Here's a very common jig.  I think it was made popular by being on a Planxty record at some stage.

Here's a reel which John Doherty from Donegal used to play on the fiddle. As with the previous tune, it has been lying about on the server for a while. I can't remember why I didn't post it. I'll listen to it when I get home and replace it if it sounds too dodgy.

(I've just listened to this one too and know why I didn't put it on before.  Bad and all as it sounds, you should still be able to learn the tune.)

Here's a fairly straightforward reel. I think it comes from Fermanagh. I recorded it a while ago and can't really listen to it from where I am now. I'll give it a listen when I get home and if it sounds too embarrassing then I'll replace it.

(I've now listened back to this.  It sounds pretty bad.  I played it on a flute that had fairly horrible things lurking in its foot joint.  The tune's still OK, though, so I'll leave it where it is.  The foot joint has since been exorcised of its "stuff").

Here's a fairly straightforward reel. I think it comes from Fermanagh. I recorded it a while ago and can't really listen to it from where I am now. I'll give it a listen when I get home and if it sounds too embarrassing then I'll replace it.

(I've now listened back to this.  It sounds pretty bad.  I played it on a flute that had fairly horrible things lurking in its foot joint.  The tune's still OK, though, so I'll leave it where it is.  The foot joint has since been exorcised of its "stuff").

Here's a reel which John Doherty from Donegal used to play on the fiddle. As with the previous tune, it has been lying about on the server for a while. I can't remember why I didn't post it. I'll listen to it when I get home and replace it if it sounds too dodgy.

(I've just listened to this one too and know why I didn't put it on before.  Bad and all as it sounds, you should still be able to learn the tune.)

Here's the third tune of "The Tarbolton Set".  As I said, hunt around for other recordings of these tunes as well. I'd imagine there are lots of them, all based on Michael Coleman's effort.  It's always good to hear more than one version of a tune or tunes.

Here's reel 2 of the 3.  I think the title refers to a rent / tax collector from Longford rather than someone who hoards Irish midland counties.

Here's a good reel for the flute. Playing it without playing "The Longford Collector" and "The Sailor's Bonnet" is a bit like putting a fruit pastille in your mouth without chewing it, so I've recorded the other 2 reels as well. (Hope the fruit pastille reference isn't too parochial).

This tune, plus the next two, were immortalised (were they ever alive in the first place?) by a recording of Michael Coleman. I'd recommend finding a copy of that for a good version. My versions are based on a combination of laziness and amnesia; never an ideal combination, but I've yet to be actually kicked out of a session because of them. They'll probably suffice until you can get hold of other ones.

This is probably the commonest of the several tunes bearing this name.  I can't for the life of me think why there are so many.  Anyway, it and flutes are reasonably at ease in each other's company.

Here's a popular jig which isn't too painful in the flute.  It has a sort of insistent rhythm about it which I think might be why people like it.  I'm sure it has other nice points about it as well, I'm just nor up to the task of describing them at the moment.