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The Creel Of Turf
Found in Reavycom.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
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The background information for the tune is:
X: 77 T:The Creel Of Turf R:reel C:Ed Reavy M:2/2 L:1/8 Z:Joe Reavy N:Ed got the "strains" of this tune N:many years ago from Jimmy McElroy, N:a County Monaghan flute player. The title N:comes from Synge's verse N:about Patch Shaneen and Maurya N:Prendergast. Shaneen grieves N:the passing of Maurya, his wife, N:who travelled the roads with N:him "west in Carnareagh"- N:"She'd pick her bag of carrageen N:Or perries through the surf, N:Or loan an ass of Foxy Jim N:To fetch her creel of turf." N:The poor couple had little, but they loved N:much. The poem and tune make a N:good match for anyone seeking N:a glimpse of the old Ireland. K:D
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