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History

Taken down about 1850 from John Hickey of Ballyorgan Co. Limerick

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X:6497
T:The Ball at the Hop
O:england
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:jig
H:Taken down about 1850 from John Hickey of Ballyorgan Co. Limerick
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
DGG DGG|A>BA/G/ =F3|DGG DGG|A>BA/G/ FDC|
DGG DGG|A>BA/G/ =F2 G|Add cAG|AGG G3||
dcB cBA|BAG AFD|DDD =F3|DDD =FDC|
DGG DGG|A>BA/G/ =F2 G|Add cAG|AGG G3||

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