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Tune ID#648 (Flowers of Limerick)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Flowers of Limerick 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 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Flowers of Limerick, The / The Mills Are Grinding / Mills Are Grinding / The Bunch of Keys / The Ewe with the Crooked Horn / Paddy on the Turnpike / Patty on the Turnpike / Paddy on the Handcar / Cronin's Favorite / The Last House in Conaught [sic] (2nd in set Ballinakill Reels on GCJR) (also in G Mixolydian or A Dorian, also with 2 more parts added in the form of variations on the 1st 2 parts) (differentiated from The Bunch of Keys #245 only in the contours of bars 2 and 4 of the 1st part; the setting included here from CGJS 1 and in book FT could be considered a distinct tune which bears comparison to Rainy Day #1636; also compare The Mills Are Grinding #2378)
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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).
~19674#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
~19784#1
[Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). For this tune: Keenan (pipes).
~19832#1
[JB 3] Joe Burke with Máire Ní Chathasaigh. The Tailor's Choice. Joe Burke (flute, whistle, accordion). For this tune: (flute).
199018#1
[MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle).
~19957#1
[CHssn 3] Carl Hession. Ceol Inné Ceol Inniu Old Time New Time. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Kevin Crawford (flute), Kevin Carey (fiddle), Christy Dunne (banjo).
~199514#1
[MMR 1] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Dangerous Reel. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle). For this tune: Mike Rafferty (flute).
19962#3
[SC] Gerry Harrington, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Paul de Grae. The Smoky Chimney. Gerry Harrington (fiddle), Eoghan O'Sullivan (accordion, flute), Paul de Grae (guitar).
~199617#2
[JOBM 1] Jimmy O'Brien-Moran. Seán Reid's Favourite. Jimmy O'Brien-Moran (pipes). For this tune: (B pipes).
19992#2
[GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). For this tune: Gerdie (concertina).
~20028#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: Peter O'Loughlin (Eb flute), Maeve Donnelly (fiddle).
~20062.7#1
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Eileen Hassett (flute).
~201012#1
[CGJS 1] Colm Gannon, Jesse Smith and John Blake. The Ewe with the Crooked Horn. Colm Gannon (accordion, melodeon), Jesse Smith (fiddle), John Blake (flute, guitar, piano).
~20138#2
[DPower 3] David Power. The Eighteen Moloney. David Power (B pipes).
20155#3
[LKPD] Liam Kelly and Philip Duffy. Sets in Stone. Liam Kelly (flute), Philip Duffy (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Torn Jacket		SC
Broken Pledge		JOBM 1
Steampacket		GCJR
Rainy Day		DPower 3
Courting Them All		LKPD
Played beforeOn Albums
Drogheda Lasses		JB 3, WFO 3
Milliner's Daughter		MMR 1, GCJR
Tommy Coen's		MLIIA
Charlie Lennon's No. 4		CHssn 3
Scotch Mary		RBPOL 2
Poll Ha'penny		CGJS 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 #1555 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #768 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 214 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
On page 214 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As reel #53 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #153 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [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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