Sprig of Shillelagh (1) (A)
X:1 T:Sprig of Shilila T:Sprig of Shillelagh [1] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 32) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 445) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|DEF GFG|AcB A2G|GBd dcB|AcB AGF| GAB EFG|DEF G2::c|BGB dBd|ece d2c| BGB dBd|ece d2B|cec BdB|ABA A2f| gfe dcB|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G2:|
X: 1
T:Sprig of Shillelah [1]. JC.214, The
T:Black Joke.aka. JC.214
B:John Clare,Poet,Helpstone (1793-1864)
N:No T.Sig given.MR. Most quavers not beamed in M/S,but to make it easier
N:for you all I've beamed them up, as it makes no difference to the tune.
N:CGP....MR.
N:Song text exists. See Deacon.
A:Northamptonshire, England
Z:Village Music Project, 2000, Phil Headford
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
F:http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Clare/ClareJn(12-4-16).abc
K:G
E|DEG GFG|A>BA Az" Qu's"G/F/|\
GBd dcB|AcB A>GF|
G>AB EFG|DGF G2" crot"d|g>ab efg|dgfg2||
G|BGB dBd|ece d2d|BGB dBd|eced2B|
ccc BBB|A>BAA2(G/A/)|BGB d>cB|
AcB A>GF|GAB EFG|DGFG2|]
X:1
T:Sprig of Shillelah [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Allegro"
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 9, p. 5)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
.d|(dg).g {a}(gf).g|(a>ba) .a2.g|(gb).d' (d'c').b|(ac').b (ag).f|
.g>.a.b .e>.f.g|.d.e.f .g2::(d'/c'/)|(bg).b (d'b).d'|(e'c').e' .d'2(d'/c'/)|
(bg).b (d'b).d'|(e'a).e' .d'2.b|(c'e')c' (bd').b|(a>ba) (ag).f|
(gb).d' (d'c').b|{ab}.c'2.b .a>.g.f|.g>.a.b .e>.f.g|.d.e.f g2:||
X:1
T:Sprig of Shillelagh [1], The (black joke)
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Q:"Allegro"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 29, p. 12)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|Add dcd|e>fe edc|dfa agf|egf edc|d>ee B>cd|A>Bc d2:|
|:a/g/|fdf afa|bgb a2g|fdf fdf|d'c'b a2 g/f/|gbg faf|
e>fee dc|dfa agf|egf edc|d>ef B>cd|A>Bc d2:|]
X:1
T:Sprig of Shillelagh [1], The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 3, No. 254)
N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally
N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark,
N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim.
K:G
E|DEF GFG|AcB AGF|GBd dBG|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G2||
c|BGB dBd|ece d2c|BGB def|gfe dcB|cec BdB|
AcB AGF|GBd dBG|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G2||
X:1
T:Sprig of Shillelach [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 994
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
E|DEF GFG|ABA AGF|GBd dcB|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G2:|
|:c|BGB dBd|ece d2c|BGB def|gfe dcB|cec BdB|
AcB AGF|GBd dcB|AcB AGF|GAB EFG|DEF G2:|]