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Courtown Harbour jig

By Jimmy McHugh

There are 13 recordings of this tune.

Courtown Harbour has been added to 14 tune sets.

Courtown Harbour has been added to 56 tunebooks.

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Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Courtown Harbour
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
DE|:F2d BAF|FAF E3|FEF dcd|BAF EDE|
F2d BAF|FAF E3|F2D EDB,|1 DED D3:|2 DED D2E||
|:F2E FAd|fdB AFE|DFA d2A|Bee ede|
fed edA|B/c/dA FED|F2D EDB,|DED D2E:|
2
X: 2
T: Courtown Harbour
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
E|:F2d BAF|FAF EDE|F (3ABc dcd|BAF EAG|
F2d BAF|FAF EDE|F2D EDB,|DED D AG:|
F2E FAd|fdB AFE|DFA d2A|B2e ede|
fed edA|BdB AFE|FED EDB,|DED D AG:|
3
X: 3
T: Courtown Harbour
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
E|:F2d BAF|FAF EDE|F (3ABc dcd|BAF EDE|
F2d BAF|FAF EDE|FED EDB,|DED D2E:|
|:FEF DFA|fdB AFE|DFA dcd|Bee ede|
fed edB|(3ABd B AFE|FED EDB,|1 DED D2e:|2 EFE D2D||
4
X: 4
T: Courtown Harbour
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:F2d BAF|FAF E3|FEF dcd|BAF EDE|
F2d BAF|FAF E3|F2D EDB,|1 DED D3:|2 DED D2E||
|:F2E FAd|fdB AFE|DFA d2A|Bee ede|
fed edA|B/c/dB AFE|F2D EDB,|DED D2E:|

Nine comments

Courtown Harbour

From the album “The Mulcahy Family.” They follow this jig with Charlie Lennon’s “Smiling Bride Jigs” (The Smiling Bride & The Handsome Young Maidens).

The Mulcahy Family is from West Limerick: Mick Mulcahy (accordion) and daughters Michelle (harp, concertina) and Louise (uilleann pipes, flute). This is one of the best traditional albums I’ve ever heard.

Courtown Harbour

I just received my own copy of the Mulcahy Family CD. The liner notes state that this tune was composed by fiddle player Jimmy McHugh who lives in Glasgow.

Nice tune but inaccurate 2nd last bar - should be |B/c/dB AFE|

Dr Dow

Do you mean the 3rd last bar?

David

Jimmy himself put this tune with two other jigs of his own composition. ‘Gahagan’s trip to Hawick’ named after John Gahagan of Glasgow & ‘Sean McCusker’s farewell’.

Re: Courtown Harbour

Written by Jimmy McHugh

Re: Courtown Harbour

Just wondering if anyone has contact with Jimmy’s son Benny in Glasgow. I’m trying to find out if the tune was originally titled as Courtown Harbour, which is in Wexford. There’s a story told that Jimmy composed it during the 1962 All Ireland fleadh which was held in Gorey and he was staying in nearby Courtown. On the other hand, I’ve heard the title is actually a mishearing by people of Port town Harbour, referring to Port Glasgow? Any thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated….

Re: Courtown Harbour

Hi John - you should be able to contact Benny through the “Jimmy McHugh Memorial Concert” website here :
http://www.jimmymchugh.co.uk/
If for any reason it doesn’t work, please let me know.
Regards, Kenny

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