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ROUGH ROAD, THE (An Bóthar Garbh). AKA and see “Bellharbour Reel (2),” "Joe Cooley's Reel (2)," "Reynold's Reel," "Mulhaire's Reel," “New Town Bridge,” "Sailor's Farewell (The)," "Sailor's Return (The)." Irish, Reel (whole or cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The Leitrim Ceili Band recorded the tune on a c. 1960 LP. It has been credited to Chris Droney, who called it “The Bellharbour Reel.”

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - James Keane (Ireland) [Breathnach].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 183, p. 83.

Recorded sources: - Green Linnet Records SIF 1026, James Keane - "Roll away the Reel World" (1978). James Keane (et al) – “The Big Squeeze.”