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Tune ID#1611 (Pretty Maggie Morrissey)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Pretty Maggie Morrissey about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Pretty Maggie Morrissey / Pretty Maggie Morrissy / Pretty Maggie Morrisay / Peggy Morrissey / Hennessey's / Hennessy's Hornpipe / O'Neill's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Néill / O'Neill's / The Wexford Hornpipe / Wexford Hornpipe / Wexford / Ciumhais na Móna / Ciumhais na Mona / Cornphíopa Loch Garman /The Duke of Leinster / Diúc Laighean / The Brighton Hornpipe / The Five Pound Note / Hennessy's / Kelly's / The Kildare Hornpipe (2nd in set McKenna's Farewell on HG; as Name unknown on OMT) (also in A) (compare McCahill's #6459)
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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).
19211.14#1
[PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon).
19267#2
[LR 1] Leo Rowsome. Classics of Irish Piping. Leo Rowsome (pipes).
19271.4#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
19382#2
[HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle).
~19505#2
[JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). For this tune: O'Brien, Derrane.
~197915#1
[DncOBrn] Donncha Ó Briain. Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin. Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle. Donncha Ó Briain (whistle). For this tune: with Dinny O'Brien (accordion).
19893#1
[TripCull] Phil, John and Pip Murphy. The Trip to Cullenstown. Phil Murphy (harmonica), John Murphy (harmonica), Pip Murphy (harmonica). For this tune: (C harmonica).
199525#2
19966#2
[FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~19964#2
[JBrosnan] John Brosnan. The Cook in the Kitchen. John Brosnan (accordion).
~19994#1
[KR] Kevin Rowsome. The Rowsome Tradition. Kevin Rowsome (pipes). For this tune: (C pipes).
~199916#1
[OMT] Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill, and Zan McLeod. One More Time. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), and Zan McLeod (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bass).
~20034#2
[PShvln] Peter Shovlin. Beyond the Wee Strand. Peter Shovlin (fiddle).
~20071.7#2
[CLnn 2] Charlie Lennon. Turning the Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, viola, piano, harpsichord, bass, keyboards).
~201015#1
[SPotts] Seán Potts. Number 6. Seán Potts (whistle). For this tune: (C whistle).
201511#1
[CplySt] Nathan Gourley and Joey Abarta. Copley Street. Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Joey Abarta (pipes). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Liverpool Hornpipe
MC, HG, CLnn 2
Rights of Man
LR 1
Stack of Barley
JDJO
Táim Breoite go Leor
KMKerry
Wily Old Bachelor
FkKelly
An Comhra Donn
JBrosnan
Cronin's Hornpipe
PShvln
Played beforeOn Albums
Dunphy's Hornpipe
LR 1, DncOBrn
Bannow Bay Hornpipe
TripCull
Murphy's Hornpipe
KR
Byrne's Hornpipe
SPotts
McGivney's Fancy
CplySt

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 #1707 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 121 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #182 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #77 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
As tune #223 in [CRE 5] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 5.
On page 199 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 22 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. [available]
As tune #83 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #92 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [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