The Girl Of The House

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on December 15th 2002 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 110 tunebooks.

Also known as Cailín An Tí Mhóir, Dennis Murphy's, The Girl From The Big House, The Girl In The Big House, The Girl Of The Big House, The Housekeeper, The Lisheen , The Little Girl In The Big House, McLaughlin's, McLoughlins, Robbie Hannan's, Robbie Hannon's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• All In Good Time by Patrick Street
• An Traidisiun Beo by Angelina Carberry
• Banish Misfortune by Malcolm Dalglish And Grey Larsen
• Becky Taylor by Becky Taylor
• Callan Bridge by Niall And Cillian Vallely
• Ceol Caithréimeach Na NGael by Na Dorsa
• Cold Blow And The Rainy Night by Planxty
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dance Of The Celts: A Narada Collection by Various Artists
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dansoozies by The Poozies
• Deireadh An Fh by Declan Masterson
• Der Tod War Da by Heiter Bis Folkig
• Different State by Paudie O'Connor
• Fianchetto by Queen's Gambit
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Golden Vanity by Modesty Forbids
• Good Friends-Good Music by Boys Of The Lough
• Highlander's Farevell by Alasdair Fraser With Natalie Haas
• Honk Toot Suite by Éamonn Coyne And Kris Drever
• Irish Times by Patrick Street
• Jig It In Style by Sean Keane
• Kilkenny Road by Kilkenny Road
• Musique Celtique by Rosheen
• Slow And Easy by John Weed And Stuart Mason
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Far Set by Michael Clarkson And Gerry Jones
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
• The Humours Of Lisheen by John And Julia Clifford
• The Next Turn by Trouble In The Kitchen
• The Piper Calls The Tune by Joe Finn
• The Rakish Paddy by Paddy Cronin
• The Road To Riley by Riley School Of Irish Music
• The Roseland Barndance by North Cregg
• The Well Tempered Bow by Liz And Yvonne Kane
• The Wynd You Know by Ronan Browne
• Time Of Change by The Boys In The Gap
• Up In The Air by Danu

X: 1
T: Girl Of The House, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:AG|FAD DFG|GA{c}A GEA|D{A}D{G}D AGE|FAD DAG|
~F3 ~G3|~A3 cde|dcA GEA|D{A}D{G}D D:|
|:FA|c2A AGF|FG{A}G {A}GFG|AdB cAG|AdA d2e|
fed cAG|EF{A}F GEA|dcA GEA|D{A}D{G}D D:|

The Girl of the House

Source: D

# Posted on December 15th 2002 by gian marco

A version from Liz and Yvonne Kane

Here's how the Kane Sisters play it on their cd, The Well Tempered Bow:

X: 1
T:Girl from the Big House, The
T:Cail

# Posted on February 19th 2004 by Will Harmon

Another slightly diferent version of this tune as played on Callan Bridge by Cillian Vallely and his brother. What a great tune this is.

T:Girl of The House
M:6/8
S:Cillian Vallely
R:Jig
K:G
AG||:F2 D DAG|F2F GEA| DED AGE| F2D DAG|!
F2F GFG| AGA cde |dcA GEA|1DED DAG:||2 DED DAB||!
c2 A AGF|G2G GFG|AdB cAG|Ad^c deg|!
fed cAG|EFA GEA|dcA GEA|1DED DAB:||2DED D3||

# Posted on June 22nd 2004 by Donough

Peter's tune

This is the tune Peter Heelan taught at the Saturday afternoon session of the San Francisco Piper's Club tionol, 2005. Great tune on the pipes. You can do a D crann on the DED triplet. No one knew the name of this tune till Justine's housemate came up with it a few days later.

# Posted on March 10th 2005 by I_Fel

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3886

# Posted on May 10th 2005 by ceolachan

It's funny how bits get thrown about, or 'borrowed', in this case BIG bits:

"Garrett Barry's"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/544

K: Gmaj
|: A |
DEF ~G3 | AGE c2 A | dcA d2 e | fed cAG |
~F3 GFG | AGE B/c/de | dcA GEA | DED D2 :|
|: A |
dcA d2 e | fed e/f/ge | dcA c2 d | efd ecA |
dAA d2 e | fed e/f/ge | dcA GEA | DED D2 A :|

& "Denis Murphy's"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1778

K: Dmaj
|: E |
F2 D DAF | GED D2 A, | DFA DGE | FDD D2 E |
~F3 ~G3 | ~A3 B/c/de | dcA GEA | DED D2 :|

# Posted on November 20th 2005 by ceolachan

Jerry O'Sullivan's version absolutely rocks.

# Posted on February 1st 2006 by wormdiet

I like the Donnach Gough (of Danu) version a lot myself it is on "Up in the Air". I like to play along with it on my favorite Whsitle my Sindt C becuase Donnach is playing it on a C set. Nothing like Whsitle and Pipes together. The Vallely brothers play a nice version also but it will never be the same as the Gough solo version.

# Posted on February 3rd 2006 by Why Bother?

McLoughlins/The Girl of the House

Another version by Dale Russ and Finn MacGinty on their Album "North Amerikay"....gotta love this tune.

# Posted on February 24th 2006 by Harry Jackson

The Girl of the Big House

According to the sleeve notes of Angelina Carberry's "An Traidisiun Beo," this jig appears on George Petrie's "Ancient Music of Ireland Volume 1," which was published in 1855. It seems old enough to be called "traditional."

# Posted on July 22nd 2008 by slainte