Shearing the Sheep

X:339
T:Shearing the Sheep
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:song air
H:The following 8 airs (to "The Cows are a-milking, #346"), I received, in
H:1884 and 1887, from Mr. John Healy, Teacher of Smithstown National School
H:near Castlcomer Co. Kilkenny.  He was then over 70 years of age, and had
H:learned these tunes in early life.
A:Kilkenny
O:Irish
M:3/4
K:F
L:1/4
A/G/|FDD|FGA|cAG|F2 F|F2 G|
Acc|def|edc|d2 c|c2 A/G/|
Acc|def|edc|cde|f2 d|
cAF|FGA|cAG|F2 F|F2||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/AllanGarvin/All/0198
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/LesterBailey/melnets_big_abc_file/11839
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/OTIS_Irish_Session/melnets_big_abc_file/11839
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/home.quicknet.nl/ireland/1122
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/melnets_big_abc_file/11839

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