Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on December 30th 2001 by Josh Kane.
This tune has been added to 314 tunebooks.
Also known as Belles Of Tipperary, Connacht Lasses, The Green Fields To America, Miss Monaghan's, Miss Monaghans, Miss Monahan's, The New Policemen, Shannon Shores, Stormy Weather.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Miss Monaghan
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
|: D2ED FAAd | B2BA FABc | d2dB ABde | fede fee2 |
{E}D2ED FAAd | ~B3A FABc | d2dB ABdB | (3AGF EG FDD2 :|
|: faab afdf | gefd edBc | ~d3B ABde | fede fee2 |
faab afdf | g2fd edBc | d2dB ABdB | AFEG FDD2 :|
Matt Molloy plays this tune extremely fast. It sounds almost as if there are two flutes playing at the same time. That can be heard on "Music at Matt Molloys"
# Posted on February 20th 2003 by Paddy
Matt Molloy plays everything extremely fast...
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# Posted on May 16th 2003 by pchaffee
Huh. Someone calls this the Belles of Tipperary/The New Policeman? Wierd...
# Posted on July 7th 2004 by Zina Lee
Not only this tune but many others have been given obviously mistaken names. How can we deal with the problem?
# Posted on July 7th 2004 by slainte
Well, I think that's one for Jeremy, and he's in Miltown at the moment...
# Posted on July 7th 2004 by Zina Lee
A lovely tune this one. I'm learning this right now actually to complete the set Silver Spear/Father Kelly's/Miss Monaghan. Theres no long rests or breaks in it so you've to be alert all the time but its very repetitive so that helps.
# Posted on October 22nd 2005 by 52Paddy
I recently noticed a similarity between this reel and the Carraroe Jig: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/771 It's probably only accidental though.
# Posted on November 2nd 2006 by slainte
definitely goes well with the Silver Spear - i go straight off the end of MM to the beginning of SS.
--DtM
# Posted on January 28th 2007 by Dan the Man
I Believe that Miss Monaghan isn't the correct name.
Seamus Ennis played it for his wife who was from Monaghan and She liked it so he called it Miss Monaghan.
People from on knew it as this.
This is one of the Big Seanòs Dancing Tunes.
# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by willv
Then how do you explain the fact that "Miss Monaghan" is in "O'Neill's 1001 Gems" - published in 1907, and Seamus Ennis was born in 1912 ?
Also , what's a "Big Seanos Dancing Tune ? - not a term I've come across before, although I am familiar with "Sean Nos" singing.
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by Kenny
Sorry kenny I only heard that.
As for Seanòs Dancing tune here in Ireland the tunes most comonley played for seanòs dancing are e'g Miss Monaghan,Miss McLeods, Sally Gardens,The Foxhunter's(Reel).
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by willv
To see Seanòs Dancing Click on webtv ,then ceol and at the bottom of the page click on the dancing tab
http://www.tg4.ie/webt/webt.htm
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by willv
sorry its called Steip Damhsa Ón Oireachtas 2006
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by willv
I know about "sean-nos" dancing too, dinn2, but have never associated it with any particular tunes - these guys will dance to anything , in my experience ! Thanks for your reply and the link. Good luck with the box-playing. That's a good teacher you've got.
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by Kenny
The same too you.
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by willv