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Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland hornpipe

Also known as A Stor, A Stor A Grá, A Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá, Neillidh Boyle’s, Neillidh Boyle’s Highland Fling, Neilly Boyle’s, Neilly Boyle’s Highland Fling, Neilly O’Boyle’s.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland has been added to 2 tune sets.

Neilly O'Boyle's Highland has been added to 54 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Neilly O'Boyle's Highland
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
eaag e2 ec|dcBc defa|eaag e2 ef|{a}gfge dB A2|
eaag e2 ec|dcBc defa|eaag e2 ef|{a}gfge dBAB|
cAcA dBdB|cAcA ceae|cAcA dBdB|ceae cAAB|
cAcA dBdB|cAcA ceae|cAcA dBdB|ceae cA A2|
2
X: 2
T: Neilly O'Boyle's Highland
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
|:(3Bcd|e>a (4eaag e3 c|d>cB>A B>cd>f|e2 a>g e>^de>f|g>fg>d B>A:|
A>B|c>Ac>A d>cd>B|c>Ac>A c>ea>e|c>A (3cBA d>c (3def|e>cA>c (3BcB AB|
c2 c>A d2 d>B|c2 c>A (3cde e>f|g>ba>g e2 z>f|g>fg>d B>A A2||
3
X: 3
T: Neilly O'Boyle's Highland
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
eaa^g e2 ec|dcBA Bcdf|eaa^g e2 ef|1 gfgd BA A2:|2 ~gfgd BAAB||
cAcA defd|cAcA ceae|cAcA dcdf|ecAc BAAB|
c2 cA d2 dB|c2 cA ceae|c2 cA dBdf|ecAc BAAc||
4
X: 4
T: Neilly O'Boyle's Highland
R: hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmix
M:6/8
A2d d2^c|A3 A2G|F2F E2D|EFG z2A|
A2d d2^c|A3 A2B|c2B c2E|EDD z2E|
F3F3|E3F2G|A2AG2E|EDD z2E|
F3F3|E3F2G|A2AG2E|EDD z3|

Thirteen comments

Appears on Altan’s first self-titled album, between Con Cassidy’s Highland and Neilly O’Boyle’s Reel.

i really like this tune. meant to enter it in with the reel under the recording but i’m lazy. will try and change it now.

Mary Bergin plays this as a reel in G mixo called “A Stór, a Stór, a Ghrá”.

Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland

T:
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: highland fling
K: A mixolydian
|: (3Bcd |
e>a (eaag e3 c | d>cB>A B>cd>f | e2 a>g e>^de>f | g>fg>d B>A :|
| A>B |
c>Ac>A d>cd>B | c>Ac>A c>ea>e | c>A (3cBA d>c (3def | e>cA>c (3BcB AB |
c2 c>A d2 d>B | c2 c>A (3cde e>f | g>ba>g e2 z>f | g>fg>d B>A A2 ||

This is a good one for playing octaves with someone:

~ | E>AA>G E3 C | ~

Also, in the key a fifth down, D Mixolydian:

~ | A2 d>c (3ABA A>F | ~

“Neilly O’Boyle’s” ~ duplication

Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on January 23rd 2004 by errik.

& another that works also as a Highland Fling…

Re: Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland

On the recording I have, Boyle himself actually plays this in G. I think I like it better in G anyhow.

Neilly O’Boyle’s Highland, X:4

S: Dúlra, Caitríona O’Leary
Z: gian marco pietrasanta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ria086Ql18


Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá

Bhí mé lá breá samhraidh
I mo sheasamh ar an mhargadh
’S is iomaí fear a dúirt liom
“Monuar, gan tú sa bhaile agam”
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
A stór, a stór, an dtiocfaidh tú?
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú?
Gheall mo ghrá domsa
Cinnte go dtiocfadh sí
Ní raibh a culaith déanta
Agus sin an rud a choinnigh í
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
A stór, a stór, an dtiocfaidh tú?
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú?
Tá an t-uisce ag teacht ón Éirne
Tá utha na mba á réabadh ar mhéid
Is ’tá de bhainne acu
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
A stór, a stór, an dtiocfaidh tú?
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú?
Thart tóin an gharraí, a Mháire
Bhfuil an fhidil leat?
Aicearra na bprátaí go dtéimid
‘Sair an fhidileoir
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
A stór, a stór, an dtiocfaidh tú?
A stór, a stór, a ghrá
An dtiocfaidh tú nó an bhfanfaidh tú?
Bhí mise lán den tsaol
Is bhí cion amuigh is istigh orm
Nach mór a d’athraigh an saol
Nuair nach bhfuil cion ag duine ar bith orm?