Kathleen Hehir's Jig

This tune is an amalgam of parts apparently collated by the Irish band De Danaan.

Paul Burgess posted the following information to the Tradtunes discussion group on June 22nd 2010. It is taken from the sleeve notes of Ben Lennon's CD 'Natural Bridge'.

This tune is in print in a two-part version in Roche's collection under the title "Rural Felicity". The four-part version played here is a mosaic put together by Jackie Small in 1974 for "De Danann's" first album. Parts 1 and 2 were played on the harpsichord by the composer and arranger Sean O'Riada, and parts 1 and 4 were played by the accordion player Joe Cooley. The third part was assembled from a catchy song in a French film "Les Enfants du Paradis" . The tune was named by "De Danann" after a wonderful lady from Connemara who was one of the group's most devoted fans and patrons at the time.