X: 1
T: Maids of Mitchelstown (E dorian)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Slow Reel
N: usually played in D 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: | Em D  | Em Bm | Em D  | Bm Em |
N:         | Em D  | Em Bm | Em D  | Bm A  |]
N:         | D  -  | Em -  | D  G  | D  Em |
N:         | D  -  | Em C  | Bm C  | D  A  |]
N:         Last line to finish:
N:         | D  -  | Em C  | Bm C  | D  A  | Em |]
N:         Prelude/Interlude as played by the Bothy Band:
N:         | Em Bm | Em Bm | Em Bm | A  Em :|
N:         | D  -  | E  Am | Bm C  | Bm Em  |
N:         | D  -  | E  Am | Bm C  | Bm Em  |]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=150
K: E dorian % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: E2BA FA~A2 | B2AB dBAF | E2BA FA~A2 | B/c/d AF FEE2 |
N: EBBA FA~A2 | ABAB dBAF | E2BA FA~A2 | B/c/d AF FEE2 |]
N: FABc d2 cA | Beef g2fe | dBAF G3  A | B/c/d AF FEE2 |
N: FABc dF Ad | Beef g2fe | dBAF G3  A | B/c/d ce dBAF |]
N:
N: P: Last line to finish:
N: FABc dF Ad | Beef g2fe | dBAF G3  A | B/c/d ce dBAF | E8 |]
N:
N: P: Prelude / Interlude as played by the Bothy Band:
N: g3 e f4 | eg fe dB~B2 | g3 e f3g | abaf fee2 :|
N: d2ba a4 | ba^gb a4    | fdeA d4  | cdef Beec  |
N: d2ba a4 | ba^gb a4    | fdeA d4  | cdef Bdfd  |]
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"Em" E2BA "D" FA~A2 | "Em" B2AB "Bm" dBAF | "Em" E2BA "D" FA~A2 | "Bm" B/c/d AF "Em" FEE2 |
"Em" EBBA "D" FA~A2 | "Em" ABAB "Bm" dBAF | "Em" E2BA "D" FA~A2 | "Bm" B/c/d AF "A"  FEE2 |]
"D"  FABc     d2 cA | "Em" Beef      g2fe | "D"  dBAF "G" G3  A | "D"  B/c/d AF "Em" FEE2 |
"D"  FABc     dF Ad | "Em" Beef "C"  g2fe | "Bm" dBAF "C" G3  A | "D"  B/c/d ce "A"  dBAF |]
N:
P: Last line to finish:
"D"  FABc     dF Ad | "Em" Beef "C"  g2fe | "Bm" dBAF "C" G3  A | "D"  B/c/d ce "A"  dBAF | "Em" E8 |]
N:
P: Prelude / Interlude as played by the Bothy Band:
"Em" g3 e "Bm" f4 | "Em" eg fe "Bm" dB~B2 | "Em" g3 e "Bm" f3 g | "A"  abaf "Em" fee2 :|
"D"  d2ba      a4 | "E"  ba^gb "Am" a4    | "Bm" fdeA "C"  d4   | "Bm" cdef "Em" Beec  |
"D"  d2ba      a4 | "E"  ba^gb "Am" a4    | "Bm" fdeA "C"  d4   | "Bm" cdef "Em" Bdfd  |]