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Theme code Index	5L125 7bL547L
Also known as	Racairaide (Na), Racairi Ua Cill-Dara, Ailteoiri na Cille, Arthur McBride, Barn Door (The), Fair of Drumlish (The), Galbally Farmer (The), Cranbally Farmer (The), Get Up Early, Old Barn Door Jig (The), Barndoor Jig (The), Old Barndoor (The), Let us leave that as it is, Fágamaíd Súd Mar Atá Sé
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 1
Tune and/or Page number	No. 21, p. 37
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880
Artist	John J. Kimmel
Title of recording	Rakes of Kildare/Devlin's Favourite
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Columbia 230737 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1920
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
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T:The Rakes of Kildare
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's Music of Ireland. 1850 Melodies, 1903, p. 157, no. 847
Z:François-Emmanuel de Wasseige
K:G
D|D2G {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fef ded|cAG F3|
DGG {A}GFG|ABc d2e|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|
|:d|{a}gfg def|gfg a2g|=fef ded|cAG F2d|
{a}gfg def|gfg a2g|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|]

X:1
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T:Rakes of Kildare, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 108
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|D2G GFG|ABc d2e|=fef ded|cAG F2D|
DGG GFG|ABc d2e|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|
|:d|gfg def|gfg a2g|=fef ded|cAG F2d|
gfg def|gfg a2g|=fed cA^F|G3 G2:|

X:1
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T:Rakes of Kildare, The
R:jig
Z:id:hn-jig-145
M:6/8
K:Ador
EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfg ege|dBG G2F|
EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfe dBG|1 ABA A2G:|2 ABA A2a||
aea aea|aea b2a|gfg ege|dBG G2a|
aea aea|aea b2a|gfe dBG|ABA A2a|
aea aea|aea b2a|gfg ege|dBG G2F|
EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfe dBG|ABA A2G||
P:Variations
|:EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|~g3 age|dBA BAG|
EAA AGA|Bcd e2f|gfe dBG|1 ABA A2G:|2 ABA A2e||
~a3 efg|~a3 b2a|~g3 e/f/ge|dBG G2e|
~a3 efg|~a3 b2a|gfe dBG|ABA A2e|
ae^c A^ce|~a3 b2a|~g3 ege|dBA BAG|
EAA AGA|Bcd eaf|gfe dBG|ABA A2G||

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