The Greencastle Hornpipe
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Greencastle Hornpipe", in Gaelic "Crannciuil Caislean-Glais/Glas", also known as<br> "Limerick Hornpipe", "McPartland's Style" or "Spring Garden Hornpipe" is an Irish hornpipe<br> in G Major (Allan, O'Neill) or D Major (Roche, Lamancusa) and AB (Moylan), AA'B (Moylan) or<br> AABB (Allan, O'Neill, Roche, Lamancusa).<br> The hornpipe is contained in the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of<br> County Cork cleric and uileann piper Canon James Goodman as an untitled tune.<br> Reg Hall (1998) says the tune has had enough currency in Northumberland to be considered local.<br> County Leitrim flute player John McKenna recorded the tune in New York in 1925 under the title<br> "McPartland's Style" (honoring a renowned step-dancer). The first strain of "Greencastle" is<br> somewhat of a 'floater' and versions can also be found in "Hanley's Hornpipe" and<br> "The Mountain Hornpipe".<br> Francis O'Neill learned the tune from a young Limerick man named James Moore in Chicago during<br> the winter of 1875. Moore, a flute player without an instrument, lived in a cold<br> boarding-house across the street from O'Neill and often availed himself of O'Neill's<br> hospitality, ensconcing himself on a "cozy seat on the woodbox back of our kitchen stove"<br> while borrowing O'Neill's flute to play on. Moore, complained a frustrated O'Neill, often did<br> not remember the names of the tunes he played ("a very common failing"). O'Neill lost track<br> of him when he moved to New York in the spring.<br> It was printed in McDermott's Allan's Irish Fiddler (c. 1920's),<br> Moylan's Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra (1994),<br> Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021),<br> O'Neill's O'Neill's Irish Music (1915),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907),<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903),<br> Krassen's O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1976) and<br> Roche's Collection of Irish Traditional Music, vol. 2 (1912).<br> It was recorded by Will Atkinson (et al) on Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of<br> England (1998).<br>
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