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Mulhaire’s reel

Also known as Ciaran O’Reilly, Ciaran O’Reilly’s, Lavery’s No. 2, Martin Mulhaire’s, Martin Mulhaire’s #9, Martin Mulhaire’s No. 9, Mulhaire’s #1, Mulhaire’s #9, Mulhaire’s No 9, Mulhaire’s No. 1, Mulhaire’s No. 9, Mulhaire’s Petticoat, Mulhaires, Mulhare’s, Mulhare’s #9, Mulhare’s No. 9, Noreen’s, The Old Thatched House, The Rising Sun.

There are 37 recordings of a tune by this name.

A tune by this name has been recorded together with Alexander’s (a few times), The Drunken Landlady (a few times), The Golden Keyboard (a few times), The Moving Cloud (a few times) and The Yellow Tinker (a few times).

Mulhaire’s has been added to 15 tune sets.

Mulhaire's has been added to 185 tunebooks.

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Six settings

X: 1
T: Mulhaire's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
F2AF DFAF|G2BG DGBd|ceAc eAcA|dcde fdAG|
F2AF DFAF|GBB2 dBB2|Acef gAce|1 eddc dBAG:|2 eddc defg|
|:a2fd adfd|adfd edB^d|e^def gfga|bee2 bege|
a2fd adfd|adfd edBA|F2AF GBdB|AFEF D4:||
X: 2
T: Mulhaire's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:DC|B2,DB, G,B,DB,|C2EC G,CEG|FADF ADFD|GFGA BADC|
|B2,DB G,B3,|CE3 GE3|DFAB cAFG|AGGF G2:|
|:Bc|d2BG dGBG|dGBG AGDG|AGAB cBcd|eA(3AAA eAce|
|d2BG dGBG|dGBG AGED|B,A,B,D CEGE|DB,CA,G,2:|
X: 3
T: Mulhaire's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
AdAF DFAF | G2 BG DGBd | cAeA ceAc | dcde fdAG|
AdAF DFAF | GB ~B2 dB ~B2 | Ae ~e2 gece |1 ~e2 ce dBAG :|2 ~e2 ce defg ||
|:a2 (3fed ad ~d2 | adfd edBd | edef gfga | bee^d efgb |
a2 (3fed ad ~d2 | Adfd edBA | FA ~A2 GBdB |1 AFGE D4:|2 AFGE D2 FG ||
X: 4
T: Mulhaire's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
F2AF DFAF|G2BG DGBG|cAec AecA|(3Bcd de fdAG|
F2AF DFAF|GBB2 dBB2|Ae e2 gecA|1 (3Bcd dc dBAG:|2 (3Bcd dc defg|
|:a2fd Adfd|Adfd edBd|e3f g3a|b3g b3g|
a2fd Adfd|Adfd edBA|FA A2 GBdB|AFEF D4:||
# Added by JACKB .
X: 5
T: Mulhaire's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
DE | FAFD FAFG | BGdG BDce | AceA cedc | defd AGFA |
FDFA FG | B3 d | B3 Acef |gAcd eddcd :|
efg | afda dfda | dfde dBde | defg fgab | efeb egea |
fdad fdad | fded BAFA | FGBd BAFE | FD3 :|
X: 6
T: Mulhaire's
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
B,2DB, G,B,DB,|C2EC GCEG|FADF ADFD|GFGA BGDC|
B,2DB, G,B,DB,|CE~E2 GE~E2|FGAB cDFA|1 AGGF GEDC:|2 AGGF GABc|
|:d2BG dGBG|DGBG dGBG|AGAB cBcd|eA~A2 eAcA|
d2BG dGBG|DGBG AGED|B,2DB, CEGE|DB,A,B, G,4:||

Fourteen comments

Learnt this yesterday and transcribed it from a tape of the lesson.

I would put an ornament (roll or triplet) on the 2nd and 4th beats of bar 6 of the A part, and a trpilet on the 2nd beat of the 4th bar of the B part.

Anyone know how to play a "trpilet" - same as a triplet? :-)

I personally like this one, too! There seems to be another version already posted under the name "The Rising Sun" ( https://thesession.org/tunes/1024 ), although I play the tune more the way you posted it.

Perhaps it’s more accurate to say I was taught the tune; really knowing it takes a little longer …

this tune is on michael mc goldricks cd morning rory as lavery’s no 2
veyr nice tune anyhow

Posted by .

Oops!, I goofed ~ #3 should have read #4658:

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on July 2nd 2005 by Stewart.
https://thesession.org/tunes/4658

It’s too late for this. While tune #4531 is another "Mulhaire’s", it’s a different melody attributed to the same person. The triplicates are all, as Mulhaire named them:

"The Old Thatched House"…

Mulhaire’s in G

I found Mulhaire’s in another key, the key of G major, in the Fiddler’s Fancy instruction book. It starts on B before middle C, instead of the F above middle C. I like this version better. I just love the low notes. Here it is, if anyone wants it:
Mulhaire’s
Key: G

|:DC|B2,DB, G,B,DB,|C2EC G,CEG|FADF ADFD|GFGA BADC|
|B2,DB G,B3,|CE3 GE3|DFAB cAFG|AGGF G2:|
|:Bc|d2BG dGBG|dGBG AGDG|AGAB cBcd|eA(3AAA eAce|
|d2BG dGBG|dGBG AGED|B,A,B,D CEGE|DB,CA,G,2:|

In our session, that 3rd bar gets played like this |cAec AecA|.

Mulhaire’s — as played by Mulhaire

Here’s a setting from Martin Mulhaire’s own playing, from track 3 of the recording Warming Up with Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly And Jack Coen…

https://thesession.org/recordings/386

X:1
T:Mulhaire’s
S: Martin Mulhaire, Warming Up
R:reel
Z: fidkid
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
AdAF DFAF | G2 BG DGBd | cAeA ceAc | dcde fdAG|
AdAF DFAF | GB ~B2 dB ~B2 | Ae ~e2 gece |1 ~e2 ce dBAG :|2 ~e2 ce defg ||
|:a2 (3fed ad ~d2 | adfd edBd | edef gfga | bee^d efgb |
a2 (3fed ad ~d2 | Adfd edBA | FA ~A2 GBdB |1 AFGE D4:|2 AFGE D2 FG ||

Mulhaires

Good tune for fleadh