Byrne
Title of recording	Road to Glenlough
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Claddagh CC52CD
Year recorded
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CON McGINLEY'S. AKA and see "Baintreach Mná" (The Widow), "The Limerick Lasses [2]," "The Merry Wives (Highland)," "Over the Bridge to Beeta," "Over the Bridge to Betty," "Ríl Shingil Pheadair Uí Ighne" (Peter Hyne's Single Reel). Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. A reel popular in Donegal where it is usually called "Con McGinley's," although it is also known in that county as "Baintreach Mná" (The Widow) and "Ríl Shingil Pheadair Uí Ighne" (Peter Hyne's Single Reel)-James Byrne called it by the latter title but also recorded it as "Con McGinley's". A version of the tune appears in Fr. Luke Donnellan's publication in the 1909 edition of the Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (JCLAS). Dermot McLaughlin, in his notes for James Byrne's recording, mentions a similarity to a Scottish reel, "Lord Dunrale" (Lord Doneraile?), found in a 19th century collection from County Tyrone. Mick Brown believes Ed Reavy composed his "Merry Wives" Highland based on "Con McGinley's."

Recorded sources: Claddagh CC52CD, James Byrne - "Road to Glenlough." Virgin CDV2796, Altan - "Blackwater."

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AFdF ~A3F | ABde fded | AFdF ABde |1 fggf edBd :|2 fggf edBA | 
|: defg a2af | b2bf a2af |1 defg a2af | bafe defe :|2 g2ge f2fe | dfec d4 ||