Annotation:Priest with the Collar (The)

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PRIEST WITH THE COLLAR, THE (Sagart an muince). AKA and see "Be Easy You Rogue!" Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Also set as a single jig. Uilleann piper O’Farrell printed a version of the tune in his early 19th century collection as “Stad Erro Rogura Stad Stad”, which O’Neill freely translated as “Be Easy You Rogue” (see note for “annotation:Be Easy You Rogue” for more). See also the related “Tá an Coileach ag Fógairt an Lae.”

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 73. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 731, p. 136.

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