Maire Rua slip jig

Also known as A Bumper At Parting, B’fhearr Liomsa Ainnir Gan Guna, Come Under My Dimity, The Devil And The Bailiff, Ditherum Doodle, I’ll Take A Glass With A Friend, Jig An Da Thuistiun, Johnny D’s, Maire Ruadh, Maire Ruaid, Mall Rua, The Market Stake, Maura Rua, Moll Roe, Moll Roe In The Morning, Moll Roe’s, Moll Rua, The Munsterman’s Flattery, The Night Before Larry Was Stretched, The Night Larry Was Stretched, One Bumper At Parting, Red Haired Mary, Rent In Arrears, The Salt, Sweet Molly Roe, Taim In Arrears, Táim In Arrears, Though Late Was I Plump, The Wheels Of The World.

There are 89 recordings of a tune by this name.

Maire Rua has been added to 145 tunebooks.

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Three settings

X: 1
T: Maire Rua
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:DGG GAG FGA|BBB GAB ~c3|DGG GAG FGA|BAB cAF G2 E:|
|:ded cAG FED|ded cAB ~c3|ded cAG FGA|BAB cAF G2 E:|
X: 2
T: Maire Rua
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
D2G GAG FGA|B3 GAB c[Bd][Ae]|D2G GAG FGA|1BdB cAF GEG:|2BdB cAF Gdc||
~d3 cAG FED|ded cAB c3|~d3 cAG FGA|1BdB cAF Gde:|2BdB cAF GEG||
X: 3
T: Maire Rua
R: slip jig
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: DGG GAG FGA | BAB GAB c3 | DGG GAG FGA |1 BdB cAF G3 :|2 B/c/dB cAF GBc ||
d3 cAG FED | Add cAB c3 | ded cAG FED | B/c/dB cAF GBc |
d3 cAG FED | Add cAB c3 | ded cAG FED |1 BdB cAG FED :|2 B/c/dB cAF G3 ||
# Added by Rosin .

Thirteen comments

Maire Rua

This is a version I heard from the playing of De Danann, from live recordings I have. I don’t think they ever recorded it on LP or CD etc., They always paired it with Hardiman the Fiddler.

This is an excellent tune for the pipes and sounds especially good on the flat pipes.

Maire Rua

It’s on one of the "Irish Folk Tour" double LPs which included "De Danann", and is paired, as you say, with "Hardiman". The Ulster singer Len Graham also has a fine song to this tune, called "The Wheels Of The World" - nothing to do with the reel of that name.

# Posted by Kenny .

The Night Larry was Streched

T:The Night Larry was Streched
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Traditional Irish Music (traditional music session from Belfast)
R:slip-jig
Z:g.m.p
K:G
D2G GAG FGA|B3 GAB c[Bd][Ae]|D2G GAG FGA|1BdB cAF GEG:|2BdB cAF Gdc||
~d3 cAG FED|ded cAB c3|~d3 cAG FGA|1BdB cAF Gde:|2BdB cAF GEG||

The Night Before Larry was Stretched

Traditionally this was composed by "Hurlfoot Bill". And it’s "The night BEFORE Larry was stretched. You can find the words in the Penguin Book of Irish Poetry.

“Come Under My Dimity” ~ slip jig ~ family member, twins

Key signature: Gmajor ~ & D in comments ~ two other takes on it…
Submitted on September 29th 2007 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/7793

A great tune on Anglo concertina we play it as The Wheels of the World but i was told Molly Roe the other night by whistle player Alex Monaghan . We go into Drops of Brandy.

Maire Rua

I learned this version from Eamon O’Leary at a workshop at the boxwood festival in Lunenburg.Nova Scotia. Finally found a way to go from postscript to abc !

# Posted by Rosin .

6/8 Moll Roe

I see lots of 6/8 jig versions of this tune with three bar phrasing, so lending a slip jig feel to it nonetheless. We also follow it with Drops of Brandy and then Hardimans.