"The Kerry Dance", also known as"St. Patrick's Day (in
the Morning)," "Barbary Bell," "Old Woman Tossed Up" is
an Irish Long Dance (in 6/8 time) in the key of A
Major. A 'long dance' is an Irish country dance.
According to Fuld (1971), "The Kerry Dance" was
composed as a song, published in 1879 and usually
attributed to James L. Molloy (b. County Offaly,
Ireland, 1837-1909). The opening eight bars are
virtually identical to "The Cuckoo," written and
composed by Miss Margaret Casson and published...(+)
"The Kerry Dance", also known as"St. Patrick's Day (in
the Morning)," "Barbary Bell," "Old Woman Tossed Up" is
an Irish Long Dance (in 6/8 time) in the key of A
Major. A 'long dance' is an Irish country dance.
According to Fuld (1971), "The Kerry Dance" was
composed as a song, published in 1879 and usually
attributed to James L. Molloy (b. County Offaly,
Ireland, 1837-1909). The opening eight bars are
virtually identical to "The Cuckoo," written and
composed by Miss Margaret Casson and published in
London about 1790; Molloy added the music of the middle
part and new words. The melody was cited as having
commonly been played for country dances in Orange
County, New York in the 1930's (Lettie Osborn, New York
Folklore Quarterly).
Source: TuneArch
(https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Kerry_Dance_(The)
).
Although originally written for Traditional Irish
instruments, I created this Interpretation of "The
Kerry Dance" for Flute, Oboe & Celtic or Concert
(Pedal) Harp.