Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 4268 (Moll Roe)

RhythmBarsMode
Slip jig16G Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Moll Roe
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FDys (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Moll Roe / Moll Roe in the Morning / Moll Roe's / Mall Rua / Táim in arrears / One Bumper at Parting / The Munsterman's Flattery / The Market Stake / Though Late I Was Plump / Ditherum Doodle / Come under My Dimity / I'll Take a Glass with a Friend / Late on a Saturday Night / The Night of the Fun / Though Late I Was Plump (also in D)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd Discography

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune		 [Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). Album details
and contents
200112#1[FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle).View album details

Bibliography

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 recording listed above.

As tune #1169 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #441 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #93 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2.
On page 87 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]

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
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