Breathnach | Ceol Rince na hEireann | Volume 2

As a collection of Irish traditional dance music, Ceol Rince na hÉireann  is one of the most important of its kind. Breandán Breathnach (1912-1985), a scholar and collector of Irish music as well as an uilleann piper, was responsible for this formidable collection of tunes compiled since the 1960s, mainly from field recordings of traditional players. The classic collection, containing over 1,200 tunes, is an essential resource for any traditional player. Five volumes are available from Waltons.



Contents (Volume 2):

Paddy Taylor's 
Pléaraca Dhraighní (The Humours of Drinagh) 
Port Phádraig Uí Fhathaigh (Paddy Fahey's Jig) 
The Banks of the Shannon 
The Shoemaker's Fancy 
Úllaí Uí Ghiolláin (Gillan's Apples) 
Tiocfaidh tú Abhaile liom ((You will come Home with me) 
Port Antoine Uí Fhreaghaile (Anthony Frawley's Jig) 
Dónall na Gréine (Daniel of the Sun) 
Páidín Ó Raifertaigh (Paudeen or Paddy O'Rafferty) 
Páinneach na nUbh (The Basket of Eggs) 
An Maide Coill (The Hazel Stick) 
An Cailín Deas Donn (The Pretty Brown Girl) 
The Drover's Lads 
Sagart na mBuataisí (The Priest of the Boots) 
Port an Ghalláin (The Gullane Jig) 
An Bhean Níocháin Éireannach (The Irish Washerwoman) 
Ag Dul chuig na Rásaí (Off to the Races) 
The Butchers' March 
Gillan's Apples 
Sean-Tiobraid Árann (Old Tipperary) 
Rogha Pheait Uí Bheirn (Pat Beirne's Favourite) 
An Glas agus an Buí (The Orange and Green) 
An Chleith Buí (The Yellow Wattle) 
Máirseáil na mBúistéirí (The Butchers' March) 
Ríméad ar Chastáil (Happy to meet) 
An Bhláthach Mhuimhneach (The Munster Buttermilk) 
Ní Choiscfidh mé choíche den Deol í 
Bláthanna an Earraigh (The Flowers of Spring) 
An Féilire (The Calendar) 
Réice an Mhí-ádha (The Unfortunate Rake) 
An Port Ard (The High Jig) 
Fáilte roimh Ó Conaill go Baile Átha Cliath (O'Connell's Welcome to Dublin) 
An Chailleach is a Ceag ar a Gualainn (The Hag with her Keg on her Shoulder) 
An Mhuc ó Áth Eascrach (The Pig from Ahascragh) 
Port Thaidhgín an Asail (Tadeen the Donkey) 
Port Liam Uí Airt (Bill Harte's Jig) 
Cailín an Tí Mhóir (The Girl of the Big House) 
Na Caoirigh ar na Sléibhte (The Sheep on the Mountains) 
Éireann go Brách 
The Hag in the Churn 
Port Uí Laochdha (Leahy's Jig) 
Rí na bPíobairí (The King of the Pipers) 
Capaillín Langstern (Langstern Pony) 
Pléaraca an Rosa (The Humours of Ross) (Tom Billy's Jig)
Bímid ag Ól (Let us be Drinking) 
Port na Cordaile (The Cordal Jig) 
An Cliabh Móna (The Basket of Turf) 
Na Géabha sa bPortach (The Geese in the Bog) 
Cnocán an Teampaill (The Church Hill) 
Paddy Taylor's 
Port Taim Uí Chonchúir (Tom Connor's Jig) 
Búcla Glúine an Híleantóra (The Highlander's Kneebuckle) 
Mickey Callaghan's 
Tom Billy's 
Fáilte roimh Ó Conaill sa bParlaimint (O'Connell's Welcome to Parliament) 
An Chearc ar fad is an tAnraith (The whole Chicken in the Soup) 
Port Uí Chuinn (Quinn's Jig) 
An Bóthar ó thuaidh go dtí Árainn (The south Road to Aran) 
Port Sheáin Pléamonn (John Fleming's Jig) 
The Old Favourite 
Tá an Coileach ag Fógairt an Lae (The cock is announcing the day) 
Slide Neilí Ní Mhathúna (Nellie Mahony's Slide) 
Mickey O'Callaghan 
Suas an Staighre Leat (Trip it upstairs) 
Up and About in the Morning 
An Mionnán: (The Kid) 
The Cullen Slide 
I'd Rather Be Married Than Left 
Tom Moran's Fancy 
Lean go Ceatharlach síos mé (Follow me down to Carlow) 
Denis Murphy's Slide 
Dan O'Keeffe's 
Dan Patsy's Slide 
An Chailleach sa Tornóig (The Old Hag in the Kiln) 
Mick Duggan's Slide 
Get Up, Old Woman, and Shake Yourself 
Mall Rua: (Red-haired Moll) 
Cailín na Gruaige Buí (The Girl with the Yellow Hair) 
Tá na Caimbéalaigh ag Teacht (The Campbells are coming 
Tuige gan Grá a'm do Mháire? (Why didn't I love Máire) 
An Bóthar Mór go Baile Átha Cliath 
An Seanduine Coileáilte: (The Silly Old Man) 
An Seanslipéirín Donn (The Old Brown Slipper) 
Pléaraca an Fuisce (The Humours of Whiskey) 
Gliogar an Mheadair ( Gurgling of the Churn) 
An Muilleoir faoi Dheannach (The Dusty Miller) 
Tipperary Hills or Andrew Carr 
An Mionnán ar an Sliabh (The Kid on the Mountain) 
Súgradh Aibhistín (Gusty's Frolics) 
The Highway to Kilkenny 
Súgradh na hOíche Aréir (Last Night's Fun) 
Seán McGovern's Polka 
The Scartaglen Polka 
An Gabhairín Buí (the little yellow goat) 
Bidí Mháirtín (Biddy Martin) 
Captain Byng 
Willie Reidy's 
An Cnota Bán (The White Cockade) 
An Bhó Chiarraíoch (The Kerry Cow) 
Polka Mhuiris Uí Mhaonghaile (Maurice Manley's Polka) 
Cath Eachroma (The Battle of Aughrim) 
The Top of Maol 
Ag Dul amach ar an Leac Oighir dom (As I Went Out Upon the Ice) 
Briseadh na Bóinne (The Boyne Water) 
Art O'Keeffe's Polka  
Ríl an Mháistir Rince (The Dancing Master's Reel) 
Dan Sweeney's 
Jer an Rigéara (Jer the Rigger) 
The Glen Cottage 
Ríl Uí Cheallacháin (O'Callaghan's Reel) 
Buachaillí Mhálanna (The Boys of Malin) 
An Seanchrann Darach (The Old Oak Tree) 
Maighdean Mhara an Mhullaigh Mhóir (The Maid of Mullaghmore) 
Miss Gunning's Delight 
Búcla Glúine an Híleantóra (The Highlander's Kneebuckle) 
Táim gan Airgead (I have no money) 
Ríl an Chláir (The Clare Reel) 
Ríl Thomáis Uí Chomhain (Tommy Coen's Reel) 
Ag Teacht Abhaile ón bPortach (Coming Home from the Bog) 
Martin Wynne's  
Iníon Langfort (Miss Langford) 
Ríl na Fóisce (The Ewe Reel) 
Slán an Mhairnéalaigh (The Sailor's Farewell) 
An Gliomach (The Lobster) 
Cros an Lománaigh (Lománach Cross) 
Leoithne an Fhraoigh (The Heather Breeze) 
A Thaidhg, a Rún ((Tadhg, darling) 
An Ugly Customer 
Aprún an Tincéara (The Tinker's Apron) 
Teampall an Ghleanntáin (Templeglantine Reel) 
Gleann Eoghain: (Eoghan's Glen) 
Ríl Mhic Chualraic (McGoldrick's Reel) 
Búcla Glúine an Híleantóra (The Hielanman's Kneebuckle) 
Ríl an Mháistir Mhic Annraoi (Master Henry's Reel) 
Gearrchailiú Achadh Conaire (The Achonry Lasses) 
Ríl Taimín (Tameen's Reel) 
Bí ag Treabhadh leat (Speed the Plough) 
Sheehan's Reel 
La Cosa Mulligan 
Buachaillí an Locha (The Boys of the Lake) 
An Samhradh in Éirinn (Summer in Ireland) 
Tommy Peoples' or Mooney's Reel 
Drummond Lasses 
Ríl an Chabháin (The Cavan Reel) 
Sráid Pheadair (Peter Street) 
An Gearrchaile sa Luachair (The Maid in the Rushes) 
Ríl Uí Chuinn (Quinn's Reel) 
Iníon Uí Dhroighneáin (Miss Thornton's) 
Na Portaigh Chreathacha (The Moving Bogs) 
Ag Fanacht leat atá mé (I'm Waiting For You) 
Bainis an Phíobaire (The Piper's Wedding) 
Na Geataí Glasuaine (The Green Gates) 
I bhFoisceacht Míle do Bhaile Átha Cliath (Within a Mile of Dublin) 
An Chruib Péirsí (The Crib of Perches) 
Eddie Kelly's 
An Pinsín Snaoisín (The Pinch of Snuff) 
Mil na Maidí (Crushing the Twigs) 
Ríl an Lasctha (The Flogging Reel) 
Luighseach Chaimbéal (Lucy Campbell) 
Father Ahearn' 
Free and Easy 
Iníon Mhic Eoin (Miss Johnston) 
Gearrchaile na Samhaircíní (The Primrose Lass) 
Thuas Staighre i bPuball (Upstairs in a Tent) 
The Mint in the Corn 
Ríl an Lisín (The Lisheen Reel) 
An Crann Darach (The Oak Tree) 
Ríl Eanach Mhic Coilín (The Annamaculeen Reel) 
Péarla na gCluainte (The Pride of Cloontia) 
Na Bruacha Caonaigh (The Mossy Banks) 
The Shores 
Rogha Uí Fhloinn (O'Flynn's Fancy) 
Bean a' Tí ar Lár 
Ríl Dicí Scarlóg (Dicky Sherlock's Reel) 
Fiannóglaigh na nGeailtí (The Galtee Rangers) 
Travers's Reel 
Ríl Uí Mhurchú (Murphy's Reel) 
Póca an Phíléara (The Peeler's Pocket) 
Fiagaí an Mhada Rua (The Foxhunter's) 
Trasna an Mhóinteáin go Peige (Over the Moor to Peggy) 
Jackson's Reel 
Ag Ionfairt sa tSeagal (Rolling on the Ryegrass) 
Salamanca 
The Concertina Reel 
Práiscín an Mhásúin (The Mason's Apron) 
Maude Millar 
An Tiarna Gordon (Lord Gordon) 
Éirí na Gréine (The Rising Sun) 
Ríl Loch Garman (The Wexford Reel) 
Na Bruacha Caonaigh (The Mossy banks) 
Turas Uí Chonaill go dtí an Pharlaimint (O'Connell's Trip to Parliament) 
Eddie Moloney's 
Ríl Liam (Liam's Ree) 
The Crosses of Annagh 
An Seanghandal Liath (The Old Grey Gander) 
Tuttle's Reel 
Ríl Jeaic Mhic Ghiolla Phádraig (Jackie Fitzpatrick's Reel) 
The Crosses of Annagh 
Na Coinnle Corra (The Bluebells) 
An tAighneas ag an gCrosbhóthar (The Dispute at the Crossroads) 
An Corda Snaidhmthe (The Knotted Cord) 
The Shepherd's Daughter 
Slán Uí Chonaillle Baile Átha Cliath (O'Connell's Farewell to Dublin) 
Dhá Éan ar an gCrann (Two Birds in the Tree) 
Ainnir Tí an Gheata (The Gatehouse Maid) 
Garráin Ghlasa na hÉireann (The Green Groves of Erin) 
Rogha Iníon Uí Cheallaigh (Miss Kelly's Favourite) 
Cnoc an Arbhar (The Cornhill) 
Lady Doll Sinclair 
The Gravel Walks 
Maura Connolly's 
Aoibhneas na Máthar (Mother's Delight) 
Paddy Taylor's 
Major Harrison's Fedora 
Maide Draighin an Éireannaigh (The Irishman's Blackthorn) 
Rip the Calico 
The Green Fields of Glentown 
An Gasúr a thug Leadradh dá Athair (The Gossan that Beat His Father) 
Boic Óráin Mhóir (The Bucks of Oranmore) 
Na Fiairí Feá (The Merry Harriers) 
An Colúr ar an nGeata (The Pigeon on the Gate) 
Cú Uí Mhurchú (Murphy's Greyhound) 
Ag Bogadh linn go Measúil (Moving in Decency) 
Cnoc na bPoll (The Knocknabowl Reel) 
Bláthanna an Chnoic Rua (The Flowers of Redhill) 
An Buachaillín Fionn (The Fairhaired Boy) 
Matt Peoples's  
Arda Berkshire (The Berkshire Heights) 
Dillon Brown 
Is Trua gan Peata 'n Mhaoir agam (A Pity I Don't Have the Shepherd's Pet) 
Éirí na Gréine (The Rising Sun) 
Fáilte Shinéad roimh Chathal (Jenny's Welcome to Charlie) 
An Tor Spionán (The Gooseberry Bush) 
Ríl Scairteach an Ghlinne (The Scartaglen Reel) 
Naoi nArda na Rógaireachta (The Nine Points of Roguery) 
Garrán an Choláiste (The College Groves) 
Bearnaigh an Bairille (Tap the Barrell) 
Gabhar an Dubhánaigh (Devanney's Goat) 
An Deontánach (The Volunteer) 
Mary McMahon 
Ríl an Dúna (The Doon Reel) 
I Meiriceá atá mo Ghrása (My Love is in America) 
Péarla an Achaidh Mhóir (Pride of Ahamore) 
Ríl Mhic Mhathúna (McMahon's Reel) 
Stróic an Ceaileacó (Tear the Calico) 
The Concertina Reel 
Ríl Uí Ghormáin (Gorman's Reel 
An tSeanbhróigín Bhog (The old Slipper shoe) 
An Cupán Tae (The cup of tea) 
Farewell to Leitrim 
Teampall an Ghleanntáin (The Templeglantine Reel) 
Laethanta Spraoi na Cásca (The Sporting Days of Easter) 
An Bealach ar fad go Gaillimh (All the Ways to Galway) 
An Charraigín Rua (The Little Red Rock) 
Ceangail na Ribíní (Tie the Ribbons) 
Ríl Stafort (Stafford's Reel) 
Tie the Ribbons 
An Gabhrán 
Miss Ramsay 
Octhar Deirfiúr is Daichead (Eight and Forty Sisters) 
Considine's Grove 
Craith na Cleití (Toss the Feathers) 
The Youngest Daughter 
Cluiche an Ghrá (The Game of Love) 
Ríl an Chárthaigh (Carty's Reel) 
The Piper's Son or Humours of Ballinacarrig 
Bothán Thaobh an Ghleanna (The Glenside Cottage) 
Seán is Sinéad (Jack and Jill) 
Rogha Chill Dara (The Kildare Fancy) 
Cornphíopa Mhic Dhiarmada (McDermott's Hornpipe) 
The Clar Hornpipe 
Cornphíopa Uí Dhonnchaidh (Dunphy's Hornpipe) 
Daichead is Dathúil (Fair and Forty) 
Cornphíopa Uí Chróinín (Cronin's Hornpipe) 
Cornphíopa Thomáis Uí Chonchúir (Tom Connor's Hornpipe) 
Cornphíopa Mhic Ghearailt (Fitzgerald's Hornpipe) 
Cornphíopa Mhic Ghiolla Easbaig (Gillespie's Hornpipe) 
The Cuckoo Hornpipe or The Dublin Hornpipe 
Cornphíopa Uí Cheallacháin (O'Callaghan's Hornpipe) 
Cornphíopa Mhic Labhráis (Lawson's Hornpipe) 
Pléaraca Thuaim Gréine (The Humours of Tuamgraney) 
Cornphíopa Uí Eachaigh (Hawke's Hornpipe) 
Cornphíopa an Bhreathnaigh (Walsh's Hornpipe) 
Duke's Retreat 
Cornphíopa an Dreoilín (The Wren's Hornpipe) 
Magh Luirg (The Plains of Boyle)