Sheet Music: Barney O'Neill

TitleBarney O'Neill
Alternate titlesBrian O'Niel
Doctor O'Neill
Patrick O'Neal
ComposerTraditional Irish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyD major
RangeD4–A5
Time signature6/8
Tempo100 BPM
Performance time0:40
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2025-04-19
Last updated2025-04-19
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Saturday 19 April 2025

Tune of the Day: Barney O'Neill

Traditional Irish jig

The earliest appearance of this tune, under the title “Brian O'Niel”, is found in the 1838 music copybook of Lake District (northwest England) musician William Irwin. Flute player William Killey of Jurby, Isle of Man, entered the tune in his mid-19th-century music copybook as “Patrick O'Neal”, while the contemporary manuscripts of James Goodman (County Cork, Ireland) have it under the title "Doctor O'Neill".

The jig is a member of the “Young Tim Murphy” tune family.

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