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Tune ID#1306 (Mary O'Neill's Fancy)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Mary O'Neill's Fancy about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JOS 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mary O'Neill's Fancy / Rogha Iníon Uí Néill / Miss Mary O'Neill's Fancy / Maude Miller / The Mouse Behind the Dresser (2nd in set Maud Millar on FG 6, where the 2nd part is used as a transition) (also in D or Eb and singled) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Maud Millar #1237)
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Discography cd

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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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19879#1
[JOS 1] Jerry O'Sullivan. The Invasion. Jerry O'Sullivan (pipes). For this tune: with Seamus Egan (flute).
~19904#2
[DMa] Declan Masterson. Deireadh an Fhómhair. End of the Harvest. Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle).
~199010#1
[JWh 2] John Whelan. From the Heart. Traditional Irish Music. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Séamus Connolly (fiddle).
19961#3
[BrdgGap] Kevin Moloney, Sean Moloney. Bridging the Gap. Kevin Moloney (fiddle), Sean Moloney (flute).
199811#1
[JWh 6] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Jim Eagan (fiddle).
~20012#2 (1:13)
[FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (fiddle).
~20016#2
[JCt 3] John Carty. Yeh, That's All It Is. John Carty (fiddle, guitar).
~20063#3
[DCB 1] The Doon Céilí Band. Around the World for Sport. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Kate Dowling (flute), Laura MacKenzie (flute), Brian Miller (flute), Jode Dowling (fiddle), Django Amerson (fiddle), Sean Egan (piano).
20119#4
[DGrny 1] Dan Gurney. Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion. Dan Gurney (accordion).
20146#2
[SSands 1] Seamus Sands. Across Bridges. Traditional Irish Fiddle Playing. Seamus Sands (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Collier's Reel
DMa
Farewell to Old Decency
BrdgGap
Maud Miller
FG 6
Paddy Fahey's Hornpipe No. 1
JCt 3
Bridie's Joy
DCB 1
Green Fields of America
DGrny 1
Ewe Reel
SSands 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Bank of Ireland
JWh 2, JWh 6
Lady Montgomery
JOS 1
Green Garters
DMa
Mama's Pet
SSands 1

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1291 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #556 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 112 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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903