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Tune ID#1396 (Tommy Mulhaire's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Tommy Mulhaire's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JMd 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBE Minor
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tommy Mulhaire's / Tom Mulhaire's / Tommy Mulhair's / Tom Mulhair's / Tommy Mulhairs Jig / Mulhaires / Mulcaire's / Port Tommy Mulhaire / Port Uí Mhaoilchéire / Castletown Connors / Muintir Uí Chonchúir Bhaile an Chaisleáin / The Shaskeen / O'Connell's Welcome to Parliament / Fáilte roimh Ó Conaill sa bParlaimint / The House in the Glen / Carolan's Fancy / [presumably mislabeled on JW 1 as:] Ned Coleman's Jig (as Gan Ainm on PCtCT; 2nd in set The Sheep in the Boat on Frwhlr) (also in B or D) (setting in CRE 2 is considerably unusual) (composed by Tommy Mulhair aka Tommy Mulhaire)
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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).
~19787#1
[PJHrn 1] P.J. Hernon. P.J. Hernon. P.J. Hernon (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: (accordion), with Marcus Hernon (flute).
198514#1
[PCtCT] Paddy Carty and Conor Tully. Traditional Music of Ireland. Paddy Carty (flute), Conor Tully (fiddle).
~19862.6#1
[RtH] Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich (accordion), Gerry Bevan (fiddle).
~19933#2
[JMd 1] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute), with Joe Madden (accordion).
~19942#2
[JCt 1] John Carty and Brian McGrath. The Cat that Ate the Candle. John Carty (banjo, fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano, banjo). For this tune: (banjo).
199519#2
199513#1
[FSOD] Hervé Cantal, Denis Kersual, Vincent Blin, John Maguire, Gérard Tauzin, J.-Ch. Lequerre. For the Sake of Old Decency. Musique de tradition irlandaise en France. Music of Irish tradition in France. Hervé Cantal (flute, whistle), Denis Kersual (pipes), Vincent Blin (melodeon), John Maguire (vocals), Gérard Tauzin (guitar), J.-Ch. Lequerre (piano). For this tune: Hervé Cantal (flute).
~199510#1
[JsMrsh 2] Josephine Marsh. Josephine Marsh. Josephine Marsh (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (B row of accordion).
~199512#3
[JW 1] John Williams. John Williams. John Williams (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (accordion, concertina).
20001.4#1
[LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. Nóra Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Áine Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Mac Dara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Felim Ó Raghallaigh (flute), Micheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina).
200211#1
[AJK] Alan and John Kelly. Fourmilehouse. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), John Kelly (flute, whistle). For this tune: Alan Kelly (piano accordion), Brian McGrath (banjo).
201210#1
[JKn 7] James Keane. Heir of the Dog. James Keane (accordion).
~20125#2
[MORDOM] Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh and Danny O' Mahony. As It Happened. Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina), Danny O' Mahony (accordion).
~20125#1
[MiMulc] Michelle Mulcahy. Suaimhneas. Michelle Mulcahy (harp).
~20142#1
[NnNCsd] Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha. Draoícht na Feadóige. Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (flute, whistle).
~20156#2
[Frwhlr] Dougal Adams, Ado Barker, Ben Stephenson. The Freewheeler. Dougal Adams (flute), Ado Barker (fiddle), Ben Stephenson (guitar, flute).
~20162#1
[CMcMlln] Christopher McMullan. Uilleann Tales. Christopher McMullan (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (F whistle).
~20175#2
[MMWNBE] Luke Deaton & Jayne Pomplas. My Mind Will Never Be Easy. Luke Deaton (accordion), Jayne Pomplas (fiddle).
~201711#2
[TOCnl] Tony O'Connell. 'Live and Well. Tony O'Connell (concertina). For this tune: (Ab/Eb concertina).

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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 #62 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As jig #6 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

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): 1967