Annotation:Star of Kilkenny (The)
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STAR OF KILKENNY, THE ("An Realt Cill-Cainnig" or "Realtan Cill Cainnic"). AKA and see "All Ireland," "Burren (The)," "Clematis," "Crosses of Annagh (3) (The)," "Thady Casey's," "West Clare Reel (2) (The).” Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). "Star of Kilkenny" is the name of a song written by Egan O'Rahilly on the occasion of the marriage of the Jacobite Lady Iveagh's second daughter to Lord Kenmore in 1720, the Kilkenny star being, of course, the bride.
The "Crosses of Annagh (3) (The)" title is the name of the tune on Paul O'Shaughnessy's 1992 recording "The Frost is All Over" (Claddagh CC58CD), while Chris Droney, James Keane and the group Cherish the Ladies all called it "Thady Casey's Fancy."
