Annotation:Nelson's Victory (1)
X:1 T:Nelson's Victory [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1712 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D2 (GF) GABc | d2 (fd) gdBG | E2 (cB) AGFA | GFGE DCB,A, | G,2 (GF) GABc | dgfa gdBG | Ecec BAGF | G2G2 G2 z2 :| |: Bdgd cBcd | ecBc A^GAB | cfaf dcBc | dFGE DCB,A, | Bdgd cBcd | egfa gdBG | Ecec BAGF | G2G2 G2 z2 :|]
NELSON'S VICTORY [1] (Tuiream Mic Miall). AKA and see "Circus (1) (The)." English (?), Irish (?), American; Hornpipe or Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title refers to the wikipedia:Battle_of_Trafalger, or to Nelson's flagship at the time of the conflict, HMS Victory. There were country dances and other country dance melodies entitled "Nelson's Victory." Francis O'Neill likely 'borrowed' the tune from Ryan's Mammoth Collection, as he did others that he thought were Irish in character, as it has no discernible connection with Irish music prior to his Music of Ireland (1903).
