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Tune ID#1556 (Patsy Tuohey's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Patsy Tuohey'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 JB 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Patsy Tuohey's / Patsy Tuohey's Favourite / Tuohey's Favourite Reel / Patsy Touhey's / Patsy Touhey's Reel / Patsy Tuohy's / Patsy Touhy's / Patsy Tuohys Reel / Pat Tuohy's Reel / Tuohy's / The Gleanntán Reel / Donal a' Clumper's Reel / Humours of Castle Finn (also singled or only 1st or 2nd part singled, also in A) (only slightly, but definitely different from Glountane #7267, Kiltycreen #7098, Humours of Castlefin #854, and Jackie Coleman's #5466; also compare Molly from Longford #2683)
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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).
197116#1
[TPtts] Tommy Potts. The Liffey Banks. Tommy Potts (fiddle).
19732.21#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19737#1
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
~19765#1
[MM 1] Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
20013#2
[KlmFcy] Catherine McEvoy and John McEvoy. The Kilmore Fancy. Catherine McEvoy (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle).
20049#1
[BstnEdge] Joe Derrane, Séamus Connolly, John McGann. The Boston Edge. Joe Derrane (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), John McGann (mandolin, guitar).
~20049#1
[TCllns 1] Tim Collins. Dancing on Silver. Tim Collins (concertina).
~200517#2
[MulcFam2] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. Notes from the Heart. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (fiddle, concertina, harp, piano).
~20066#1
[BHghs 2] Brian Hughes. Whirlwind. Brian Hughes (whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle).
~20083#2
[FScahl 1] Fergal Scahill. The Dusty Bridge. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
20096#2
[CTL 12] Cherish the Ladies. A Star in the East. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals, harmony vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, mandolin, banjo), Mirella Murray (accordion), Roisin Dillon (fiddle), Kathleen Boyle (piano, harmony vocals), Michelle Burke (vocals, harmony vocals). For this tune: 1st 2 times Joanie Madden (whistle).
~20123#1
[Rlta 1] Réalta. Open the Door for Three. Conor Lamb (pipes, whistle), Deirdre Galway (vocals, guitar, bouzouki), Aaron O'Hagan (pipes, whistle, bodhrán). For this tune: 2 times (F whistle), then with (pipes).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Within a Mile of Dublin		KlmFcy
Leitrim Lilter		MulcFam2
[untitled]		FScahl 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Molly Bán		JB 2
Maid behind the Bar		MM 1
Gooseberry Bush		BstnEdge
Barr na Cúille		TCllns 1
First Month of Spring		MulcFam2
Man of Aran		BHghs 2
Lads of Laois		FScahl 1
Maid I Ne'er Forgot		CTL 12
Port an Deoraí		Rlta 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 #1340 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #595 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #178 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
On page 96 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
On page 122 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #207 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As reel #14 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As reel #267 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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
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