Sunday 9 June 2019
Tune of the Day: Limerick Lasses
Traditional Irish reel
The earliest appearance of this tune in print is in the first volume of Irish violinist R.M. Levey's Dance Music of Ireland (1858), where it is set as a polka, in 2/4 time. It has also appeared under a few other names, including “Limerick Lads” and “The Pretty Little Boy”.