Annotation:Waterford Girls

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WATERFORD GIRLS (Cailíní Phort Láirge). AKA and see “Drive the World Before Me (1).” Irish, Scottish; Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Similar in the first part to “Sail round the Rocks.” See also the related “Shamrock (Slip Jig).”

Source for notated version: an early 20th century manuscript by Bernard Bogue (Counties Monaghan and Tyrone) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 32, p. 19. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 3), c. 1880's; No. 243, p. 27.

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