X: 1
T: Maids of Mitchelstown (D dorian)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Slow Reel
N: also played in E dorian
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Bothy Band album (in D dorian)
D: 1973: Kevin Burke: Sweeney's Dream
D: 1977: Bothy Band: Out of the Wind into the Sun
D: 1978: Joe Ryan: Ceol an Cláir, Vol. 1
D: 1981: Joe Ryan & Eddie Clarke: Crossroads
D: 1984: Kevin Burke: Up Close
D: 1987: A Campo Traviesa: A Campo Traviesa
D: 1992: Padraic Mac Mathuna: Blas Na Meala / Hives of Honeyed Sound
D: 1995: Bothy Band: BBC Radio One - Live in Concert (rel. 1995, rec. 1976 & 1978)
D: 1995: Folk Studio A: Now & Then
D: 1996: Brian Vallely, Niall Vallely, Eithne Vallely, Paul Davis & Pat Daly: The Armagh Pipers Club - Song of the Chanter
D: 1996: Óige: Bang On
D: 1996: Drei Liter Landwein: Schenk ein
D: 1998: Larry Mallette & Friends: 'Til Time Is No More
D: 1999: Waltons: Ireland's Best Fiddle Tunes
D: 1999: Casey Neill Trio: Skree
D: 1999: SixMileBridge: No Reason
D: 2001: Culann's Hounds: Culann's Hounds
D: 2003: 5 Mile Chase: 5 Mile Chase
D: 2003: Séamus Fay: Cavan's Lilter
D: 2003: Matt and Shannon Heaton: Dearga
D: 2005: Declan Masterson: Heartland
D: 2005: Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin & Patrick Ourceau: Tracin'
D: 2005: Kitty Hayes And Peter Laban: They’ll Be Good Yet
D: 2006: Shelta: Shelta (second tune in the "Once in a Blue Moose" set)
D: 2007: Charlene Adzima: The Initiation
D: 2008: Shannon Quinn: The Irwin Lake Sessions
D: 2008: The Irish Experience: Green Energy
D: 2009: Cara: Long Distance Love
D: 2009: Tony McManus: The Maker's Mark / The Dream Guitar Session
D: 2009: Skip McKinley: Fairytales
D: 2010: Seventh Town: Seventh Town
D: 2010: Ladlane: Out of Dublin
D: 2010: John Gannon: Melodeon
D: 2010: Patrick Madden & Friends: Sounds of Saint Andrews
D: 2011: Martin Hayes & P.J. Hayes: The Shores of Lough Graney
D: 2011: Adrian McAuliffe & Cathal Flood: Between the Strings
D: 2012: Emerald Accent: Laurel Green
D: 2012: Sean Siegfried: Musicke and Tunes
D: 2012: Mairéad Corridan: Comhaltas Live #371-3
D: 2013: James Munro: Which Way Is Up¿ It's a 'Tina 'Tina World
D: 2013: Patsy O'Brien: Irish Guitar
D: 2013: Casadh an Tsugain: Celtic Love Songs
D: 2014: Good Company: Come by the Hills
D: 2014: Randal Bays & Family: A Rake of Tunes
D: 2014: Aaron Olwell, Dylan Foley & Josh Dukes: Comhaltas Live #437-6
D: 2015: Mithril Duo (Andra Bohnet & Tom Morley): Bottom of the Punch Bowl
D: 2016: Dave Soldier, Eliza Carthy, Robert Dick, Richard Auldon Clark, Stacey Shames: Dean Swift's Saryrs for the Very Very Young
D: 2016: Robert Doyle: Lig Amach
D: 2016: Govannen: Celtic Air
D: 2017: Dragonslumber: Duets
D: 2018: Brendan Mulholland, Conor Lamb & Deirdre Galway: Music in the Glen
D: 2018: Kevin Burke: An Evening with Kevin Burke
D: 2019: Tony McManus & Julia Toaspern: Live in Concert
D: 2019: Papilio: Scialble Butterflies
D: 2019: Ceolan: Hard Times
D: 2019: The Onion Band (Tony O'Neil & 'Pug' Rayner): Burgundy
D: 2020: Stephen Wake: Celtic Guitar Duets
D: 2020: Philippe Briegh, Alexis Lambert, Jean Paul Trasfi, Thierry Carpentier & Russ Hoag: Brieghmann & Brothers off the Coast
D: 2020: Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen: Brightly or Darkly (2020)
D: 2020: Fir Arda: The Maids of Mitchelstown (single)
D: 2020: Noah Cline: Shamrock Clawhammer, Vol. 2
D: 2020: Michael Scott: The Kerry Dances
D: 2020: CelticNut: A Week in June
D: 2020: Mark Nangle: The Coast Road
D: 2020: Debra Lyn: Blue Sun Rises
D: 2020: Randal Bays: Up The West
D: 2020: The Residuals: Looking Out for Better Weather
D: 2021: One Street Over: Beyond the Gate
D: 2021: Carbonhobo: Memoirs from the Crooked Road
D: 2021: Aaron Rouse: Collection I
D: 2021: Rockland County Roots Brigade: Rockland County Roots Brigade
D: 2021: Fintan Vallely, Gerry O'Connor, Tiarnan Ó Duinnchinn, Sibéal Davitt: Comp​á​nach (fourth tune in the "Cork County" set)
D: 2021: Northern Light: Stolen Berries (second tunes in "The Doonagore Set")
D: 2021: Ciarán O'Grady & Aifric Boylan: The Hunting Room
D: 2022: Peter G Anthony: The Maids of Mitchelstown (single)
D: 2022: Dublin Gulch: The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas
D: 2022: Randal Bays, Dave Marshall & Willie Bays: Dig With It
D: 2022: Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira: All It Brings (first tune in the "Arising" set)
D: 2022: The Canny Band: The Canny Band (second tune in the "O'Carolan's" set)
D: 2023: Don Ross: Music for Games, Vol. 2
D: 2023: Ceolan - That's Ceolan - The Best of 30 Years
D: 2023: Laura Flanagan & Evan Powell: Laura Flanagan & Evan Powell
D: 2023: Ímar: Awakening (first tune in the "Neachtain's Wing" set)
D: 2024: Marta Gynku: The Maids of Mitchelstown (single)
D: 2024: Fabio Galliani & Cantaluna: Ciao Ocarina! - The Best of European Folk Music
D: 2024: Men of Steel: Four Way Mirror
D: 2024: Giaccaria & Son: A Visit to Ireland
N: Chords: | Dm C  | Dm Am | Dm C  | Am Dm |
N:         | Dm C  | Dm Am | Dm C  | Am G  |]
N:         | C  -  | Dm -  | C  F  | C  Dm |
N:         | C  -  | Dm Bb | Am Bb | C  G  |]
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | C  -  | Dm Bb | Am Bb | C  G  | Dm |]
N:         Prelude/Interlude as played by the Bothy Band:
N:         | Dm Am | Dm Am | Dm Am | G  Dm :|
N:         | C  -  | D  Gm | Am Bb | Am Dm  |
N:         | C  -  | D  Gm | Am Bb | Am Dm  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=150
K: D dorian % no sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: D2AG EG~G2 | A2GA cAGE | D2AG EG~G2 | A/B/c GE EDD2 |
N: DAAG EG~G2 | GAGA cAGE | D2AG EG~G2 | A/B/c GE EDD2 |]
N: EGAB c2 BG | Adde f2ed | cAGE F3  G | A/B/c GE EDD2 |
N: EGAB cE Gc | Adde f2ed | cAGE F3  G | A/B/c Bd cAGE |]
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: EGAB cE Gc | Adde f2ed | cAGE F3  G | A/B/c Bd cAGE | D8 |]
N:
N: P: Prelude/Interlude as played by the Bothy Band:
N: f3d  e4 | df ed cA~A2 | f3d  e3f | gage edd2 :|
N: c2ag g4 | ag^fa g4    | ecdG c4  | Bcde AddB  |
N: c2ag g4 | ag^fa g4    | ecdG c4  | Bcde Acec  |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"Dm" D2AG "C" EG~G2 | "Dm" A2GA "Am" cAGE | "Dm" D2AG "C"  EG~G2 | "Am" A/B/c GE "Dm" EDD2 |
"Dm" DAAG "C" EG~G2 | "Dm" GAGA "Am" cAGE | "Dm" D2AG "C"  EG~G2 | "Am" A/B/c GE "G"  EDD2 |]
"C"  EGAB     c2 BG | "Dm" Adde      f2ed | "C"  cAGE "F"  F3  G | "C"  A/B/c GE "Dm" EDD2 |
"C"  EGAB     cE Gc | "Dm" Adde "Bb" f2ed | "Am" cAGE "Bb" F3  G | "C"  A/B/c Bd "G"  cAGE |]
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"C"  EGAB     cE Gc | "Dm" Adde "Bb" f2ed | "Am" cAGE "Bb" F3  G | "C"  A/B/c Bd "G"  cAGE | "Dm" D8 |]
N:
P: Prelude/Interlude as played by the Bothy Band:
"Dm" f3d  "Am" e4 | "Dm" df ed "Am" cA~A2 | "Dm" f3d  "Am" e3f | "G"  gage "Dm" edd2 :|
"C"  c2ag      g4 | "D"  ag^fa "Gm" g4    | "Am" ecdG "Bb" c4  | "Am" Bcde "Dm" AddB  |
"C"  c2ag      g4 | "D"  ag^fa "Gm" g4    | "Am" ecdG "Bb" c4  | "Am" Bcde "Dm" Acec  |]