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From The Fiddler's Companion
at Ceolas:
"MILLER'S MAGGOT, THE. Irish, Air or Jig(6/8 time). G Major/E Minor.
Standard.
AB (Joyce): AABB' (Songer). The word maggot refers to a unit of liquid
measure,
a dram, though when used musically means a slight or small tune; from
the
Italian maggioletta, or plaything. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and
Song), 1909;
No. 438, pg. 248. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 135. Kerry
Elkin -
"Soir et Matin" (1990).
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