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SAINT RUTH'S BUSH (reel)
Found in s-tunes.txt
from the Bill Black abc collection

%%% X:38243 T:SAINT RUTH'S BUSH (reel) Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB Q:1/4=180 L:1/8 M:4/4 R:reel K:Ador Bd|eAAB c2 BA|GEED EDB,G,|AGAB cBcd|eaag egdg| eAAB c2 BA|GEED EDB,G,|A2 AB cdeg|dBGB A2:| Bd|eaag abag|eaag bgag|eggf g2 fg|eg g2 edBd| eaag abag|eaag bgag|edef gage|dBGB A2:| % %For those who are as curious as I was to discover where this %tune name originates, a little Irish History 101: %The Marquis de St.Ruth was a French general who participated in %the unsuccessful attempt to force the British out of Western %Ireland in the late 17th Century. He was killed in July 1691 at %the Battle of Aughrim and is buried in Loughrea, Co. Galway. %I'm not sure what "bush" refers to but I'm guessing it was a %landmark on the battlefield somewhere.
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