Sheet Music: The Humors of Ballymanus

TitleThe Humors of Ballymanus
Alternate titlesPolthogue Jig
ComposerTraditional Irish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyD major
RangeD4–A5
Time signature9/8
Tempo108 BPM
Performance time1:20
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2026-06-21
Last updated2026-06-21
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Sunday 21 June 2026

Tune of the Day: The Humors of Ballymanus

Traditional Irish slip jig

This 9/8-time jig made its first appearance in O'Farrell's Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes, published in London around 1805.

Ballymanus is a town in County Wicklow, Ireland, and was the birthplace in 1775 of William Byrne, the famous “Billy Byrne of Ballymanus”, a leader of Wicklow men in the Rebellion of 1798 against the British.

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