The Hag With The Money

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on November 3rd 2001 by Joerg Froese.

This tune has been added to 276 tunebooks.

Also known as ’Sí Do Mhaimeo í, Caileach An Airgid, Cailleach An Airgead, Cailleach An Airgid, Cailleach An Airgid (Hag With The Money), Hag With The Money, Sí Do Mhamó í.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Ace And Deuce by Ace And Deuce
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind by Various Artists
• An Nora Bheag by Sean Hernon
• Beal A' Mhurlaigh by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Boil The Breakfast Early by The Chieftains
• Bright Early Mornings by Mary Staunton
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Capel Street by James Kelly
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Gaelic Roots by Various Artists
• House To House by Randal Bays And Roger Landes
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Pipe Music by Finbar Furey
• Irlande by Frankie Gavin, Arty Mc Glynn And Aidan Coffey
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1 by Various Artists
• Live At Jackson's Lane by Dave Swarbrick
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Music From Co.Leitrim by Packie Duignan And Seamus Horan
• Musical Delights From Ireland by Comhaltas Tour Group 1998
• Part II: Fire In Our Hearts by Na Connerys
• Please To See The King by Steeleye Span
• Selkie by Mick Conneely
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Smiddyburn by Dave Swarbrick
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• The Best Of The Chieftains by The Chieftains
• The Boy In The Gap by Paddy Taylor
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Killaville Sessions by Ceoltoiri Coleman
• The Lark In The Morning by Steeleye Span
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Pipers' Gathering 2005 by Various Artists
• The Pipes Are Calling by Peter And Noel Carberry
• The Professor by James Morrison
• The Road From Ballinakill by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Swallow by The Boys In The Gap
• The Tempest by Robbie Hannan
• Throw Away The Keys by Brian Mac Aodha
• Tickled Pink by Savourna Stevenson
• Traditional Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast) by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Tin Whistle by Laurence Nugent
• Traditional Music From East Clare by Mary MacNamara
• Within A Mile O' Jamestown by Mick Mulvey

X: 1
T: Hag With The Money, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:Adc A3 | AGE G3 | Adc A3 | GEA GED |
Adc A3 | AGE G3 | AGE cde | dcA GED:||
K:DMaj
|:ABc dcd | fed efe | ABc dcd |eag edc |
ABc dcd | fed efg | age cde | dcA GED :||

As published in a book called "Irish Traditional Music, Session Tunes" by Anthony Sullivan.
There is another version of it in O´Neill´s. The main difference - as I see it - is that in O´Neill´s some of the c sharps in the 2nd part are natural (or the other way round: he sticks to Dmix and sharpens two or three of the c´s).
Since Sully´s book is the more recent (between 1980 and 90 I think) I am giving his version assuming that this might be closer to the way it´s actually played today.
I´ve played both because at first I couldn´t decide which version to post and decided I like this one better - though don´t ask me why...

# Posted on November 3rd 2001 by Joerg Froese

Sean Nos Words w/ translation

Sí mo Mhamó í, sí mo Mhamó í,
Sí mo Mhamó í, cailleach an airgid.
Sí mo Mhamó í, as baile Iorrais Mhóir í
Is chuirfeadh sí cóistí ar bhóithre Chois Fhairrge.

[Literally: She's my granny, she's my granny,
She's my granny, the hag with the money.
She's my granny, from the town of Iorras Mór
And she'd put coaches on the roads of Cois Fhairrge.]

# Posted on April 12th 2002 by Brad Maloney

Sean Nos?

I always heard it with accompaniment. Interesting.
And there's also there's three verses, as well as the chorus yu posted.

# Posted on February 6th 2003 by Pádraig

Go to:

http://www.geocities.com/celticlyricscorner/altan/harveststorm.htm

for the lyrics + translation

# Posted on September 30th 2006 by birlibirdie

Kevin Conneff sings to this melody on The Chieftains' "Boil the Breakfast Early."

# Posted on September 30th 2006 by slainte

caoimhin o'raghallaigh claims that Sport is a three-part version of this tune. decide for yourself:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/870

--DtM

# Posted on January 28th 2007 by Dan the Man

After hearing this song on an Altan CD, my 5-year-old likes to sing

- sheet of one boy, sheet of one boy, sheet of one boy , goin' to Connecticut.

# Posted on July 23rd 2007 by Kheelch

Padraig O'Keefe

Just heard an interview (archived) on RTE, where Padraig O'Keefe was stated as writing a tune with the name "Hag with the Money".

# Posted on February 3rd 2009 by snorre

The lovely Aoife Murray sings a version of this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB2g7YeoFCY

# Posted on June 22nd 2009 by awildman2384