Boys of Bockhill

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Theme code Index	1H652 5L232
Also known as	Boys of Rockhill, Billy Patterson, Billy Patterson's Favorite, Catholic Boys (3), Blackthorn Stick (1), Coach Road to Sligo (1) (The), Fire on the Mountain (2), Fire on the Mountains (2), Humors of Bantry
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 80
Year of publication/Date of MS	1883
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BOYS OF BOCKHILL/ROCKHILL. AKA and see "Billy Patterson," "Billy Patterson's Favorite," "Catholic Boys (3)," "Blackthorn Stick (1)," "Coach Road to Sligo (1) (The)," "Fire on the Mountain (2)" (floating title), "Humors of Bantry." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Usually known as "The Blackthorn Stick" in modern times. County Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran recorded a variant in New York in the 78 RPM era called "The Coach Road to Sligo," and O'Neill printed the melody as "The Humors of Bantry."

Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 51. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 80. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 26, p. 5.

X: 1
T:Boys of Bockhill Jig, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 26
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d | (gfg) (e/f/ge) | dBG AGE | DGG AGA | BAB ABd | 
(gfg) (e/f/ge) | dBG AGE | DGG AGA | BGG [B,2G2] :|
|: d | ede gdd | edd gdd | (e>gf/a/) gfe | dBG AFD | 
(gfg) (e/f/ge) | dBG AGE | (DG)G (A/B/c).A | (BG)G [B,2G2] :||