X: 1
T: Dark Girl Dressed in Blue (D major) / The Dark Girl / Cailín Ciardhubh an Chóitín Ghoirm
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Polka
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from flute, fiddle, box and piano player Paul Cox (1957-2024)
N: This tune is often played after 'Farewell to Whisky', a set compiled by fiddle player Denis Murphy (1910-1974)
N: Chords: | D  -  | G  -  | G  D  | Em A   |
N:         | D  -  | G  -  | G  A  | D  D  :|
N:         | D  -  | Bm A  | G  D  | Em A   |
N:         | D  -  | Bm A  | G  A  | D  D  :|
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=130
M: 2/4
K: D major % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: A | FA Ad       | Bd    A>F | GB AF/A/    | BE G/F/E/D/ |
N:     FA Ad       | Bd    A>F | GB A/B/A/G/ | FD D       :|
N: A | FA A/B/d/e/ | fe/f/ ed  | Bd AF/A/    | BE G/F/E/D/ |
N:     FA A/B/d/e/ | fe/f/ ed  | Bd A/B/A/G/ | FD D       :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: ================
A | "D" FA Ad       | "G"  Bd    "D" A>F | "G" GB "D" AF/A/    | "Em" BE "A" G/F/E/D/ |
    "D" FA Ad       | "G"  Bd    "D" A>F | "G" GB "A" A/B/A/G/ | "D"  FD "D" D       :|
A | "D" FA A/B/d/e/ | "Bm" fe/f/ "A" ed  | "G" Bd "D" AF/A/    | "Em" BE "A" G/F/E/D/ |
    "D" FA A/B/d/e/ | "Bm" fe/f/ "A" ed  | "G" Bd "A" A/B/A/G/ | "D"  FD "D" D       :|
N:
D: 1949: Denis Murphy (fiddle, 1910-1974): Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 1969: Denis Murphy (fiddle, 1910-1974) & Julia Clifford (fiddle, 1914-1997): The Star above the Garter (titled 'The Dark Girl', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 1983: Frankie Gavin (Eb flute): Croch Suas É - Up and Away (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 1987: Na Píobairí Uilleann: Face the Hob - Music for the Sets, Vol. 6 (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 1993: Matt Cranitch: The Irish Fiddle Book - Demonstration CD (titled 'The Dark Girl')
D: 1997: Shaskeen: Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing, Vol. 2 (titled 'The Dark Girl')
D: 1998: Dan Healy (flute) & Ciaran O Raghallaigh (fiddle): The Wyndy Turn (second tune in 'Dan's Favourites' set, played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 1999: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 4 (first tune in South Kerry Set, Figure 4)
D: 1999: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 7 (second tune in Sliabh gCua Set, Figure 2)
D: 1999: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 8 (first tune in Mellery Lancers Set, Figure 2)
D: 1999: Matt Cunningham: Dance Music of Ireland, Vol. 9 (second tune in Durrow Threshing Set, Figure 3)
D: 2000: Quilty: I'm Here Because I'm Here (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2002: Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle) & James Morrison (fiddle): From Ballymote to Brooklyn (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2002: Martin Gaffney (flute): Wooden Flute Obsession (Compilation, titled 'The Dark Haired Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2003: Laura MacKenzie: Laura and the Lads (second tune in the 'Farewell to Whiskey Polkas' set, played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2006: James Keane: Toss the Feathers (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2007: Aoife Granville & Tarlath Brennan & Mona Walsh & Marie Walsh & Ann-Marie Acosta: Comhaltas Live #214-5 (titled 'Dark-Haired Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2009: Seamus Creagh: Tunes for Practice (titled 'The Dark Girl', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2011: Dartry Céilí Band: The Killavil Post (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2013: John Carty, Séamus Begley & Dónal Lunny: Leitrim Equation, Vol. 3 (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2014: John McKenna (flute) & James Morrison (fiddle): The Buck from the Mountain - The Music and Life of John McKenna (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2014: Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (Eb flute): Draoícht na Feadóige (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2016: Danny McNiff (flute): It Was Mighty - The Early Days of Irish Music in London (Compilation, mistakenly titled 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2018:  Glee's: From Siligo to Sligo (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2019: World Fiddle Day Scartaglin: Scully's Fest 2019 (titled 'The Pretty Dark Girl', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2019: Johan de Wal: Johan's Tenor Banjo, Album 3 (titled 'Dark Girl')
D: 2021: Liam Kelly & Kevin Brehony: At Home with McKenna (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue')
D: 2022: Moylurg Céilí Band: The Rest is History (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: 2025: Ian Thistlethwaite: Discontinued (titled 'The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue', played after 'Farewell to Whiskey')
D: ????: Waltons: Ireland's Best Polkas & Slides (titled 'The Dark Girl')