The Flags Of Dublin

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 19th 2004 by Paddy.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Flags Of Dublin.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 6 Of One, 5 Of The Other by An Tua
• Across The Waves by Cherish The Ladies
• An Phíb by Dicky Deegan
• McGlynn's Fancy by Arty McGlynn
• Piper's Choice Volume 1 by Various Artists
• Shady Woods by Tommy Martin
• The Dusty Miller by Conor, Gay And Seán McKeon
• The Flags Of Dublin by Paddy Glackin, Mick O'Brien And Mick Gavin
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• The Tap Room Trio by Tap Room Trio
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• Trip To Fanore by Eugene Lambe

X: 1
T: Flags Of Dublin, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
e|(3ABA cA eAcA|~A3 g faec|(3ABA cA eAcA|faec dcBe|
(3ABA cA eAcA|ceag a2 ce|afge f2 ec|faec dcbe|
~a3 e fecd|e~A3 eAce|~a3 e fece|faec dcbe|
~a3 e fecd|~e3 c e2 fg|afge f2 ec|faec de B2|

This is a modified highland pipe setting. The original ornaments have been changed from the piping ones to something more universal. It seems to be something of a rare tune. I have only heard it played once live, and there do not seem to be many recordings of it. I think it suffers from repetition, but it sounds nice on the pipes.

# Posted on February 19th 2004 by Paddy

Flags ?

Where did this come from, Paddy ? The reel I know as "The Flags Of Dublin" has been recorded by by Mick O'Brien, Arty McGlynn and Harry Bradley, and probably a few others, but this is nothing like it. Just curious.

# Posted on March 3rd 2004 by Kenny

The source is "Traditional Irish Music for the Bagpipe," by Dave Rickard. As i mentioned before, it is a setting for the highland pipes and so might have been changed to suit the range. I'd be interested to see the other version, as it perhaps more widely known.

# Posted on March 7th 2004 by Paddy

My Version

X: 1
T: Flags of Dublin, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|:dB | A2 FA BddB | A2 FA BEEB | A2 FA Bddg | fdBc d2 dB |
AD (3FGA BddB | AD (3FGA BEEB | A2 FA Bddg | fdBc d2 (3ABc :||
|:dddg fAdf | eAce dcBA | dddg fAdf | eAce d2 (3ABc |
dddg fAdf | eAce dcBA | GB B2 Bcdg | fdBc d3B :||

This is what I believe to be a reasonably standard version of this tune.

# Posted on April 13th 2007 by JACKB