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Theme code Index	5157b 517b4
Also known as	Colm air an gata (An), Colúr ar an nGeata (An), Atholl Braes, Bank of Ireland, Drinking Reel (The), Drunken Tailor (The), Gallagher's Best, Gearrchaile Oilean Pice, Hills of Clogher, Lagan Slashers, League and Slasher, Pigeon on the Pier (2), Reidy's Reel, Roddy Joe’s Reel, Scotch Braes (The), Wandering Tinker (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AB, AABB, AA'BB, AABB', AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Pigeon on the Gate [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
K:Ador
(gf)|.e.A(3^cBA .e.A(3cBA|^cdef gfge|d2 (BG) dGBG|^cdef g2 (fg)|
.e.A.(3cBA eAcA|^cdef g2 (fg)|afge dBGB|AcBG A2:|
|:(^cd)|eaa^g a2 (a=g)|edef g2 (ge)|d2 (BG) dGBG|^cdef g2 (fg)|
eaa^g aba=g|edef g2 (fg)|afge dBGB|AcBG A2:|]

X:2
T:Pigeon on the Gate [1], The 
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Patsy Touhey manuscript
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:Emin
BE~EE BdcA|BE~EE B2 AF|D2 (3FED AD (3FED|FAAc BAFA|
BE~EE BdcA|BE~EE B2 AF|A2 Bc dcde|1fedf e2 dc:|2fedf e2 ed|
|:Beed efed|(3Bcd ef gfec|dBAF DFAF|(3Bcd ef gfed|
Beed efed|(3Bcd ef g2 ga|bgaf gfed|1egfd e2 ed:|2egfd e2 ec||

X:1
T:Pigeon on the Gate [1]
M:C
L:1/8
K:Emin
dc | BE (3EDE BEdE | BE (3EDE dBAF | D2 (3FED AD (3FED | DEFA BAFA |
BE (3EDE dE (3EDE | BE (3EDE dBAF | DEFA dfec|dBAF E2 :|
|: A | Be (3eee efed | (3Bcd ef gfed | BAFA d3B | AF (3FEF DEFA | 
Be (3eee efed |(3Bcd ef g2 fg | (3agf (3gfe fdec | dBAF E3 ||

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