The Munster

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 14th 2001 by Jdharv.

This tune has been added to 69 tunebooks.

Also known as The Best In The Bag, The Happy Mistake, Jackson's Mistake, Jim O'Connor's, John Blessing's Delight, The King Of Jigs, The King's , Miss Monroe's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Moment Of Madness by Brendan Begley And Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• Aislinn (A Vision) by The Celtic Jazz Collective
• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• Collection Of Jigs And Reels by Shaskeen
• Denis Doody Plays Kerry Music by Denis Doody
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• Farewell To Ireland by Patrick Mangan
• He Didn't Dance by Cucanandy
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• Irish Dances by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Flute Solos And Band Music From Kerry And Tipperary by Billy Clifford
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• No Matter How Cold And Wet You Are by Craobh Rua
• Northern Lights by Kevin And Seamus Glackin
• Piano + by Geraldine Cotter
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II by Various Artists
• The Fiddle, The Voice by Nancy Conescu And Gerry Harrington
• The Keegan's Tunes (Disc One) by Josephine Keegan
• The Luck Penny by Seamus Bugler
• The Maple Leaf by Jimmy Noonan, Chris McGrath
• The Reel MacKenzie by Kenny MacKenzie
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• The Star Above The Garter by Denis Murphy And Julia Clifford
• The Whirlwind by Paddy Glackin And Robbie Hannan
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Fiddle by Tommy Peoples
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2 by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Munster, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
D|:~G3 AGA|~B3 gdB|GAB cBA|
BGE EDE|~G3 AGA|~B3 gdB|
cBA (3BcdB|1 AGG G2D:|2 AGG G2f
|:gfg efg|eag edB|gfg efg|
afd d2f|gfe agf|gfe fdB|
cBA (3BcdB|1 AGG G2f:|2 AGG G3||

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A really nice, classic Sliabh Luachra jig. Denis Murphy plays |G3 AGA|Bde gdB| and Caoimhin o'Raghallaigh and Breanndan Begley played it |G2G AGA|dgf gdB| in concert at Boston College; the setting presented, with the long B, is from Paddy Cronin's playing (he played it crosstuned, up a set). Also good an octave low.

--DtM

# Posted on February 4th 2008 by Dan the Man

Munster Jig

Played here by Micheal O'Briain, Kevin Glackin and Paul McGratten, it's the second tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VgdnddtazA

# Posted on September 28th 2009 by bogman

Appears in the Gunn Book of Fermanagh (1865) as Jackson's Mistake

# Posted on November 12th 2009 by The Archivist

Additional titles

Also known in older sources as 'The Happy Mistake'. Similar tunes appear in O'Neill as 'The Best in the Bag' and 'Miss Monroe's'. Appears in Bulmer and Sharpley as 'The King's Jig', AKA 'The King of Jigs', or (in Irish) Rí na bPort.

# Posted on May 11th 2011 by rwwt

Version

As played by Micheal O'Briain, Kevin Glackin and Paul McGratten :
~G3 AGA|~B2g gdB|GAB cBA|BGE EDE|~G3 AGA|Bdg gdB|cBA B/c/dB|1 AGF GBA:|2 AGF GBd||
|:gfg efg|eag fed|gfg efg|afd def|gfe agf|gfe fdB|cBA B/c/dB|1 AGF GBd:|2 AGF GBA||

# Posted on May 23rd 2012 by pivert