The Hag with the Money
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Hag with the Money", in Gaelic "Cailleach an Airgid", also known as "Do You Think She'll Marry?",<br> "I was born for sport", "My Brother Tom" or "The Wealthy Widow" is an Irish, Air and Double Jig in<br> A Dorian/G Major {'A' part} & D Major/A Dorian {'B' part} (O'Neill), D Major/A Dorian/Mixolydian<br> (Breathnach, Miller, Moylan) or D Mixolydian ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) {Harker/Rafferty, Taylor,<br> Tubridy}. Thge parts are played AABB (most versions) or AABB' (Moylan).<br> The title comes from a song set to the tune, popular especially among Connemara singers.<br> Petrie's Complete Collection (1905) prints the tune under the title "I was born for sport" noted<br> down from the piper Patrick Coneelly in the year 1845.<br> It was printed in<br> Breathnach's CRÉ 1 (1963),<br> Harker's 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty (2005),<br> Jordan's Whistle and Sing! (1975),<br> McNulty's Dance Music of Ireland (1965),<br> Miller's Fiddler's Throne (2004),<br> Moylan's Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra (1994),<br> Krassen's O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1976),<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907),<br> Taylor's Music for the Sets: Blue Book (1995),<br> Tubridy's Irish Traditional Music, vol. 2 (1999).<br> It was recorded by<br> Mick Conneely on Selkie (2001),<br> The Chieftains on The Best of the Chieftains (1992),<br> Paddy Cronin (195?),<br> Eddie Meehan & John McKenna (1937),<br> Mike & Mary Rafferty on The Road from Ballinakill (2001) and<br> Paddy Cronin on The House in the Glen (1971).<br>
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