Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1127 (Limerick Lasses)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MBP (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABBCC | D Major |
Limerick Lasses, The / The Limerick Lassies / Gearrchailí Luimnigh / Kilcarragh Reel (also for long dance The Limerick Lasses) (also singled, also with additional part between 2nd and 3rd parts)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1958 | 3#2 | [KCB 1] The Kilfenora Ceili Band. The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band. P.J. Lynch (fiddle), Gus Tierney (fiddle), Jim McCormack (flute), Gerry Lynch (accordion), P. Mullins, T. Eustace, P. Madigan, Kitty Linnane (piano), G. O'Loughlin (drums). |
| ~1976 | 2#2 | [KClns 1] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). |
| 1977 | 8#1 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 1984 | 8#4 | [Rel] Relativity. Relativity. Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Tríona Ní Dhomnhaill (vocals, clavinet), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Phil Cunningham (accordion, keyboards, whistles, bodhrán). |
| ~1988 | 12#5 | [SW] Silly Wizard. Live Wizardry. |
| 1993 | 2#2 | [MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals). |
| ~1999 | 1#1 | [CTL 7] Cherish the Ladies. At Home. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Aoife Clancy (vocals), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Donna Long (piano, synthesizer, fiddle, vocals), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle, concertina). |
| 2000 | 2#1 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). For this tune: Gerry Harrington (fiddle). |
| ~2004 | 2#3 | [DLyn] Dana Lyn. Looking for the Early Opener. Dana Lyn (fiddle, viola, piano). |
| 2009 | 15#1 | [RoClare] Riches of Clare. Karol Lynch, Cyril O'Donoghue, Samantha Morris, Mickey Dunne. |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1451 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #684 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #290 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 141 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903