This is one of the 348 tunes transcribed from the playing of Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra and published in a book edited by Terry Moylan (ISBN 1 874675 42 2).

Terry says that Johnny would play this as a hornpipe, and usually paired it with Thadelos hornpipe for the final figure of The Polka Set (Sliabbh Luachra set).

Johnny, who sadly passed away in 2004, played for the set in Dan O'Connell's from c.1963 until shortly before his death. There is a recording of Johnny playing Thadelo's hornpipe for the final figure of the set in O'Connell's on the CD 'Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra' (CRCD01). Here he has is paired with Turkey in the Straw.

Thadelo Sullivan (Tim O'Sullivan) was a native of Annaghbeg,
Kilcummin. According to Johnny "He was a small farmer, a man who had five or six cows. He played the concert flute, tin whistle, a ten key accordian and a bit of the concertina."

He died in 1978 at the age of 74 years.

Rog

P.S. Can anyone tell me how Thadelo would have been pronounced?