Annotation:Donnell O'Daly
X:1 T:Donnell O'Daly M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Andante" S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 374, pg. 95 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin D/E/ | F2G2A2 | d2A2 (3cAF | (G2F2)F2 | F4 (de) | f2e2 de | d3e d/c/A/G/ | A2d2d2 | d4 (de) | (f2e2) (de) | d3e (d/c/)A/G/ | A2 (GF) (D>C) | C4 (DE) | F2G2A2 | d3A (cAF) | {A}G2 F2F2 | F4 ||
DONNELL O'DALY. AKA and see "Young Bridie O'Malley" (Brid Og Ní Mhaille). Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The song is generally known by the "Young Bridie" title in modern times. Another variant is "I'm a Young Little Girl" (Is cailin beag og me). Paul de Grae points out the melody is the same as O'Neill's "Daniel O'Daly," although the key is different ("necessitating some re-shaping at the ends of phrases), and posits this is an instance of a process of "creative misreading."
