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Tune ID#414 (Cronin's Hornpipe)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Cronin's Hornpipe about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KF (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):
Cronin's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Chróinín / Cronin's / Cronins / Murphy's Hornpipe / Denis Murphy's / Dennis Murphy's / Denis Murphy's Hornpipe / O'Callaghan's (for 5th figure of Borlin Valley Polka Set on MISD 6; for 6th figure of Caledonian Set on JRSLCB 2; 1st in set Captain Pugwash on AcrPond) (also in D)
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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).
19524#1
[KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: Murphy, Clifford.
~19596#1
[LNCB] Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band. Come to an Irish Dance Party. Willie Clancy (pipes), Martin Talty (pipes), Michael Falsey, J. C. Talty, Angela Merry (bass fiddle), Colm O'Connor (piano), Paddy Joe McMahon (accordion), Michael Sexton (accordion), Martin Malone (drums), Junior Crehan (fiddle), Christy Dixon (fiddle), Paddy Galvin (fiddle).
~19632#2
[Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán).
19679#1
[PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Sean O'Shea, Bobby Casey.
19739#2
[Plx 2] Planxty. The Well below the Valley. Unidentified on this reissue, but: Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, Christy Moore.
~19746#2
[SE 3] Séamus Ennis. The Wandering Minstrel. Seamus Ennis (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~19782#2
[Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes).
~198514#1
[KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: Maggie Healy (whistle), Johnny Henry (fiddle), Verona Ryan (fiddle).
198910#2
[TripCull] Phil, John and Pip Murphy. The Trip to Cullenstown. Phil Murphy (harmonica), John Murphy (harmonica), Pip Murphy (harmonica). For this tune: (C harmonicas).
~19915#2
[GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle). For this tune: with Máirtín O'Connor (accordion).
19931.6#2
[SDI 2] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle).
~199311#1
[Shskn 6] Shaskeen. My Love Is in America. Tom Cussen (banjo), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán), Sean Conway (flute, whistle, guitar, vocals), Charlie Harris (accordion), Kevin Rohan (fiddle, vocals).
~19962.4#2
[MISD 6] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 6. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar).
~199812#2
[JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion).
~200213#1
[AcrPond] Across the Pond. Across the Pond. Kevin Griffin (banjo), Roger Burridge (fiddle), Michael Shorrock (bouzouki), Quentin Cooper (mandolin, guitar, bass).
~200211#2
[BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion).
~20027#1
[Fns] Feenish. Rabharta. P.J. Hernon (accordion), Marcus Hernon (flute, whistle), Don Stiffe (vocals, guitar, whistle). For this tune: P.J. (accordion).
~20029#1
[RBPOL 2] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. Touch Me If You Dare. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle).
~20034#1
[PShvln] Peter Shovlin. Beyond the Wee Strand. Peter Shovlin (fiddle).
~20054#2
[CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina).
200715#2
[Aths 1] Áthas. Áthas. Heather Lewin-Tiarks (fiddle, viola, cello), Amy Richter (bodhrán, djembe, whistle), Jeff Ksiazek (guitar, whistle, flute). For this tune: Heather (fiddle).
~201113#2
[JCtBRn] John Carty and Brian Rooney. At Complete Ease. John Carty (fiddle, tenor guitar), Brian Rooney (fiddle).
~201111#2
[DOMhny 1] Danny O' Mahony. In Retrospect. Danny O' Mahony (accordion). For this tune: (D/D# accordion).
~201211#1
[MidRare] John Cronin and Daithí Kearney. Midleton Rare. John Cronin (accordion), Daithí Kearney (banjo).
201511#3
[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
Fisher's Hornpipe
Plx 2, GOC 1
Plains of Boyle
Dbl, BRny 2
An Comhra Donn
Ch 1, MISD 6
Home Ruler
JRSLCB 2, Aths 1
Stack of Barley
SE 3
Fort of Kincora
TripCull
O'Mahony's
SDI 2
Cooley's Hornpipe
CDrny 4
West the Hill
JCtBRn
An Pointe
DOMhny 1
McGivney's Fancy
CplySt
Played beforeOn Albums
Stack of Barley
KF
Murphy's Hornpipe
LNCB
Home Ruler
Shskn 6
Kitty's Wedding
KHe
Rickett's Hornpipe
JRSLCB 2
Leitrim Fancy
RBPOL 2
Trumpet
AcrPond
Tuamgraney Castle
Fns
Pretty Maggie Morrissey
PShvln
Come West along the Road
DOMhny 1
Plains of Boyle
MidRare

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 #303 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
On page 48 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [available]
As tune #69 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 115 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
On page 74 of [SLoP] Paul Deloughery. Sliabh Luachra on Parade. [available]
On page 76 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #171 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #86 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
On page 201 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As hp #12 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): 1952