The Mullingar Races
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Mullingar Races", in Gaelic "Coimleanga Muilleann No Garad" or "Rásaí an Mhuilinn<br> Chearr" is an Irish reel in D Major. The parts are played AB (O'Neill) or AABB<br> (Brody, O'Brien, O'Neill/Krassen).<br> Mullingar, a market town in County Westmeath, is some 50 miles from Dublin in an<br> agricultural area. The name Mullingar is derived from the Gaelic An Muilleann Cearr<br> and refers to the wry mill or the left-hand wise moving mill, a prominent feature in a<br> legend from the 7th century involving St. Colman of Lynn. The reel was popularized by<br> fiddlers Paddy Sweeney and Paddy Killoran, playing as a duet, who recorded the tune in<br> New York in 1931.<br> It was printed in Breathnach's CRÉ III (1985),<br> Brody's Fiddler's Fakebook (1983),<br> O'Brien's Jerry O'Brien's Accordion Instructor (1949),<br> O'Neill (Krassen) (1976),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907) and<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903).<br> It was recorded by Mick Conneely on Selkie (2001),<br> Frank Ferrel & Joe Derrane on Fiddledance (2004),<br> Brenden Mulvihill on The Flax in Bloom,<br> Kevin Burke on Open House (1992),<br> Proinsias O Maonaigh, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Paula Doohan, Liz Doherty on<br> Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal (1991),<br> Paddy Cronin on Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin (1977),<br> Paddy Killoran on Paddy Killoran's Back in Town (1977),<br> Shaskeen on Atlantic Breeze and Shaskeen Live,<br> Christy Moore on The Iron Behind the Velvet (1978),<br> John Nolan on Rake of Reels and<br> Paddy Killoran & Paddy Sweeney on Past Masters of Irish Music (2000).<br> <br>
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