X: 1
T: Paddy's Gone to France (E minor / G major) / The Old Maids of Galway / The Maids of Galway / The Old Hag of Galway / Johnny When You Die
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
N: usually played in B minor / D major
S: learned in a session at Proitzer Mühle in 2022 (in B minor / D major)
D: 1969: Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford: The Star above the Garter
D: 1977: Pádraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford: Kerry Fiddles
D: 1977: Pádraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford: Rushy Mountain
D: 1968: The Dubliners: At It Again
D: 1988: The Dubliners: The Essential Collection
D: 1989: Mick Moloney, Seamus Egan, Eileen Ivers & Jimmy Keane: Green Fields of America
D: 1994: Seamus Egan: Traditional Music of Ireland
D: 1997: Shaskeen: Music for Sets, Vol. 2
D: 1997: Na Connerys: Fire in our Hearts
D: 1997: Beginish: Beginish
D: 1999: Tom Dunne, with Joe 'Banjo' Burke and Friends: Musical Memories
D: 2000: Liz Carroll, John Doyle, Chico Huff, Michael Aharon, Seamus Egan & John Anthony: Lost in the Loop
D: 2002: Harry Bradley: As I Carelessly Did Stray
D: 2002: Magic Square: Traditional Irish Music from Boston
D: 2002: Seamus Egan: Wooden Flute Obsession (Compilation)
D: 2003: Mick O'Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh: Kitty Lie Over
D: 2003: Bríd Cranitch & Shiela Garry: Irish Session Tunes - The Orange Book
D: 2004: Mary MacNamara & Andrew MacNamara: Open Hearth
D: 2005: Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy: Notes From the Heart
D: 2005: Cherish the Ladies: Woman of the House
D: 2006: Michael McGoldrick: Wired (2005, in the 'Strange Journey' set)
D: 2006: Draíocht (Michael Rooney & June McCormack): Land's End
D: 2010: Louise Mulcahy & Aoife Granville: Comhaltas Live #328-4
D: 2011: FullSet: Notes at Liberty
D: 2011: Chicago Reel: Chicago Reel
D: 2012: The Dubliners: All the Best
D: 2012: Éamonn Coyne, Kris Drever & Megan Henderson: Kris Drever, Eamonn Coyne and Megan Henderson
D: 2014: Ailie Robertson: Little Lights
D: 2015: Antóin Mac Gabhann & Charlie Lennon: Tunesmith
D: 2017: Sarah Jane Woods & Martin Gaffney: Comhaltas Live #533-1
D: 2018: Childsplay: The Bloom of Youth
D: 2020: Francis O'Connor, Áine O' Connor & Brian Mooney: They Didn't Come Home Until Morning
N: Chords: | Em -  | D  -  | Em -  | D  Em |
N:         | Em -  | D  -  | Em -  | D  Em |]
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | D  G  |
N:         | G  -  | G  D  | G  -  | D  G  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=180
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: K: E minor % 1 sharp
N: gf | eB~B2 eB dB | AB GA Bd d/d/d |  eB~B2 eg dB | AB GA BG gf |
N:      eB~B2 eB dB | AB GA Bd d/d/d | ~e2 ef ge dB | AB GA BG    |]
N: K: G major % 1 sharp
N: ef | g2 fg e3  f | g2 fg ea   ~a2 |  g2 fg eg dB | AB GA BG ef |
N:      g2 fg e3  f | g2 fg ea   ~a2 |  bg af ge dB | AB GA BG    |]
N:
N: P: Variation of the second part and last line to finish:
N: ef | g2 fg e3  f | gb ag ea   ~a2 |  g2 fg eg dB | AB GA BG ef |
N:      g2 fg e3  f | gb ag ea   ~a2 |  bg af ge dB | AB GA BG G2 |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
K: E minor % 1 sharp
gf | "Em" eB~B2 eBdB | "D" ABGA Bd d/d/d | "Em"  eB~B2 egdB | "D" ABGA "Em" BGgf |
     "Em" eB~B2 eBdB | "D" ABGA Bd d/d/d | "Em" ~e2 ef gedB | "D" ABGA "Em" BG   |]
K: G major % 1 sharp
ef | "G" g2fg e3f | "G" g2fg "D" ea~a2 | "G" g2fg egdB | "D" ABGA "G" BGef |
     "G" g2fg e3f | "G" g2fg "D" ea~a2 | "G" bgaf gedB | "D" ABGA "G" BG   |]
N:
P: Variation of the second part and last line to finish:
ef | "G" g2fg e3f | "G" gbag "D" ea~a2 | "G" g2fg egdB | "D" ABGA "G" BGef |
     "G" g2fg e3f | "G" gbag "D" ea~a2 | "G" bgaf gedB | "D" ABGA "G" BGG2 |]