Annotation:Templeglantine (1)
TEMPLEGLANTINE REEL [1], THE (Teampall an Ghleanntáin) AKA - "Templeglantaun Reel (The)." AKA and see “Clock in the Steeple (The),” “Kilwinning's Steeple,” "Pope's Toe (1) (The)," "Prince of Wales' Fancy (The)." Irish, Reel (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Templeglantine (which means “Valley Church”) is a small town in the North Kerry/Limerick border area (i.e. north Sliabh Luachra region). "Templantine Reel" is a version of (and derivative of) early 19th century Ayrshire fiddler Hugh Gilmour's reel "Kilwinning's Steeple." See note for "Kilwinning's Steeple" and explanation of "Pope's Toe (1) (The)" an alternate title.
Anthony Buffery notes similarities also with “Captain Byng,” “Brosna Polka No. 3,” “Mrs. Ryan's,” “Stool of Repentance” (slide), “My Love is in the House (1),” and “Silver Slipper.” “They are all different settings but recognizably derived from the same root tune,” states Anthony. Buffery is of the opinion this tune is a member of a tune family derived from “Captain Byng” (see note for “Captain Byng”). The strongest resemblance between these tunes and "Templglantine/Kilwinnings", in my opinion, is in the second strain, and even then some are quite distanced. Nathaniel Gow's "Captain Byng" probably predates Gilmour's "Kilwinning's Steeple," and Gilmour may have been 'informed' my Gow's tune, yet the differences are certainly enough to warrant status as separate tunes. The close relationship of "Templeglantine (1)" with "Kilwinning's Steeple", however, is marked more pronounced than with 'Byng', and the tunes are cognate.
