| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Major |

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book 1850 (details in the Bibliography below).
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 20(1:19)#2 | [WW 2] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. |
| ~2000 | 12#2 | [EOR] Eoin Ó Riabhaigh. Tiomnacht. Handed On. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (pipes). |
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 #1325 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #803 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #169 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 119 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 277 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| On page 52 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 83 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #270 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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?