Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 774 (Jimmy O'Brien's Jig)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Double jig48AABBCCG Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Jimmy O'Brien's Jig
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book 1850 (details in the Bibliography 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):
Jimmy O'Brien's Jig / Cossey's Jig (compare 1st part with 1st part of reel #775 and with 1st part of Stone in the Field #1838 and with 1st part of Molly Brallaghan / Molly Brannigan in book R included here; also see notes to CRE 1#79)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #991 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #206 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #121 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 49 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As jig #16 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [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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