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Tune ID#3821 (Nelly Mahony's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Nelly Mahony'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 DH 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars4-bar phrase structureMode ?
Slide32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Nelly Mahony's / Nelly Mahoney's / Banish Cnoc na gClárach / The Bunratty Boys / Bunratty Boys / The Boys of Bunratty / Tom Carroll's / Pádraig O'Keeffe's / John Kelly's Slide No. 3 (also in G, also as reel Cnoc na gCláracht #4815)
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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).
~1977A.2#2
[CronBrk] Johnny Cronin and Joe "Banjo" Burke. Cronin and Burke. Johnny Cronin (fiddle), Joe "Banjo" Burke (banjo). For this tune: Johnny (fiddle).
19978#4
[OAces] O'Aces. Ón Oíche go Maidin. Martin Dowling (fiddle), Davy Maguire (flute), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), Kevin Dorris (bouzouki), Paul McSherry (guitar).
~20005#3
[DH 3] Dan Herlihy and John Drew. The Ballydesmond Polka. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra Played By Dan Herlihy and John Drew. Dan Herlihy (accordion), John Drew (mandocello).
200214#6
[DLB] Donncha Lynch Band. Timmy 'the Brit' McCarthy's Set Dances of Cork and Kerry. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogan Lynch (concertina), Ronan Lynch (fiddle), Donncha Lynch, Jr. (guitar).
200812#2
[RBys 3] Randal Bays. Dig with It. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar, harp).
~20084#1
[HiBs 1] The HiBs. 40 Acre Notch. Jode Dowling (fiddle), Kate Dowling (whistle, flute). For this tune: Jode (fiddle), Kate (flute).
~20165#2
[MSheehy] Michael Sheehy. The Cat's Rambles. Music from the Sliabh Luachra Tradition.. Michael Sheehy (piano accordion). For this tune: with Alan Block (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Glountane Slide		CronBrk, MSheehy
Padraig O'Keefe's Favourite		DH 3, DLB
Billy O'Rourke Is the Boy		OAces
Maggie Pickens		RBys 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Barna Slide		OAces
Blue Whale		RBys 3
Where Is the Cat?		HiBs 1
Pete Bradley's		MSheehy

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 #43 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #70 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital 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): 1977
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