How very interesting, with the verses being changed around, and that extra last verse - always thought it odd the way it ended on a half-verse...

Also: the Harding broadside 306 http://bodley24.bodley.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/acwwweng/ballads/image.pl?ref=Harding+B+26(306)&id=10569.gif&seq=1&size=1 gives "Strandballymore", as opposed to "Stdadballymore" in broadside 307. Anyone got any thoughts/research on this?


Also: found this on Fiddler's Companion site:
MAID OF LISTOWEL, THE (An Aindear Ua Lios-Tuatail). Irish, Hornpipe. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 172. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1595, pg. 295.

X:1

T:Maid of Listowel, The

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Hornpipe

S:O'Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1595

Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion

K:D

B2 | AFEF E2 (FD) | EFAB d^cde | fedB AFEF | DFAF D2 (BA) |

AFEF E2 (FD) | EFAB d^cde | fedB AFDF | E2 EE E2 :|

|: BF | AFAB defe | dBAB d2 (de) | fedB AFEF | DEFG A2 (BF) |

AFEF E2 (FD) | EF (3AB^c dcde | fedB AFDF | E2 EE E2 :|

            

Anyone know if this is the FHR tune?