Johnny Leary’s jig

As played by Dan

MP3 links on the above page were all dead. Try…
http://www.silphium.net/html/mob/index.html

And once again the site has changed:

http://www.silphium.net/apache2-default/html/mob/index.html

The manuscript I have in front of me tells me it was written down by P. Donovan date given 1749. I believe he composed it, I’m not sure of the Key as it is very blurred and faded. I have set in the Key of ‘Dmajor’ though this could be wrong, I would appreciate very much if any one could tell me the right key!

I don;t know "the answer" but after a couple of turns of aural transmission I reckon those g’s would probably have tended to sharp. They sound ok natural but IMHO the straightforward character of the rest of the tune doesn’t give enough support to keep them natural.

Naaah! not D maj or A maj

A dorian.

I think that’s just another version of the tune published here already as "Johnny Leary’s"
https://thesession.org/tunes/2383

Yes, works well in A dorian.

none of the above links are working

On Gerry Harrington’s new album "At Home", this tune is listed as Julia Clifford’s.

https://thesession.org/recordings/3999

Submitted on September 6th 2012 by ceolachan.
~ /tunes/12165/

X: 2
T: Brannigan’s
S: Johnny O’Leary
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
|: ed |\
c/d/cA BAA | aga e3 | cAA eAA | Bcd Bed |
cAA eAA | aga e2 d | c/d/ec BAB |[1 cAG A :|[2 cAG A3 ||
|: cBc ecA | dcd daa | cBc ecA | dcd B3 |
c2 c ecA | dcd daa | c/d/ec BAB |[1 cAG A3 :|[2 cAG A |]


NOTE: Enjoyable tune! ~ Thanks for sharing it! I immediately thought of putting it in a set with "All Around the Holly Tree": https://thesession.org/tunes/8671

# Posted on September 14th 2012 by muspc

In the track listing under Shane McAleer’s album "Long Time, No See", the link for Johnny Leary’s brings you to this tune, but actually the tune on the album is this one:
https://thesession.org/tunes/11897

I realize the tune in this link below is in the Key of E but is this the same tune as posted above? It sure doesn’t seem like it and if not, does anyone know if the sheet music for this tune that Fergal Scahill’s refers to as Johnny O’Leary’s Jig is on this site somewhere? Thanks so much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYwmkhU2os

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Not the same tune.

The one that Fergal plays is this one:
Bill the Weaver - https://thesession.org/tunes/11060

Thanks Jeff!

See Hennigan’s Favourite in Johnny O’Leary of Sliabh Luachra (#181) for a three part jig that is similar.

Great version of this played by John Brosnan found here in the second set of tunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihStLL661Js&t=137s

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I learned this setting from Frances Marriott.