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The Murroe

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 13th 2003 by Northcregg.

This tune has been added to 52 tunebooks.

Also known as East Limerick, The Leitrim , Murroe, Peg Ryan's, Peggy Ryan's Fancy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Murroe, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
Bd G>A|Bd GB|A2 FA|GF ED|Bd G>A|Bd GB|A2 FA|AG G>A:|
|:Bd ef|g2 ga|f/e/d ef|ed BA|Bd ef|g2 ga|f/e/d ef|e2 ed:|

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The Murroe sheetmusic
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The Murroe Polka

The Kerry polka is often incorrectly called Peg Ryans, this one is the real Peg Ryans, but is also called The Murroe Polka.
Murroe is a picturesque country wooded area east of Limerick City better known prabably as being the location of Glenstal Abbey.

# Posted on March 13th 2003 by Northcregg

There is no 'correct' or 'incorrect' in these realms. A number of tunes have been ascribed to Peg Ryan and in the absence of a name, she not always having one, sometimes folks just took the easy route. Now, hopefully that won't turn into a chicken or the egg discussion... They tend to arrive us as 'gan ainms' first, or in most cases... There are those nut cases who start with a title first - in search of a tune... Each to his own point of inspiration...

# Posted on May 13th 2005 by ceolachan

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