Brefni O'Reilly

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Theme code Index	157L4L 1472H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Ed Reavy
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AA'BB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Joe Reavy
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy (The)
Tune and/or Page number	No. 30, p. 32.
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BREFNI O'REILLY. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). Ed's son Joseph explains that the title refers to one of the "landed names" of Cavan and of the same, older region called Brefni.

Printed source: Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 30, p. 32.


X:1
T:Brefni O'Reilly
M:2/2
L:1/8
C:Ed Reavy
R:Reel
N:Is one of the landed names of Cavan and of old Brefni
N:before it. The O'Reillys have spread far and wide to wherever the
N:immigrant has ventured in his many meanderings. This title could well 
N:be our proud county's battlecry, or the triumphant chant of a Cavan 
N:footballer scoring a winning goal at Croake Park.
Z:Joe Reavy
K:G
DF ||: G2 dG FDCD | GAcd fgaf | gd (3dcd cAGA | dcAG FDCD | 
G2 dG FDCD | GAcd fgaf | gbaf fagf |1dcAF DGGF :|2dcAF DGGA || 
B2 ga fagf | dcBc A=F (3FEF | GABc defg | agfa gfga | (3bag (3agf gfdc | 
BGdG A=F (3FEF | GABc dgbg |1 gdcA BGGA :|2 fdcA BGGF :||